Overview
- Brandon Hagel scored the tiebreaker at 8:42 of the third period, and he and Jake Guentzel each finished with a goal and an assist.
- Emil Lilleberg netted his first of the season, Guentzel scored on the power play off a Victor Hedman point shot, and Charle‑Edouard D’Astous recorded two assists.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves to backstop Tampa Bay, which has now won seven of its last eight games.
- Washington got goals from Brandon Duhaime and John Carlson, but the team’s slide continued with just one win in its past seven; Logan Thompson stopped 16 shots.
- Tempers flared late, including a game misconduct for Tom Wilson, while Tampa played short-handed with Anthony Cirelli out and Nick Paul not yet ready to debut.