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Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals

NHL
Panthers
25-19-3, 53 PTS
5-2
Final
Capitals
24-19-6, 54 PTS
Capital One Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

FLA shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
FLA1471031
WSH414624

In net

Daniil Tarasov22/24 SV, .917
Logan Thompson26/29 SV, .897
Team123T
FLA1225
WSH0202

Who won: Panthers 5-2

The Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The Panthers outscored the Capitals 2-0 in the 3rd period. Sam Bennett led the Panthers in goals (1). Jakob Chychrun led the Capitals in goals (2).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.7Sam BennettC
  2. 28.4Carter VerhaegheC
  3. 38.1A.J. GreerLW
  4. 48.0Anton LundellC
  5. 57.9Jakob ChychrunD
  6. 67.8Uvis BalinskisD
  7. 77.8John CarlsonD
  8. 87.7Sam ReinhartC
  9. 97.4Niko MikkolaD
  10. 107.3Aaron EkbladD
  11. 116.8Eetu LuostarinenC
  12. 126.8Daniil TarasovG

Team stats

FLAWSH
8Blocked Shots18
23Hits29
9Takeaways2
31Shots24
1Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities1
50.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
23Faceoffs Won33
41.1Faceoff Win Percent58.9
15Giveaways20
2Total Penalties3
4Penalty Minutes6

Player of the game

Sam Bennett

FLA · 1 G, 2 A, 5 SOG

8.7

Deserved to win

66%
FLA · 3.40 xG
34%
WSH · 2.54 xG

Panthers created better chances: they win this game 66% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:34Brett Leason

    Faceoff win vs L. Kunin

    Brett Leason faceoff won against Luke Kunin

    B. Leason

  3. GOALP3 0:34
    Carter Verhaeghe

    Goal! Snap shot

    C. Verhaeghe · 1 G, 1 A

    Carter Verhaeghe Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (21), A.J. Greer (9)

    FLA 5 - 2 WSH
  4. P3 0:52Martin Fehervary
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Martin Fehérváry

    M. Fehervary

  5. P3 1:05Sam Bennett

    Wrist shot on goal

    Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson

    S. Bennett · 1 G, 2 A

  6. P3 1:20Dylan Strome

    Faceoff win vs S. Bennett

    Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Bennett

    D. Strome

  7. GOALP3 1:20
    Anton Lundell

    Goal! Snap shot

    A. Lundell · 1 G, 1 A

    Anton Lundell Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (23)

    FLA 4 - 2 WSH
  8. P3 1:25Connor McMichael
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Connor McMichael

    C. McMichael

  9. P3 2:34Nic Dowd

    Faceoff win vs S. Bennett

    Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sam Bennett

    N. Dowd · 1 A

  10. P3 2:36A.J. Greer

    Snap shot on goal

    A.J. Greer Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson

    A.J. Greer · 1 G, 1 A

  11. P3 2:41Carter Verhaeghe

    Shot blocked by J. Chychrun

    Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun

    C. Verhaeghe · 1 G, 1 A

  12. P3 2:46Anthony Beauvillier

    Big hit on N. Mikkola

    Anthony Beauvillier hit Niko Mikkola

    A. Beauvillier

  13. P3 2:56Sam Reinhart
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Sam Reinhart

  14. P3 3:00Ivan Miroshnichenko

    Big hit on E. Luostarinen

    Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Eetu Luostarinen

    I. Miroshnichenko

  15. P3 3:02Nic Dowd

    Big hit on A. Lundell

    Nic Dowd hit Anton Lundell

    N. Dowd · 1 A

  16. P3 3:44Connor McMichael

    Shot

    Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov

  17. P3 3:53Sandis Vilmanis

    Hit

    Sandis Vilmanis hit Matt Roy

  18. P3 4:06Anthony Beauvillier
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier

    A. Beauvillier

  19. P3 4:20Uvis Balinskis

    Backhand shot on goal

    Uvis Balinskis Backhand saved by Logan Thompson

    U. Balinskis · 1 G

  20. P3 4:23Evan Rodrigues

    Faceoff win vs C. McMichael

    Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Connor McMichael

    E. Rodrigues

  21. P3 4:48Niko Mikkola

    Big hit on R. Leonard

    Niko Mikkola hit Ryan Leonard

    N. Mikkola · 1 A

  22. P3 4:56Carter Verhaeghe

    Snap shot above crossbar

    Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Above Crossbar

    C. Verhaeghe · 1 G, 1 A

  23. P3 4:58Carter Verhaeghe
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Carter Verhaeghe

    C. Verhaeghe · 1 G, 1 A

  24. P3 5:20Jakob Chychrun

    Snap shot wide left

    Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Left

    J. Chychrun · 2 G

  25. P3 5:31Dylan Strome

    Faceoff win vs A. Lundell

    Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anton Lundell

    D. Strome

Leaders

FLAWSH
Goals
Sam Bennett
1
Jakob Chychrun
2
Assists
Sam Bennett
2
Aliaksei Protas
1
Points
Sam Bennett
3
Jakob Chychrun
2

Season seriesFLA wins series 3-0

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