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+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftFLA shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	10	12	5	27
FLA	10	8	11	29

In net

Logan Thompson24/28 SV, .857

Sergei Bobrovsky24/27 SV, .889

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	0	1	3
FLA	2	0	3	5

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 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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WSHFLA

21Blocked Shots6

19Hits16

6Takeaways4

27Shots29

1Power Play Goals1

6Power Play Opportunities6

16.7Power Play Percentage16.7

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

31Faceoffs Won27

53.4Faceoff Win Percent46.6

15Giveaways17

6Total Penalties5

12Penalty Minutes12

Player of the game

Sam Reinhart

FLA · 2 G, 1 A, 5 SOG

9.0

Deserved to win

42%

WSH · 3.35 xG

58%

FLA · 3.84 xG

Panthers created better chances: they win this game 58% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:35
Faceoff win vs L. Kunin
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Luke Kunin
H. Lapierre
GOALP3 0:35
Goal! Backhand
S. Reinhart · 2 G, 1 A
Sam Reinhart Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (13), Aaron Ekblad (13)
WSH 3 - 5 FLA
P3 0:45
Snap shot on goal
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
J. Chychrun · 1 A
P3 1:01
Snap shot high and wide right
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot High and Wide Right
R. Leonard
P3 1:39
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
T. Wilson · 2 G, 1 A
P3 1:54
Tip-in shot on goal
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
A. Ovechkin
P3 2:06
Snap shot wide right
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
A. Ovechkin
P3 2:28
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
P3 2:42
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Gustav Forsling
G. Forsling
P3 2:48
Faceoff win vs D. Strome
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Strome
A. Lundell · 1 G, 1 A
P3 2:48
Penalty: penalty
Eetu Luostarinen Slashing against Trevor van Riemsdyk
E. Luostarinen · 1 A
P3 2:50
Shot blocked by S. Jones
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Seth Jones
J. Chychrun · 1 A
P3 3:48
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues
E. Rodrigues
P3 3:56
Backhand shot on goal
Mackie Samoskevich Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
M. Samoskevich
P3 3:58
Big hit on S. Jones
Martin Fehervary hit Seth Jones
M. Fehervary · 1 A
P3 4:02
Wrist shot wide right
Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot Wide Right
M. Samoskevich
P3 4:20
Big hit on J. Petry
Connor McMichael hit Jeff Petry
C. McMichael
P3 4:34
Shot blocked by H. Lapierre
Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
E. Rodrigues
P3 4:37
Wrist shot on goal
Uvis Balinskis Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
U. Balinskis
P3 4:38
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Logan Thompson
L. Thompson · 24 SV
P3 5:08
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Sam Bennett
S. Bennett · 1 A
P3 5:16
Shot blocked by J. Chychrun
Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
E. Luostarinen · 1 A
P3 5:30
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by John Carlson
J. Carlson
P3 5:34
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by John Carlson
J. Carlson