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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals Prediction

Our pick: Tampa Bay Lightning to win at 1.744, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Tampa Bay Lightning

vs

Benchmark International Arena (Tampa)

Washington Capitals

Result

Won

Tampa Bay Lightning 3 · Washington Capitals 1

Tampa Bay Lightning won

How our call settled

Our pick, Tampa Bay Lightning to win at locked odds 1.744, won. It was published with 54% confidence.

Before the start the best price on Tampa Bay Lightning to win had shortened from 1.744 to 1.515, so the market moved towards this pick after it was published.

Analysis

Tampa Bay Lightning take on Washington Capitals on 3 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL, at Benchmark International Arena (Tampa). The bookmaker line makes Tampa Bay Lightning the favourite at 1.744, which is 54.4% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Washington Capitals at 2.08 (45.6%).

The head-to-head record in our data feed, all competitions combined, shows 15 meetings since 2021: Tampa Bay Lightning won 9 and Washington Capitals won 6. The most recent meeting was on 23 November 2025, in the NHL. Our records hold no recent completed matches for Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals.

The call is Tampa Bay Lightning to win, overtime and shootout included, at 54% confidence, which is the margin-free price of the favourite rather than a claim to beat the bookmaker. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Tampa Bay Lightning 1.744 Our pick
2 · Washington Capitals 10.00

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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