The NHL slate on Tuesday features a game between the Washington Capitals (2-1) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2), starting at 7 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena and broadcast on ESPN.

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Capitals vs. Lightning: Oct. 14 Viewing Options

Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 7 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN
Location: Washington D.C.
Venue: Capital One Arena
Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Capitals’ 2024-25 Stats

Lightning’s 2024-25 Stats

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Capitals vs. Lightning Top Players

Capitals

With 29 goals and 53 assists last season, Dylan Strome was one of Washington’s top contributors (82 points).
Alexander Ovechkin was another of Washington’s top contributors last season, posting 73 total points (44 goals and 29 assists).
Pierre-Luc Dubois generated 66 points for Washington in 82 games last season, scoring on 14% of his shots and recording 20 goals and 46 assists.
In the 43 games Logan Thompson played a season ago, his save percentage was .910, 10th-best in the league.
Lightning

Nikita Kucherov’s 37 goals and 84 assists in 78 games for Tampa Bay last season added up to 121 total points.
Brandon Hagel was a leading scorer for Tampa Bay with 90 total points last season. He scored 35 goals and added 55 assists in 82 games.
Brayden Point scored 42 goals last season, and 40 assists.
Andrei Vasilevskiy was 38-20-5 last season, allowing 136 goals (2.2 goals against average) with a .921 save percentage (fourth-best in the league).
Capitals vs. Lightning Injury Report

Capitals

Dylan McIlrath: Day-To-Day (Lower Body)

Lightning

Nicholas Paul: Out (Upper Body),

Niko Huuhtanen: Out (Undisclosed),

Zemgus Girgensons: Out (Undisclosed)

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