Lightning beat Capitals 3-1 as Carlson faces former team

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Tampa Bay's home opener. Charle-Edouard D'Astous and Conor Geekie scored in the first period, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves, and Jake Guentzel sealed the win with an empty-net goal. Justin Sourdif scored Washington's only goal, and Charlie Lindgren stopped 27 shots. The game marked John Carlson's first against the Capitals after 17 seasons with the Washington organization. Tampa Bay entered 0-1 after a season-opening loss to the Rangers. Washington entered 1-0 after beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2, with Alex Tuch scoring twice in his Capitals debut. In that opener the Capitals scored three times in the first period and led 4-0 in the second before Carolina scored; Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist and Cole Hutson also scored. One left-rated outlet previewed the home opener, the line, and Washington's win over Carolina. One right-rated outlet led with Carlson facing his former team. No quotes appear in the record.