TAMPA, Fla. – Tom Wilson scored a power play goal with 3:26 left in regulation to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.

While Anthony Cirelli converted a high double minor penalty in the penalty area with 4:03 minutes left, Wilson redirected a shot from Jakob Chychrun for the winning goal.

Aliaksei Protas scored while shorthanded, while Andrew Mangiapane, Dylan Strome and John Carlson scored for Washington, which has won six straight on the road. Charlie Lindgren finished the game with 24 saves.

Brayden Point scored his fifth career hat trick for Tampa Bay, while Michael Eyssimont also scored for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots.

TAMPA, FL – NOVEMBER 27: Brayden Point #21 of the Tampa Bay Lightning shoots the puck for a goal against the Washington Capitals at Amalie Arena on November 27, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images)

Tampa Bay led 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3, with Point’s hat trick goal giving Tampa Bay the lead after Lindgren tried to pass the puck behind him but turned it into his own at 7:25 of the third period Net shot period. But with 9:30 left, Carlson pulled ahead of the Capitals again.

Takeaways

Capitals: Washington has scored two power play goals in four games since then Alex Ovechkin was injured.

Lightning: Head coach Jon Cooper coached his 900th regular season game, becoming just the eighth coach in league history to do so with a franchise.

Key moment

After Lindgren’s mishap on the own goal gave Tampa Bay the lead, the Capitals didn’t let themselves be fazed and responded three minutes later with Carlson’s third goal of the season.

Key statistics

Point scored three goals on Wednesday, including his league-leading eighth power play goal. Point has scored in 71% of the games he has played this season, 12 out of 17 games.

Next

Washington returns home to host the New York Islanders on Friday, while the Lightning play in Nashville on Friday.

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