Florida Panthers (6-4-1, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (5-4-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the Washington Capitals after the Panthers knocked off the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime.
Washington went 35-37-10 overall and 18-16-7 in home games last season. The Capitals averaged 3.1 goals on 31.1 shots per game last season.
Florida went 42-32-8 overall and 27-23-3 on the road a season ago. The Panthers had a 22.8% power play success rate last season, scoring 63 goals on 276 chances.
The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Strome has six goals for the Capitals. Tom Wilson has scored three goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.
Matthew Tkachuk has two goals and eight assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has eight goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 5-4-1, averaging 1.9 goals, 3.2 assists, 4.1 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Panthers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: Nic Dowd: out (upper body), Joel Edmundson: out (hand), Nicklas Backstrom: out (personal), Max Pacioretty: out (achilles).
Panthers: Sam Bennett: out (lower body), Aaron Ekblad: out (shoulder), Brandon Montour: out (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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