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Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers

Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 5–3 on Monday, December 29, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 3 43-30-9
at Florida Panthers 5 40-38-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 0 1 3
Florida Panthers 2 0 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 10 12 5 27
Florida Panthers 10 8 11 29

Three stars

  1. A. Ekblad, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. S. Reinhart, Florida Panthers (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:53 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (18) Martin Fehérváry (9), Dylan Strome (22) Even strength WSH 1, FLA 0
1st 04:35 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell (13) Jeff Petry (8) Even strength WSH 1, FLA 1
1st 12:45 Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart (20) Seth Jones (16), Brad Marchand (22) Power play WSH 1, FLA 2
1st 19:17 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (19) Dylan Strome (23), Jakob Chychrun (15) Power play WSH 2, FLA 2
3rd 03:11 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (8) Tom Wilson (18), Aliaksei Protas (14) Even strength WSH 3, FLA 2
3rd 06:16 Florida Panthers Brad Marchand (22) Sam Bennett (15), Seth Jones (17) Even strength WSH 3, FLA 3
3rd 13:12 Florida Panthers Aaron Ekblad (2) Sam Reinhart (21), Anton Lundell (17) Even strength WSH 3, FLA 4
3rd 19:25 Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart (21) Eetu Luostarinen (13), Aaron Ekblad (13) Even strength, Empty net WSH 3, FLA 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Florida Panthers
Shots on goal 27 29
Power play 1 of 6 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 19 16
Blocked shots 21 6
Giveaways 15 17
Takeaways 6 4
Faceoffs won 31/58 (53.4%) 27/58 (46.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 2 2 5 0 0 20:24
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 1 0 14:13
17 D. Strome C 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 73.7% 20:56
21 A. Protas L 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 0 0 25% 17:19
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 06:34
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 16:28
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 41.2% 14:38
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 06:09
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 45.5% 14:39
43 T. Wilson R 2 1 3 +1 0 6 2 0 1 20:48
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 08:53
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 50% 14:17
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 17:38
6 J. Chychrun D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 2 0 26:59
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 15:56
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 6 0 17:05
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 14:35
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 22:43
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 28 24 4 .857 58:45 Loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 75% 20:51
10 A. Greer L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 10:38
11 M. Samoskevich R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15:50
13 S. Reinhart C 2 1 3 +3 0 5 0 0 1 50% 23:25
15 A. Lundell C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 2 0 0 29.4% 20:14
17 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 43.8% 15:50
23 C. Verhaeghe C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 14:55
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 1 1 +2 2 0 0 0 0 16:21
53 J. Studnicka C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:53
63 B. Marchand L 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 21:28
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 07:39
71 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 50% 05:58
2 J. Petry D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:16
3 S. Jones D 0 2 2 -1 4 1 0 2 0 22:19
5 A. Ekblad D 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 2 0 22:01
26 U. Balinskis D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 2 0 13:54
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 +2 4 1 1 0 0 19:03
77 N. Mikkola D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 19:15
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 27 24 3 .889 59:57 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:33 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Holding 2
1st 11:44 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank Slashing 2
1st 16:54 Florida Panthers A.J. Greer Slashing 2
1st 18:04 Florida Panthers Seth Jones High sticking double minor 4
2nd 04:20 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Tripping 2
2nd 11:48 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Tripping 2
2nd 13:50 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Tripping 2
3rd 04:15 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Interference 2
3rd 06:55 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Interference 2
3rd 07:19 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Holding 2
3rd 17:12 Florida Panthers Eetu Luostarinen Slashing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Cody Beach, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
James Tobias, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano, Declan Chisholm
Florida Panthers scratches
Noah Gregor, Donovan Sebrango

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Utah Mammoth 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 5 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/SO Game page

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