Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time
Location: Capital One Arena
Broadcast/Streaming: ESPN+, BSSUN
The last time these two teams met, they were playing in the round-robin of the 2020 NHL Playoffs in the bubble in Toronto and the Lightning haven’t won their two back-to-back Stanley Cups yet. One year later both teams remain amongst the Stanley Cup contenders, but face different challenges: while the Lightning are trying to win their third consecutive championship, the Capitals are wondering if they’re still able to achieve something with their quickly aging roster.
The Lightning’s first two games of the season weren’t what many Bolts fans were expecting from their favourite team at the start of the season and it’s easy to start overreacting after two less than impressive performances.