The Bolts take three of a possible four points from the back-to-back but fall to the Caps in the finale on Tuesday

Without their defensive-minded center, the Caps brace for a tough assignment in Tampa Bay on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena.

Crozier took a rimmed puck off the wall and sent a wrist shot toward the net. Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo made the save, but the puck bounced out to Oliver Bjorkstrand in the slot. Bjorkstrand didn’t get a clean shot off, but the puck rolled to Holmberg at the near post, giving him an open net.

Guentzel gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead at 7:06 of the first period with his first goal of the season. Anthony Cirelli won a face-off back to Ryan McDonagh at the left point, and McDonagh passed down to Guentzel, who scored through the five-hole on a one-timer from the right hash marks.

Jacob Chychrun scored 1:19 into overtime and the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 for their third straight win

Defenseman Jakob Chychrun scored 1:19 into overtime to fuel the host Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning finally broke into the win column on Monday, defeating the previously undefeated Boston Bruins 4-3 at TD Garden. The thrilling victory not only snapped the Bruins’ season-opening winning streak but also gave the Lightning their first win of the season (1-2-0) in dramatic fashion.

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Washington Capitals after Anthony Cirelli scored two goals in the Lightning's 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins.

The Washington Capitals are in for a tall task against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, and they'll also be without one of their top forwards.

For a double holiday Monday, the Tampa Bay Lightning visited TD Garden in Boston against the Bruins, where they picked up their first win of the season, 4-3.