Capitals visit the Lightning after McMichael’s 2-goal game

Washington Capitals (5-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (4-3, in the Atlantic Division)

Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Connor McMichael’s two-goal game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Capitals’ 6-3 win.

Tampa Bay has a 2-1-0 record at home and a 4-3 record overall. The Lightning have a 4-1-0 record when scoring at least three goals.

Washington is 5-1 overall and 2-0-0 on the road. The Capitals have given up 18 goals while scoring 26 for a +8 scoring differential.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has eight goals and four assists for the Lightning. Emil Martinsen Lilleberg has scored goals over the past 10 games.

Tom Wilson has five goals and one assist for the Capitals. Hendrix Lapierre has over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 4-3-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

Capitals: 5-1-0, averaging 2.6 goals, four assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.

Capitals: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.