Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers

Thursday, October 20, 2016, 7:30 PM ET BB&T Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4–2 on Thursday, October 20, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals	4	55-19-8
at Florida Panthers	2	35-36-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	2	0	2	4
Florida Panthers	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	12	4	13	29
Florida Panthers	8	14	6	28

Three stars

J. Jagr, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:25	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams (1)	Nate Schmidt (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, FLA 0
1st	10:21	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)	Matt Niskanen (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, FLA 0
1st	13:47	Florida Panthers	Mike Matheson (2)	Keith Yandle (1), Aleksander Barkov (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, FLA 1
2nd	14:10	Florida Panthers	Jaromir Jagr (1)	Aleksander Barkov (3), Jonathan Marchessault (3)	Power play	WSH 2, FLA 2
3rd	07:33	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (2)	Matt Niskanen (3), Karl Alzner (2)	Even strength	WSH 3, FLA 2
3rd	18:40	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 4, FLA 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Stat	Washington Capitals	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	29	28
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	2
Hits	17	14
Blocked shots	14	8
Giveaways	2	5
Takeaways	4	16
Faceoffs won	24/55 (43.6%)	31/55 (56.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	3	0	0		16:42
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		10:23
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		12:56
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	35.7%	16:21
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0	69.2%	14:30
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	50%	12:12
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		14:01
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		14:24
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	+2	2	2	3	0	0	100%	17:11
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	36.4%	14:03
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0		15:33
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0	28.6%	15:59
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	4	0		22:48
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		21:55
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0		21:45
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2	0		15:44
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		24:40
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0		11:27

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Sceviour	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	100%	10:12
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	36.4%	21:49
Number 17 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	13:48
Number 18 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		20:39
Number 21 V. Trocheck	C	0	0	0	-2	0	5	3	0	0	83.3%	21:37
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	50%	17:45
Number 38 S. Harper	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		10:11
Number 41 G. McKegg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		10:16
Number 62 D. Malgin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	33.3%	08:04
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		19:55
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	42.9%	19:22
Number 90 J. McCann	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	25%	08:29
Number 3 K. Yandle	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		25:07
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	0		22:57
Number 6 A. Petrovic	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		14:26
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		11:56
Number 19 M. Matheson	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	0		20:08
Number 55 J. Demers	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		22:12

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	29	25	4	.862	59:07	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	01:38	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller	Tripping	2
2nd	06:50	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie	Hooking	2
2nd	12:44	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Tripping	2
3rd	04:25	Florida Panthers	Keith Yandle	Hooking	2
3rd	09:22	Washington Capitals	Nate Schmidt	Interference	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Florida Panthers head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Garrett Rank, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Zachary Sanford
Florida Panthers scratches: Shawn Thornton, Steven Kampfer

2016-2017 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 5, 2016
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Apr 9, 2017

Other NHL games on Oct 20

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 20, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
San Jose Sharks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
St. Louis Blues 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Oct 20, 2016

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