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Washington Capitals vs Florida Panthers

NHL
Capitals
20-14-5, 45 PTS
3-5
Final
Panthers
21-15-2, 44 PTS
Amerant Bank Arena
TV: Sportsnet+
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WSH2013
FLA2035

Who won: Panthers 5-3

The Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers lead the series 2-0. The Panthers outscored the Capitals 3-1 in the 3rd period. Sam Reinhart led the Panthers in goals (2). Tom Wilson led the Capitals in goals (2).

Leaders

WSHFLA
Goals
Tom Wilson
2
Sam Reinhart
2
Assists
Dylan Strome
2
Seth Jones
2
Points
Tom Wilson
3
Sam Reinhart
3

Scoring

1st
3:53
Goal

Tom Wilson Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Fehervary (9), Dylan Strome (22)

1-0
4:35
Goal

Anton Lundell Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Jeff Petry (8)

1-1
12:45
Goal

Sam Reinhart Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jones (16), Brad Marchand (22)

1-2
19:17
Goal

Tom Wilson Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (23), Jakob Chychrun (15)

2-2
3rd
3:11
Goal

Dylan Strome Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (18), Aliaksei Protas (14)

3-2
6:16
Goal

Brad Marchand Goal (22) Batted, assists: Sam Bennett (15), Seth Jones (17)

3-3
13:12
Goal

Aaron Ekblad Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (21), Anton Lundell (17)

3-4
19:25
Goal

Sam Reinhart Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (13), Aaron Ekblad (13)

3-5

Scores shown as WSH-FLA.

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