Tampa Bay LightningTBL 5–3 Final Washington CapitalsWSH

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
Tampa Bay LightningTBL 401 5 16
Washington CapitalsWSH 111 3 32

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
1:06 WSH Justin Sourdif (3) Tom Wilson (10), Martin Fehérváry (6) · wrist xG 0.52 0–1 ▶
2:53 TBL Brandon Hagel (8)SH Anthony Cirelli (6), Erik Cernak (4) · snap xG 0.07 1–1 ▶
5:21 TBL Oliver Bjorkstrand (2)PP Nikita Kucherov (11), Darren Raddysh (7) · snap xG 0.15 2–1 ▶
11:36 TBL Brandon Hagel (9) Nikita Kucherov (12), J.J. Moser (6) · slap xG 0.14 3–1 ▶
18:19 TBL Nikita Kucherov (10) Brandon Hagel (9), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (5) · snap xG 0.25 4–1 ▶
2nd Period
5:26 WSH Jakob Chychrun (6) Unassisted · snap xG 0.01 4–2 ▶
3rd Period
5:24 WSH Ethen Frank (3) Sonny Milano (1), Jakob Chychrun (13) · snap xG 0.09 4–3 ▶
15:51 TBL Anthony Cirelli (8) Brandon Hagel (10), Jake Guentzel (10) · backhand xG 0.19 5–3 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

TBL 22%Deserve to win78% WSH
TBLWSH
2.57Expected goals3.92
5Goals (no shootout)3
1.38Expected goals, 5 on 52.80
39Shot attempts72
26Unblocked attempts48
16Shots on goal32

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

1st Period
11:36 WSH Goalie Goalie · Thompson −2.2 goals saved
3 goals on 0.78 xG, 5 shots on goal
18:19 WSH Goalie change Goalie change · Lindgren in for Thompson
18:19 of the 1st; Thompson had allowed 4 goals on 6 shots (1.14 xG)
2nd Period
13:30 TBL No shift No shift · Kucherov, 25:21 on the bench
No shift after 1:12 of the 2nd; 8 shifts (5:18) before that
3rd Period
13:00 WSH xG swing xG swing · Out-chanced TBL 1.21–0.19
In xG over 10 minutes, 3:00 to 13:00 of the 3rd; goals 1–0
16:56 WSH Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Lindgren, down 5–3
With 3:04 left
19:43 WSH Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Lindgren, down 5–3
With 0:17 left

Shot map

TBL shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ WSH shoots
Dylan Strome: snap, 28 ft, xG 0.14 (P1 0:31) Justin Sourdif: tip-in, 8 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 1:03) Jake Guentzel: snap, 35 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 1:29) Sonny Milano: tip-in, 27 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 2:00) Ethen Frank: backhand, 12 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 2:33) Justin Sourdif: slap, 30 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 4:28) Oliver Bjorkstrand: slap, 30 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 5:08) Nikita Kucherov: slap, 34 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 5:17) Jakob Chychrun: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 6:26) Connor McMichael: snap, 7 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 8:42) Nikita Kucherov: snap, 19 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 9:36) Nick Paul: snap, 39 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 10:23) Brandon Hagel: snap, 48 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 11:45) Ryan Leonard: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 14:06) Jakob Chychrun: wrist, 63 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 14:13) Zemgus Girgensons: snap, 17 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 15:14) Connor McMichael: wrist, 100 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 15:49) Alex Ovechkin: tip-in, 15 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 17:53) Ethen Frank: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 19:11) Ryan Leonard: snap, 53 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 19:56) Jakob Chychrun: wrap-around, 5 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 19:59) Alex Ovechkin: slap, 35 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 2:04) Jake Guentzel: snap, 28 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 3:40) Justin Sourdif: snap, 41 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 4:09) John Carlson: slap, 58 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 4:17) Anthony Beauvillier: tip-in, 23 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 5:14) Brandon Hagel: slap, 52 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 5:49) Trevor van Riemsdyk: tip-in, 14 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 7:03) John Carlson: snap, 15 ft, xG 0.19 (P2 8:05) Brandon Hagel: snap, 41 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 9:48) Alex Ovechkin: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 10:03) Jakob Chychrun: snap, 32 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 10:46) Brandon Duhaime: tip-in, 6 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 11:56) Tom Wilson: wrist, 109 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 12:47) John Carlson: wrist, 69 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 14:03) Hendrix Lapierre: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.34 (P2 14:06) John Carlson: slap, 37 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 14:31) Dominic James: snap, 26 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 15:23) Zemgus Girgensons: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 16:17) Alex Ovechkin: snap, 29 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 17:10) Martin Fehérváry: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 17:11) J.J. Moser: tip-in, 19 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 17:39) Oliver Bjorkstrand: snap, 32 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 1:25) Anthony Cirelli: slap, 43 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 2:55) Alex Ovechkin: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.17 (P3 3:38) Alex Ovechkin: snap, 7 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 3:39) Dylan Strome: wrist, 96 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 4:29) Connor McMichael: snap, 21 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 5:43) Ryan Leonard: snap, 56 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 6:00) Jakob Chychrun: snap, 29 ft, xG 0.17 (P3 7:22) Alex Ovechkin: slap, 35 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 7:25) Tom Wilson: slap, 10 ft, xG 0.21 (P3 7:48) Jakob Chychrun: slap, 29 ft, xG 0.19 (P3 7:53) Tom Wilson: snap, 9 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 8:08) Dominic James: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 8:48) Matt Roy: backhand, 11 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 9:17) Anthony Cirelli: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 10:09) Brandon Hagel: backhand, 18 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 10:24) Dylan Strome: tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 11:04) Erik Cernak: snap, 54 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 12:01) Ryan Leonard: slap, 57 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 14:36) Justin Sourdif: tip-in, 16 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 15:19) Jake Guentzel: backhand, 15 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 15:47) Rasmus Sandin: wrist, 67 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 16:32) Jakob Chychrun: wrist, 14 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 18:45) Jake Guentzel: snap, 71 ft, xG 0.42 (P3 19:55) Justin Sourdif: GOAL, wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.52 (P1 1:06) Brandon Hagel: GOAL, snap, 36 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 2:53) Oliver Bjorkstrand: GOAL, snap, 28 ft, xG 0.15 (P1 5:21) Brandon Hagel: GOAL, slap, 28 ft, xG 0.14 (P1 11:36) Nikita Kucherov: GOAL, snap, 15 ft, xG 0.25 (P1 18:19) Jakob Chychrun: GOAL, snap, 55 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 5:26) Ethen Frank: GOAL, snap, 34 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 5:24) Anthony Cirelli: GOAL, backhand, 7 ft, xG 0.19 (P3 15:51)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
59 Jake Guentzel 011 +1 40.67 0020:28
38 Brandon Hagel 224 +3 70.29 1119:44
37 Yanni Gourde 000 0 00.00 1119:23
20 Nick Paul 000 0 20.03 1018:36
28 Zemgus Girgensons 000 0 40.13 2117:23
17 Dominic James 000 -1 20.16 1115:08
71 Anthony Cirelli 112 +2 30.37 0115:06
28 Oliver Bjorkstrand 101 -2 30.40 2112:10
93 Gage Goncalves 000 -2 00.00 2012:06
21 Brayden Point 000 0 20.00 0011:29
86 Nikita Kucherov 123 +1 30.43 0005:18
42 Curtis Douglas 000 0 00.00 0005:02
Defense
90 J.J. Moser 011 +1 30.07 0324:46
81 Erik Cernak 011 +1 10.03 1323:24
78 Emil Lilleberg 000 +2 00.00 4119:56
51 Charle-Edouard D'Astous 011 -1 20.00 0618:49
43 Darren Raddysh 011 0 20.00 0217:54
72 Declan Carlile 000 -1 10.00 0211:18
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Jonas Johansson 32329 .906 3.92 +0.92

Washington Capitals

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
17 Dylan Strome 000 -2 50.20 0023:25
8 Alex Ovechkin 000 -2 110.57 4023:04
43 Tom Wilson 011 -1 40.30 7017:50
21 Aliaksei Protas 000 -1 30.00 0216:49
77 Connor McMichael 000 0 30.16 0016:17
9 Ryan Leonard 000 0 70.09 2015:38
72 Anthony Beauvillier 000 0 20.06 1113:32
34 Justin Sourdif 101 0 50.80 1113:32
53 Ethen Frank 101 +1 50.14 0013:06
22 Hendrix Lapierre 000 +1 10.34 0009:45
15 Sonny Milano 011 +1 10.04 0009:17
24 Brandon Duhaime 000 0 30.08 2007:14
Defense
6 Jakob Chychrun 112 -2 100.66 1125:29
74 John Carlson 000 -1 40.30 0425:20
38 Rasmus Sandin 000 0 10.01 1118:03
3 Matt Roy 000 +1 20.08 2117:21
42 Martin Fehérváry 011 +1 20.05 1016:04
57 Trevor van Riemsdyk 000 -1 30.03 0215:09
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Logan Thompson 642 .333 1.14 -2.86
Charlie Lindgren 1019 .900 1.01 +0.01

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
38 Brandon Hagel L +3.14 +2.90 +0.19 +0.18 -0.15 -0.01 +0.03 — 19:44
86 Nikita Kucherov R +2.20 +2.15 +0.28 -0.08 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 5:18
59 Jake Guentzel C +1.49 +0.55 +0.43 +0.34 +0.15 +0.01 0.00 — 20:28
71 Anthony Cirelli C +1.28 +1.45 +0.24 -0.31 -0.15 0.00 +0.05 — 15:06
31 Jonas Johansson G +0.92 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.92 60:00
43 Darren Raddysh D +0.83 +0.55 0.00 +0.20 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 17:54
90 J.J. Moser D +0.42 +0.55 +0.04 -0.18 -0.15 0.00 +0.15 — 24:46
22 Oliver Bjorkstrand R +0.35 +0.75 +0.26 -0.67 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 12:10
78 Emil Lilleberg D 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 19:56
51 Charle-Edouard D'Astous D -0.16 +0.55 0.00 -0.99 0.00 0.00 +0.28 — 18:49
17 Dominic James C -0.23 0.00 +0.10 -0.38 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 15:08
20 Nick Paul L -0.26 0.00 +0.02 -0.29 0.00 +0.05 -0.04 — 18:36
37 Yanni Gourde C -0.31 0.00 0.00 -0.56 +0.15 +0.05 +0.05 — 19:23
67 Declan Carlile D -0.54 0.00 0.00 -0.62 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 11:18
21 Brayden Point C -0.60 0.00 0.00 -0.57 0.00 -0.03 0.00 — 11:29
42 Curtis Douglas C -0.65 0.00 0.00 -0.50 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 5:02
93 Gage Goncalves C -0.74 0.00 0.00 -0.70 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 12:06
81 Erik Cernak D -0.81 +0.55 +0.02 -1.49 0.00 0.00 +0.11 — 23:24
28 Zemgus Girgensons C -1.07 0.00 +0.09 -1.13 0.00 -0.03 +0.01 — 17:23

Washington Capitals

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
34 Justin Sourdif R +2.22 +0.75 +0.52 +0.77 +0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 13:32
43 Tom Wilson R +2.12 +0.70 +0.19 +0.78 +0.45 0.00 0.00 — 17:50
42 Martin Fehérváry D +2.03 +0.55 +0.03 +1.42 0.00 0.00 +0.02 — 16:04
74 John Carlson D +1.71 0.00 +0.19 +1.34 0.00 0.00 +0.18 — 25:20
6 Jakob Chychrun D +1.64 +1.30 +0.43 +0.04 -0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 25:29
15 Sonny Milano L +1.53 +0.70 +0.03 +0.82 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 9:17
53 Ethen Frank C +1.49 +0.75 +0.09 +0.78 -0.15 0.00 +0.02 — 13:06
29 Hendrix Lapierre C +1.06 0.00 +0.22 +0.87 0.00 -0.03 0.00 — 9:45
9 Ryan Leonard R +0.72 0.00 +0.06 +0.51 +0.15 0.00 0.00 — 15:38
8 Alex Ovechkin L +0.38 0.00 +0.37 +0.05 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 23:04
24 Connor McMichael C +0.36 0.00 +0.10 +0.25 0.00 +0.01 0.00 — 16:17
21 Aliaksei Protas C +0.32 0.00 0.00 +0.23 0.00 +0.01 +0.08 — 16:49
3 Matt Roy D +0.19 0.00 +0.05 +0.10 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 17:21
72 Anthony Beauvillier L +0.18 0.00 +0.04 -0.07 +0.15 +0.01 +0.05 — 13:32
57 Trevor van Riemsdyk D +0.16 0.00 +0.02 +0.04 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 15:09
38 Rasmus Sandin D +0.02 0.00 +0.01 +0.18 -0.15 0.00 -0.01 — 18:03
79 Charlie Lindgren G +0.01 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.01 38:50
22 Brandon Duhaime R -0.03 0.00 +0.05 -0.06 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 7:14
17 Dylan Strome C -0.19 0.00 +0.13 -0.25 0.00 -0.03 -0.04 — 23:25
48 Logan Thompson G -2.86 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -2.86 18:19

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.