Capitals 2–3 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Nov 8, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Brandon Hagel

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:18 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Jake Guentzel

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 22:31 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Charle-Edouard D'Astous

2 A

1 shots · 19:37 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Brandon Duhaime Go-ahead 1st · 04:06

Assists: Ethen Frank, Nic Dowd · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–0

⚡ Emil Martinsen Lilleberg Tying 1st · 06:07

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous · beat Logan Thompson

1–1

⚡ Jake Guentzel PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:09

Assists: Victor Hedman, Brandon Hagel · beat Logan Thompson

1–2

2nd period

🦅 John Carlson Tying 2nd · 17:08

Unassisted · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–2

3rd period

⚡ Brandon Hagel Go-ahead 3rd · 08:42

Assists: Dominic James, Charle-Edouard D'Astous · beat Logan Thompson

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Strome · Protas · Wilson 19:18

L2 Ovechkin · Beauvillier · McMichael 17:21

L3 Dowd · Frank · Leonard 13:11

L4 Lapierre · Duhaime · Sourdif 8:30

D1 Chychrun · Roy 24:03

D2 Carlson · Sandin 18:58

D3 Fehervary · van Riemsdyk 16:24

⚡Lightning

L1 Hagel · Guentzel · Kucherov 22:31

L2 Point · Gourde · Bjorkstrand 16:07

L3 Girgensons · James · Goncalves 12:51

L4 Finley · Holmberg 10:00

D1 Martinsen Lilleberg · Moser 20:12

D2 D'Astous · Cernak 19:18

D3 Hedman · Raddysh 16:46

D4 McDonagh 6:19

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TBL⚡

30 Shots on goal 20

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

19 Hits 20

12 Blocked shots 10

5 Takeaways 4

12 Giveaways 11

23 Penalty minutes 11

WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30) TBL shooting 15.0% (3/20)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 57:54 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:34 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH TBL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 142025 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 OT Mar 12025 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Nov 272024 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–4 Oct 262024 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 0–3 Apr 132024 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–4

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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on November 8, 2025?

Lightning won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brandon Duhaime, John Carlson.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brandon Hagel, Emil Martinsen Lilleberg, Jake Guentzel.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Lightning season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeNov 6 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–5 AfterNov 11 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–1

⚡ Lightning

BeforeNov 6 ⚡TBL @ 🎰VGK 6–3 AfterNov 12 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 7–3

Also on November 8

🐧PIT 1–2 😈NJD 🏛️OTT 3–2 🔔PHI ⭐DAL 5–4 🐯NSH 🏝️NYI 5–0 🗽NYR ⚔️BUF 3–6 🌪️CAR 🐻BOS 5–3 🍁TOR 🦣UTA 2–6 🇨🇦MTL 🦑SEA 4–3 🎵STL

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