Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals
Series timeline
▼ Washington Capitals ahead (peak +34)
Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals Split season or tie Season with a postseason meeting One season per cell
Longest streaks: Tampa Bay Lightning 4 (2002-03), Washington Capitals 12 (2007-08–2009-10). Current: Tampa Bay Lightning 3.
Splits
| Split | Tampa Bay Lightning record |
|---|---|
| Regular season | 53-88-6 |
| Postseason | 12-6 |
| Hosted by Tampa Bay Lightning | 37-44-2 |
| Hosted by Washington Capitals | 28-50-4 |
| Last 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2026-27) | 19-17 |
| Largest Tampa Bay Lightning win | 5-0 (2005-06) |
| Largest Washington Capitals win | 10-1 (1998-99) |
Postseason meetings
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Aug 3, 2020 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2017-18 | May 23, 2018 | Washington Capitals | 4-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2017-18 | May 21, 2018 | Washington Capitals | 3-0 | at Washington Capitals | |
| 2017-18 | May 19, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2017-18 | May 17, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| 2017-18 | May 15, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| 2017-18 | May 13, 2018 | Washington Capitals | 6-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2017-18 | May 11, 2018 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2010-11 | May 4, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2010-11 | May 3, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2010-11 | May 1, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| 2010-11 | Apr 29, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| 2002-03 | Apr 20, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-1 | at Washington Capitals | |
| 2002-03 | Apr 18, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2002-03 | Apr 16, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-1 | at Washington Capitals | |
| 2002-03 | Apr 15, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals | |
| 2002-03 | Apr 12, 2003 | Washington Capitals | 6-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2002-03 | Apr 10, 2003 | Washington Capitals | 3-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning |
In the record book
- Longest winning streaks#60 in NHL
Every meeting
2020s
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Oct 3, 2026 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2025-26 (2-1) | Oct 14, 2025 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Nov 22, 2025 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 2024-25 (2-1) | Oct 26, 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Washington Capitals | 5-4 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 1, 2025 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 2023-24 (1-2) | Dec 23, 2023 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-1 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Washington Capitals | 5-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 13, 2024 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 2022-23 (2-1) | Nov 11, 2022 | Washington Capitals | 5-1 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 6-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 30, 2023 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 2021-22 (2-1) | Oct 16, 2021 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-1 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 6, 2022 | Washington Capitals | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals |
2010s
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 (1-3) | Nov 29, 2019 | Washington Capitals | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Dec 14, 2019 | Washington Capitals | 5-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Dec 21, 2019 | Washington Capitals | 3-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Aug 3, 2020 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason | |
| 2018-19 (2-1) | Mar 16, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 6-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-4 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 30, 2019 | Washington Capitals | 6-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 2017-18 (5-5) | Oct 9, 2017 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Nov 24, 2017 | Washington Capitals | 3-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 20, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| May 11, 2018 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason | |
| May 13, 2018 | Washington Capitals | 6-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason | |
| May 15, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | Postseason | |
| May 17, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | Postseason | |
| May 19, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason | |
| May 21, 2018 | Washington Capitals | 3-0 | at Washington Capitals | Postseason | |
| May 23, 2018 | Washington Capitals | 4-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason | |
| 2016-17 (1-2) | Dec 3, 2016 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Dec 23, 2016 | Washington Capitals | 4-0 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 18, 2017 | Washington Capitals | 5-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 2015-16 (0-3) | Nov 27, 2015 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Washington Capitals | 2-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Dec 18, 2015 | Washington Capitals | 5-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 2014-15 (1-2) | Nov 1, 2014 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Dec 9, 2014 | Washington Capitals | 5-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Dec 13, 2014 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 2013-14 (1-2) | Dec 10, 2013 | Washington Capitals | 6-5 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Jan 9, 2014 | Washington Capitals | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 13, 2014 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-0 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 2012-13 (1-3) | Jan 19, 2013 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 6-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Feb 14, 2013 | Washington Capitals | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 7, 2013 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Apr 13, 2013 | Washington Capitals | 6-5 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 2011-12 (3-3) | Oct 10, 2011 | Washington Capitals | 6-5 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Jan 13, 2012 | Washington Capitals | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Jan 31, 2012 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Feb 18, 2012 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 8, 2012 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Apr 2, 2012 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 2010-11 (6-4) | Nov 11, 2010 | Washington Capitals | 6-3 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Nov 26, 2010 | Washington Capitals | 6-0 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Jan 4, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-0 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Jan 12, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Feb 4, 2011 | Washington Capitals | 5-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 7, 2011 | Washington Capitals | 2-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 29, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | Postseason | |
| May 1, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | Postseason | |
| May 3, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason | |
| May 4, 2011 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason |
2000s
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 (2-4) | Dec 7, 2009 | Washington Capitals | 3-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Jan 12, 2010 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7-4 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Jan 31, 2010 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 4, 2010 | Washington Capitals | 5-4 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 12, 2010 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 20, 2010 | Washington Capitals | 3-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 2008-09 (0-6) | Nov 10, 2008 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Jan 1, 2009 | Washington Capitals | 7-4 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 14, 2009 | Washington Capitals | 5-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 19, 2009 | Washington Capitals | 5-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 27, 2009 | Washington Capitals | 5-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Apr 9, 2009 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 2007-08 (2-6) | Oct 24, 2007 | Washington Capitals | 5-3 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Nov 10, 2007 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Nov 16, 2007 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Dec 15, 2007 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Dec 26, 2007 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 16, 2008 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 27, 2008 | Washington Capitals | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 3, 2008 | Washington Capitals | 4-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 2006-07 (6-2) | Oct 21, 2006 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 6-4 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Nov 28, 2006 | Washington Capitals | 5-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Dec 19, 2006 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-4 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Jan 11, 2007 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-4 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Feb 15, 2007 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 1, 2007 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-4 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 18, 2007 | Washington Capitals | 7-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 31, 2007 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 2005-06 (4-4) | Oct 16, 2005 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Oct 28, 2005 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Nov 15, 2005 | Washington Capitals | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Nov 23, 2005 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Jan 29, 2006 | Washington Capitals | 2-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 4, 2006 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 23, 2006 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 18, 2006 | Washington Capitals | 4-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 2003-04 (4-2) | Nov 4, 2003 | Washington Capitals | 5-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Nov 14, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 3, 2004 | Washington Capitals | 2-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 23, 2004 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 6-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 28, 2004 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 27, 2004 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 2002-03 (6-5) | Oct 25, 2002 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Nov 1, 2002 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Dec 23, 2002 | Washington Capitals | 3-0 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 4, 2003 | Washington Capitals | 5-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Feb 17, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 10, 2003 | Washington Capitals | 3-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason | |
| Apr 12, 2003 | Washington Capitals | 6-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason | |
| Apr 15, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals | Postseason | |
| Apr 16, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-1 | at Washington Capitals | Postseason | |
| Apr 18, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Postseason | |
| Apr 20, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-1 | at Washington Capitals | Postseason | |
| 2001-02 (0-4-1) | Oct 23, 2001 | Tie | 1-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Nov 21, 2001 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 9, 2002 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Feb 11, 2002 | Washington Capitals | 3-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Apr 3, 2002 | Washington Capitals | 4-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 2000-01 (1-4) | Nov 5, 2000 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Nov 29, 2000 | Washington Capitals | 4-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Jan 23, 2001 | Washington Capitals | 5-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 24, 2001 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 8, 2001 | Washington Capitals | 2-1 | at Washington Capitals |
1990s
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 (0-5) | Nov 9, 1999 | Washington Capitals | 2-1 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Jan 17, 2000 | Washington Capitals | 6-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Jan 24, 2000 | Washington Capitals | 8-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 1, 2000 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 19, 2000 | Washington Capitals | 5-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 1998-99 (2-3) | Oct 18, 1998 | Washington Capitals | 4-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Nov 4, 1998 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-2 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 3, 1999 | Washington Capitals | 10-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 2, 1999 | Washington Capitals | 8-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 3, 1999 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 1997-98 (3-2) | Jan 21, 1998 | Washington Capitals | 3-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Feb 7, 1998 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 25, 1998 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 28, 1998 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Apr 2, 1998 | Washington Capitals | 4-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 1996-97 (1-4) | Oct 11, 1996 | Washington Capitals | 6-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Nov 6, 1996 | Washington Capitals | 2-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Dec 23, 1996 | Washington Capitals | 3-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Feb 14, 1997 | Washington Capitals | 5-4 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 15, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 1995-96 (2-2-2) | Oct 14, 1995 | Washington Capitals | 2-0 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Oct 28, 1995 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Nov 24, 1995 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 10, 1996 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 21, 1996 | Tie | 3-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 31, 1996 | Tie | 1-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| 1994-95 (0-3-1) | Feb 26, 1995 | Tie | 1-1 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Mar 12, 1995 | Washington Capitals | 3-1 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 13, 1995 | Washington Capitals | 3-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Mar 29, 1995 | Washington Capitals | 4-2 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 1993-94 (1-3-1) | Nov 11, 1993 | Washington Capitals | 4-1 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Jan 1, 1994 | Tie | 5-5 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Feb 5, 1994 | Washington Capitals | 6-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 1, 1994 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 | at Washington Capitals | ||
| Mar 20, 1994 | Washington Capitals | 3-0 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 1992-93 (0-1-1) | Nov 6, 1992 | Tie | 2-2 | at Washington Capitals | |
| Jan 17, 1993 | Washington Capitals | 5-3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning |