Washington visits Tampa Bay after Eller’s 2-goal game

Washington Capitals (14-6-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (11-7-2, in the Atlantic Division)

Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Lars Eller’s two-goal game against the Florida Panthers in the Capitals’ 4-1 win.

Tampa Bay has a 7-2-1 record at home and an 11-7-2 record overall. The Lightning have gone 11-3-1 when scoring at least three goals.

Washington is 14-6-1 overall and 7-2-0 in road games. The Capitals have gone 5-2-0 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.

Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Lightning won the last matchup 3-0. Jake Guentzel scored two goals in the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Guentzel has scored nine goals with 11 assists for the Lightning. Emil Martinsen Lilleberg has over the last 10 games.

Dylan Strome has six goals and 23 assists for the Capitals. Ivan Miroshnichenko has over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 4-4-2, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.1 assists, three penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Capitals: 6-3-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 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.