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Panthers beat Caps 4-2 for Washington’s sixth loss in a row

The Washington Capitals sincerely tried to beat the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. They didn’t though.

After two disallowed goals for Florida, Dylan Strome crashed the net to put Washington in the lead. That lead lasted for two minutes, when Carter Verhaege scored after Nic Dowd got unlucky. Aaron Ekblad’s layup on the power play gave the Panthers a brief lead, but Tom Wilson caught them on a bad line change to tie it up late in the second period.

With one minute left in regulation, Matthew Tkachuk shot from above the circles and Barkov tipped it, then Sam Reinhart got the empty netter.

Caps lose. Their sixth in a row. They have one win in their last ten games.

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By Peter Hassett 2 months ago

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Capitals vs Panthers live analysis and updates (April 8, 2023)

This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. Florida Panthers game on April 8, 2023.

The Washington Capitals enter tonight’s game against the Florida Panthers and it’s big for several reverse reasons.

With a win, the Capitals would help their biggest rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in their attempt to make the postseason, which is super weird. With a loss, the Caps will continue to move down the standings, which would be good. Florida is playing for their playoff lives, so expect them to come out hot.

Alex Ovechkin will not play tonight due to injury while Peter Laviolette is giving Charlie Lindgren a start.

Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington and puck drop is a little after 7 pm.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Why Pittsburgh Penguins fans are now rooting for the Washington Capitals

All 32 teams in the NHL will play on Saturday for the first time in NHL history. There are several games that will be crucial in the three-team, wild-card playoff race between the Eastern Conference’s Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, and Pittsburgh Penguins.

One of those games on Saturday involves the Washington Capitals and comes against the Panthers who are clinging to one of the still up-for-grabs wild-card spots.

If the Capitals win and play spoilers, they would provide a path to the postseason for the Penguins.

So basically, everyone in Pittsburgh will be rooting for the Caps tonight, which is the strangest timeline.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Peter Laviolette calls Caps performance against Florida ‘not good.’ Dylan Strome thinks team may need to win 17 of 25 games to make playoffs.

Coming into Thursday night’s game just barely holding onto a playoff spot, the Washington Capitals needed a big win–both to hold onto their postseason chances and to improve morale following a two-game skid.

Instead, the Caps put up a frustrating performance leading to a 6-3 loss against the Florida Panthers. While goals from Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov presented a potential comeback in the third period, the Capitals failed to even the score and gave up two empty net goals in a wildly disappointing finish.

“We gotta do more. It’s not good enough,” said Peter Laviolette following the loss. “There are things that we can do better – we have to do them better.”

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By Katie Adler 3 months ago

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Caps drop crucial game as playoff hopes start to fade: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals came into Thursday night’s matchup with the Florida Panthers desperately needing to come away with a point or two and they got nothing. The Panthers went into the Caps home barn and despite a late comeback attempt came out 6-3 victors.

Things are not going well.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Panthers pull away from Caps and earn two very key playoff race points: Panthers beat Caps 6-3

The Washington Capitals hosted the Florida Panthers on Thursday night in an incredibly important game when it comes to figuring out the Eastern Conference playoff picture. The winner of the game would situate themselves in a much better position for the second Wild Card spot.

Gustav Forsling snapped the Panthers into a lead halfway through the first. Marc Staal doubled the Florida lead with a point drive and Colin White made it 3-0 with a nice backhand move.

Dylan Strome got the Caps on the board with a nifty tip-in late in the second. Aleksander Barkov killed any hope that goal gave the Caps with one of his own right after. Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov with late power play markers. Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart empty netters.

Panthers beat Caps 6-3.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Capitals vs Panthers live analysis and updates (February 16, 2023)

This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. Florida Panthers game on February 16, 2023.

To say tonight is a big game would be an understatement. After losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in regulation on Tuesday, the Washington Capitals will face off against the Florida Panthers, who would tie the Capitals for the second wild card spot in the East with a regulation victory.

The Capitals’ playoffs chances are fading and under 50 percent for the first time in Micah McCurdy’s playoff odds model.

Naturally, since the team has been unable to score much lately, the team looked to the farm and its plethora of talented playmakers and called-up physical defenseman and journeyman, Dylan McIlrath, who will make his Caps debut.

Today’s game is back on NBC Sports Washington Plus and puck drop is shortly after 7:00 pm.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Capitals’ playoff hopes fading as they face Florida Panthers in battle for final playoff spot in East

With 26 games remaining in the season, the Capitals are facing a worst-case scenario despite going all-in over the offseason: the team could miss the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons.

The Capitals, who are one of the oldest and least durable teams in the NHL, have seen their playoff chances fall under 50 percent for the first time this season using Micah McCurdy’s model.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Capitals warn Florida Panthers not to try and draft Sergei Ovechkin early like they did with Alex Ovechkin

The Washington Capitals’ best tweet of the All-Star Skills Competition did not get much attention, but its nuance and context made it an all-timer.

Shortly after Sergei Ovechkin combined with Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby to win the Breakaway Challenge at FLA Live Arena, the Capitals told the Florida Panthers, “just letting you know #OviJr isn’t draft-eligible yet 😉.”

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Capitals lose again as things look like they’ll need to get worse before they get better: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals are playing a ton of good teams at the exactly wrong time. That was on display against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night when the Caps fell 5-2 in Sunrise.

The bleeding is going to need to be stopped quickly because a scary hole is being dug right now in the standings.

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By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago

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