After a weekend in New York, the Washington Capitals are back home to try and win their third straight game of the year. But it’ll come against arguably their most difficult test this month.

The perennially good Tampa Bay Lightning are in town looking to improve on their 1-2-0 record. Tampa played last night while the Capitals had the day off on Monday.

The Capitals will be without Pierre-Luc Dubois, who suffered a lower-body injury against the New York Rangers on Sunday. Logan Thompson will be back in net — yes, even despite Charlie Lindgren’s 35-save shutout against the Rangers — and will oppose Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Puck drop for Capitals-Lightning is at 7:00 pm on Monumental Sports Network and ESPN. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin will have the call on MNST.

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Washington Capitals

Ovechkin

Strome

Beauvillier

Tampa Bay Lightning

Guentzel

Cirelli

Goncalves

Holmberg

Gourde

Bjorkstrand

Tunnel shenanigans

1st Period

Puck is dropped. Ovechkin-Strome-Beauvillier & Chychrun-TVR get the start.

Alex Ovechkin gets off the Capitals’ first shot on goal, a clapper from the left circle that Vasilevskiy easily turns away.

Brandon Hagel with a great chance down the left wing, but Thompson comes out to challenge and makes the save.

Caps fourth line gets scored on. Guentzel gets lost in coverage and scores from the right side of the net. Incredible saucer pass by McDonagh from the point.

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1-0 Tampa Bay Lightning

Goal: Jake Guentzel (1). Assists: R. McDonagh (1), A. Cirelli (1). Time: 07:06

Hagel with a semi-breakaway but Thompson makes another huge save on a high-danger chance.

Capitals go to their first power play after Nikita Kucherov hooks Dylan Strome at 13:58.

Caps manage no shots on man advantage.

Justin “Two Picks” Sourdif is stopped on a breakaway. Both Lightning defenders caught up to him too.

Jakob Chychrun and Yanni Gourde throw glove punches at each other after a whistle. Chuchrun tried to push a puck laying in the crease past Vasilevskiy in the final minute.

At intermission: The Lightning outshot the Capitals 8 to 7. The two teams are tied in 5-on-5 shot attempts, 13 to 13. The difference is seen in expected goals. The Lightning lead there 1.00 to 0.29.

2nd Period

Puck is dropped.

In a span of like 10 seconds, Ryan Leonard hits the post on one end with a wrister from the top of the right circle. Then Hagel immediately rings a one-timer off the far post.

Alex Ovechkin nearly redirects a Rasmus Sandin shot past Vasilevskiy from just outside the crease. Great save by Vasilevskiy with his left shoulder.

Nic Dowd is checked in the shoulder by Emil Lilleberg, but in real time it looked like a leg-on-leg hit. Lilleberg gets whistled for tripping at 6:18. Capitals to their second power play.

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