The Tampa Bay Lightning will travel to Capital One Arena for a game against the Washington Capitals on Saturday, November 22 at 7 p.m. ET. This matchup closes out their three-game season series, with Tampa Bay holding a 1-0-1 record against Washington so far this season. Fans can catch the game on The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 or stream it on TampaBayLightning.com.
The Lightning enter the game after recent action, looking to build on their performance against the Capitals. They lost 3-2 in overtime on October 14 but secured a 3-2 victory at home on November 8. Jake Guentzel leads Tampa Bay's scoring against Washington this season with 2 goals and 1 assist for 3 points in two games. Brandon Hagel, Victor Hedman, and Charle-Edouard D’Astous each have two points in those matchups.
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has a 1-0-1 record against the Capitals this year, posting a .931 save percentage. Career-wise, Vasilevskiy is 12-11-2 with a .906 save percentage in 25 games versus Washington. Jonas Johansson has yet to start against the Capitals in his NHL career.
Projected lines from Thursday's game, subject to change, include:
- Forwards: Gage Goncalves - Brayden Point - Nick Paul; Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov; Zemgus Girgensons - Yanni Gourde - Oliver Bjorkstrand; Curtis Douglas - Dominic James - Gage Goncalves.
- Defensemen: JJ Moser - Darren Raddysh; Charle-Edouard D’Astous - Emil Lilleberg; Declan Carlile - Steven Santini.
- Goalies: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jonas Johansson.
Historically, the Lightning are 51-78-16 all-time against the Capitals, including a 20-41-12 road record. Nikita Kucherov leads active Bolts against Washington with 14 goals, 17 assists, and 31 points in 33 games. Martin St. Louis holds the franchise career record with 29 goals, 50 assists, and 79 points in 72 games.
Following this game, Tampa Bay's schedule includes home games against the Philadelphia Flyers on November 24 and Calgary Flames on November 26, plus a road trip to Detroit on November 28.