Capitals 1, Lightning 2
Final/SO · Benchmark International Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 TB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Dec 3, 2016 at Benchmark International Arena.
Top performers
Nicklas Backstrom had 1 goal for the Capitals.
Braden Holtby made 32 saves on 33 shots for the Capitals.
Nikita Kucherov had 1 goal for the Lightning.
Ben Bishop made 34 saves on 35 shots for the Lightning.
Before and after
- Capitals · 2016-17 season · Previous Dec 1, 2016: NYI 3, WSH 0 · Next Dec 5, 2016: BUF 2, WSH 3
- Lightning · 2016-17 season · Previous Dec 1, 2016: TB 4, STL 5 · Next Dec 4, 2016: TB 0, CAR 1
Other Capitals vs Lightning games
| Mar 18, 2017 | WSH at TB | 5-3 | Regular |
| Dec 23, 2016 | TB at WSH | 0-4 | Regular |
| Nov 22, 2025 | TB at WSH | 5-3 | Regular |
| Nov 8, 2025 | WSH at TB | 2-3 | Regular |
| Oct 14, 2025 | TB at WSH | 2-3 | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2025 | TB at WSH | 3-1 | Regular |
