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33 - 38
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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals

Head-to-Head History (2010–2027)

71

Total Games

33

Lightning Wins

38

Capitals Wins

0

Draws

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All Matchups (73)

Mon, Mar 15, 2027
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
Scheduled
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Tue, Nov 17, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Scheduled
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Oct 3, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 3
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Nov 22, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
5 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Nov 8, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 3
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Tue, Oct 14, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Mar 1, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
3 - 1
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Wed, Nov 27, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
5 - 4
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Oct 26, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
0 - 3
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Apr 13, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
2 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Thu, Feb 22, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
5 - 3
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Dec 23, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
2 - 1
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Thu, Mar 30, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 5
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sun, Nov 13, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 6
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Fri, Nov 11, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
1 - 5
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Wed, Apr 6, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Mon, Nov 1, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 3
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Oct 16, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
2 - 1
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Mon, Aug 3, 2020
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 3
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Sat, Dec 21, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
1 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Dec 14, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
5 - 2
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Fri, Nov 29, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Mar 30, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
6 - 3
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Wed, Mar 20, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
5 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Mar 16, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 6
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Wed, May 23, 2018
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 0
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Mon, May 21, 2018
NHL Playoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
0 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, May 19, 2018
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 3
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Thu, May 17, 2018
NHL Playoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
4 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Tue, May 15, 2018
NHL Playoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
4 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sun, May 13, 2018
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
6 - 2
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Fri, May 11, 2018
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 2
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
4 - 2
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Fri, Nov 24, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
1 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Mon, Oct 9, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 4
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Mar 18, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
5 - 3
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Fri, Dec 23, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
0 - 4
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Dec 3, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 2
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Fri, Dec 18, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
3 - 5
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Dec 12, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 1
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Fri, Nov 27, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
2 - 4
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Dec 13, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
2 - 4
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Tue, Dec 9, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
5 - 3
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Nov 1, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 4
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sun, Apr 13, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
1 - 0
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Thu, Jan 9, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 3
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Tue, Dec 10, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
5 - 6
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Apr 13, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
5 - 6
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sun, Apr 7, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
2 - 4
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 3
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Sat, Jan 19, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 6
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Mon, Apr 2, 2012
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 4
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Thu, Mar 8, 2012
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Feb 18, 2012
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 2
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Tue, Jan 31, 2012
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 4
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Fri, Jan 13, 2012
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Mon, Oct 10, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
5 - 6
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Wed, May 4, 2011
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 5
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Tue, May 3, 2011
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 4
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Sun, May 1, 2011
NHL Playoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
3 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Fri, Apr 29, 2011
NHL Playoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
4 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Mon, Mar 7, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 1
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Fri, Feb 4, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
5 - 2
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Wed, Jan 12, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
0 - 3
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Tue, Jan 4, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
1 - 0
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Fri, Nov 26, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
0 - 6
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Thu, Nov 11, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
3 - 6
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Mar 20, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 1
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
3 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Thu, Mar 4, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
4 - 5
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 7
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Mon, Dec 7, 2009
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 0
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals have faced each other 73 times in the NHL. The all-time series record is 33-38. View the complete head-to-head matchup history between these two NHL teams.

Series records

Decided meetings only, 2009–2026. Every number is from the games listed above.

Longest Tampa Bay Lightning run
4 straight · Apr 29 – May 4, 2011
Longest Washington Capitals run
5 straight · Feb 14, 2013 – Jan 9, 2014
Biggest Tampa Bay Lightning win
5-1 · Mar 30, 2023
Biggest Washington Capitals win
6-0 · Nov 26, 2010
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