Washington Capitals @ Florida Panthers

22-20-7, 9-12-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	1	0	2
Panthers FLA	0	2	2	4

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

32-15-4, 15-8-2 Home

Ryan Lomberg scores late winner, Panthers defeat Capitals 4-2

— Ryan Lomberg scored the game-winning goal with 6:52 to go, Matthew Tkachuk had three points and the Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Thursday night.

Feb 9, 2024, 03:53 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	1	0	2
	Panthers	0	2	2	4

1st Period			WSH	FLA
16:38		Alex Ovechkin (11) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Sandin (12), Connor McMichael (9)	1	0

2nd Period		WSH	FLA
4:29	Matthew Tkachuk (17) Assists: Gustav Forsling (15)	1	1
14:03	Anthony Mantha (16) Assists: Michael Sgarbossa (1), Aliaksei Protas (16)	2	1
17:32	Sam Reinhart (38) (Power Play) Assists: Matthew Tkachuk (36), Carter Verhaeghe (27)	2	2

3rd Period			WSH	FLA
14:28		Ryan Lomberg (3) Assists: Dmitry Kulikov (12)	2	3
19:06		Eetu Luostarinen (9) (Empty Net) Assists: Matthew Tkachuk (37)	2	4

Evan Rodrigues hit Rasmus Sandin
Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Dmitry Kulikov hit Michael Sgarbossa
Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot Wide Right
Nic Dowd shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
Jonah Gadjovich Boarding against Beck Malenstyn
Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Anton Lundell
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Jonah Gadjovich Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Brandon Montour Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evan Rodrigues Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
Matthew Tkachuk Slashing against Martin Fehervary
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Anton Lundell Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Aaron Ekblad Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Oliver Ekman-Larsson PS - Hooking on breakaway against Beck Malenstyn
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Takeaway by Sam Reinhart
Aaron Ekblad Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot Wide Left
Dmitry Kulikov Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
Evan Rodrigues hit Tom Wilson
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
Takeaway by Dmitry Kulikov
Niko Mikkola hit Max Pacioretty
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Brandon Montour
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dmitry Kulikov Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Oliver Ekman-Larsson High-sticking against T.J. Oshie
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Aaron Ekblad hit Beck Malenstyn
T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Anton Lundell
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Sam Bennett hit Tom Wilson
Aaron Ekblad hit Nick Jensen
Matthew Tkachuk Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Gustav Forsling (15)
Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Niko Mikkola hit Nic Dowd
Ryan Lomberg hit Nick Jensen
Giveaway by Brandon Montour
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Ryan Lomberg Snap Shot Wide Left
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Aliaksei Protas
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Right
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Nick Jensen
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Nick Cousins
Giveaway by Gustav Forsling
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Niko Mikkola hit T.J. Oshie
Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Jonah Gadjovich Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Dmitry Kulikov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Ryan Lomberg hit Martin Fehervary
Takeaway by Matthew Tkachuk
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Carter Verhaeghe Deflected High and Wide Right
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Evan Rodrigues hit Nic Dowd
Sam Reinhart Tip-In Wide Left
Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jonah Gadjovich hit Ethan Bear
Carter Verhaeghe faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Sam Reinhart Goal (38) Tip-In, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (36), Carter Verhaeghe (27)
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Sam Bennett
John Carlson shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot Wide Left
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Left
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Michael Sgarbossa
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Gustav Forsling hit Beck Malenstyn
Ryan Lomberg hit Beck Malenstyn
Niko Mikkola hit Max Pacioretty
Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov
Michael Sgarbossa shot blocked by Brandon Montour
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Nick Cousins
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Slap Shot Short
Ryan Lomberg hit Rasmus Sandin
Jonah Gadjovich Wrap-around saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kevin Stenlund Deflected saved by Darcy Kuemper
Gustav Forsling Snap Shot Wide Right
Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Matthew Phillips
Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Matthew Tkachuk
Brandon Montour Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Sam Bennett
Matthew Tkachuk Wrap-around Wide Right
Brandon Montour Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Ryan Lomberg Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Dmitry Kulikov (12)
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Ethan Bear shot blocked by Carter Verhaeghe
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Brandon Montour
Nick Cousins hit Ethan Bear
Ethan Bear shot blocked by Matthew Tkachuk
Brandon Montour Cross-checking against T.J. Oshie
Aaron Ekblad hit T.J. Oshie
T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Matthew Tkachuk
Takeaway by Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (37)
Aaron Ekblad hit Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Aliaksei Protas
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Max Pacioretty
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot Wide Left
Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
T.J. Oshie Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Mantha hit Dmitry Kulikov
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
Off-side
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Aliaksei Protas Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Beck Malenstyn Interference - Goalkeeper against Sergei Bobrovsky
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Martin Fehervary Slashing against Matthew Tkachuk
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Martin Fehervary hit Carter Verhaeghe
Nic Dowd Interference against Sam Bennett
Aliaksei Protas Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Nick Jensen
T.J. Oshie hit Gustav Forsling
Max Pacioretty Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Joel Edmundson hit Evan Rodrigues
Tom Wilson hit Gustav Forsling
TV Timeout
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Alex Ovechkin Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (12), Connor McMichael (9)
Aliaksei Protas Wrap-around saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Matthew Phillips hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
T.J. Oshie Tripping against Dmitry Kulikov
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Brandon Montour shot blocked by John Carlson
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Beck Malenstyn Deflected Wide Right
Nick Cousins shot blocked by Ethan Bear
Kevin Stenlund shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Sandin hit Kevin Stenlund
Icing
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Puck in Netting
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Nick Jensen
John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Right
Anthony Mantha hit Niko Mikkola
Aliaksei Protas hit Nick Cousins
Aliaksei Protas hit Kevin Stenlund
High Stick
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Matthew Phillips Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Ethan Bear Wrist Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
Off-side
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
John Carlson Wrap-around Wide Right
Niko Mikkola shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by John Carlson
Puck in Netting
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
Beck Malenstyn hit Dmitry Kulikov
Nic Dowd Tripping against Jonah Gadjovich
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Nick Jensen hit Sam Bennett
Hand Pass
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Off-side
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
Tom Wilson hit Gustav Forsling
Nick Cousins shot blocked by Ethan Bear
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by John Carlson
Ethan Bear hit Kevin Stenlund
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
Anthony Mantha Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Michael Sgarbossa (1), Aliaksei Protas (16)
Beck Malenstyn hit Aaron Ekblad
Icing
Puck in Netting
Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by John Carlson
Ethan Bear hit Anton Lundell
Off-side
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
Tom Wilson Elbowing against Kevin Stenlund
Puck in Benches
Alex Ovechkin hit Aaron Ekblad
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Max Pacioretty Snap Shot Wide Right
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Puck in Benches
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
Jonah Gadjovich shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Puck in Crowd
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Nic Dowd Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Darcy Kuemper
Puck in Netting
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Tom Wilson Wrap-around saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Puck in Netting
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Beck Malenstyn hit Aleksander Barkov
Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Joel Edmundson Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jonah Gadjovich shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Kevin Stenlund shot blocked by John Carlson
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Goalie Stopped
Beck Malenstyn hit Dmitry Kulikov
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by John Carlson
Joel Edmundson Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot Wide Left
Rasmus Sandin hit Jonah Gadjovich
Rasmus Sandin hit Jonah Gadjovich
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Michael Sgarbossa hit Aaron Ekblad
Michael Sgarbossa hit Aaron Ekblad
Max Pacioretty hit Niko Mikkola
TV Timeout
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Off-side
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Puck in Netting
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Puck in Netting

CAPITALS

PANTHERS

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 2-0

Panthers
4
Capitals
3

Game 1

9/11

Capitals
2
Panthers
4

Game 2

9/2

Capitals
2
Panthers
3

Game 3

24/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	29	15	4	62
NY Islanders	26	16	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	10	54
Washington	24	18	6	54
Philadelphia	22	16	8	52
New Jersey	24	21	2	50
Columbus	21	19	7	49
NY Rangers	20	22	6	46

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	29	13	4	62
Detroit	29	16	4	62
Montreal	26	15	7	59
Buffalo	26	16	4	56
Boston	27	19	2	56
Toronto	23	16	8	54
Florida	24	19	3	51
Ottawa	22	19	5	49

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Washington Capitals @ Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Ryan LombergLW - FLA

Matthew TkachukLW - FLA

Sam ReinhartC - FLA

Game Information

Ryan Lomberg scores late winner, Panthers defeat Capitals 4-2

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FLA leads 2-0

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