The Washington Capitals will play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
The Washington Capitals are 7-7-2 this season and have 16 points on the year. Washington is coming off of a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 5-1 in their last game. Washington registered 23 shots, 13 hits, and went 0-6 on the power play in the game. The Washington Capitals are averaging 2.88 goals per game, 2.88 goals against per game, 22.4% on the power play, and 83.3% on the penalty kill this season. Alex Ovechkin has led the Capitals with eight goals, six assists, and 61 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Darcy Kuemper, who is 5-6-1 this season with a 2.35 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-6-1 this season and have 15 points so far this year. The Lightning have lost three of their last four games. In their loss to Washington, Tampa Bay had 29 shots, 15 hits, and went 0-3 on the power play. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.07 goals per game, 3.21 goals against per game, 21.1% on the power play, and 81.1% on the penalty kill this season. Nikita Kucherov has led the Lightning with six goals, 15 assists, and 51 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Tampa Bay is Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is 4-5-1 this season with a 3.11 goals against average and a .901 save percentage.
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