Game Thread: Washington Capitals (25-21-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (30-22-5) – 22 Feb 2024 – 7:00PM EST

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   ##Projected Lineups

   ||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Steven Stamkos|Anthony Cirelli|Nikita Kucherov|[WSH](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|Dylan Strome|T.J. Oshie|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Brandon Hagel|Brayden Point|Mitchell Chaffee|[WSH](/r/caps)|Aliaksei Protas|Connor McMichael|Anthony Mantha|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Michael Eyssimont|Nick Paul|Conor Sheary|[WSH](/r/caps)|Sonny Milano|Michael Sgarbossa|Max Pacioretty|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Tyler Motte|Luke Glendening|Austin Watson|[WSH](/r/caps)|Beck Malenstyn|Pierrick Dube|Tom Wilson|

   ||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Victor Hedman|Darren Raddysh|[WSH](/r/caps)|Trevor van Riemsdyk|John Carlson|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Haydn Fleury|Erik Cernak|[WSH](/r/caps)|Rasmus Sandin|Nick Jensen|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Emil Martinsen-Lilleberg|Nick Perbix|[WSH](/r/caps)|Joel Edmundson|Ethan Bear|

   ||Goalies||Goalies|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Andrei Vasilevskiy|[WSH](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Jonas Johansson|[WSH](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|

   [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/tampa-bay-lightning/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations/)

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   ##Injuries

   ||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Tanner Jeannot|15 Feb 2024|Undisclosed|IR|Jeannot (undisclosed) is expected to miss at least another week of action. Coach Jon Cooper told reporters, “He’s probably going to be out like another week or so and then we can make a decision after that. Don’t hold me to that, but he won’t be playing, definitely not on this homestand,” per Chris Krenn of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s official site.|24 Feb 2024|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Mikhail Sergachev|07 Feb 2024|Leg|IR-LT|Surgery|17 Apr 2024|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Logan Brown||Undisclosed|IR-LT||29 Feb 2024|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[WSH](/r/caps)|Nic Dowd|20 Feb 2024|Upper Body|OUT|Dowd (upper body) is considered to be day-to-day, but he won’t travel for the Washington Capitals’ upcoming two-game road trip, the team reports Wednesday.|26 Feb 2024|
   |[WSH](/r/caps)|Martin Fehervary|17 Feb 2024|Lower Body|IR|Fehervary (lower body) is expected to miss 1-2 weeks after coach Spencer Carbery told reporters Monday, “Week-to-week. Whether it’s one or two, that’s what we’re looking at,” per Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network.|26 Feb 2024|
   |[WSH](/r/caps)|Evgeny Kuznetsov|05 Feb 2024|Personal|IR-NR|Kuznetsov (personal) did not take part in Monday’s practice, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.|27 Feb 2024|
   |[WSH](/r/caps)|Nicklas Backstrom||Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|15 Sep 2024|

   [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/tampa-bay-lightning/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/washington-capitals/injuries)

   ##Team Stats

   |Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|57|30|22|5|65|0.570|3.39|3.39|30.23|80.00|29.88|29.84|51.33|
   |[WSH](/r/caps)|54|25|21|8|58|0.537|2.48|3.06|16.33|80.00|27.69|30.74|46.75|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ##Team Leaders

   |Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |G|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nikita Kucherov|36|[WSH](/r/caps)|Dylan Strome|21|
   |A|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nikita Kucherov|58|[WSH](/r/caps)|John Carlson|28|
   |P|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nikita Kucherov|94|[WSH](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|41|
   |+/-|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Michael Eyssimont|5|[WSH](/r/caps)|Nic Dowd|8|
   |PIM|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Austin Watson|86|[WSH](/r/caps)|Tom Wilson|90|
   |TOI|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Victor Hedman|24:38|[WSH](/r/caps)|John Carlson|25:50|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=14 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=15 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ## Goalie Breakdown

   ||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Andrei Vasilevskiy|32|32|19|13|0|1|2.94|0.898|
   |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Jonas Johansson|24|22|10|7|5|2|3.54|0.886|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[WSH](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|28|26|12|12|3|1|3.16|0.894|
   |[WSH](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|25|24|11|8|4|3|2.62|0.915|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=14 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=15 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ##Season Series

   |Date|Away|Home|Time|Network/Result|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |23 Dec 2023|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|[WSH](/r/caps)|7:00PM EST|TBL (**2**) – (1) WSH|
   |22 Feb 2024|[WSH](/r/caps)|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|7:00PM EST|ESPN|
   |13 Apr 2024|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|[WSH](/r/caps)|5:30PM EDT|BSSUN, MNMT|

   [Source](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2023020894/landing)

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2. Let’s go CAPS!

3. Another W would be really cool.

   Another Ovi goal would be even cooler.