Washington Capitals @ Florida Panthers

14-6-1, 7-2-0 Away

Final

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

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

12-9-1, 6-5-1 Home

Eller scores twice, Capitals beat Panthers 4-1 as Florida loses 6th out of 7

— Lars Eller had two goals, Jakob Chychrun had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the reeling Florida Panthers 4-1 on Monday night.

Nov 26, 2025, 02:47 am - AP

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

1st Period			WSH	FLA
7:00		Niko Mikkola (1) Assists: Sam Bennett (10), Carter Verhaeghe (10)	0	1
17:49		Lars Eller (5) Assists: Jakob Chychrun (4), Hendrix Lapierre (4)	1	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		WSH	FLA
1:18	Jakob Chychrun (6) (Power Play) Assists: Dylan Strome (23), Tom Wilson (9)	2	1
18:32	Lars Eller (6) (Empty Net) Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (12), Jakob Chychrun (5)	3	1
19:37	Ivan Miroshnichenko (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Matt Roy (4)	4	1

John Carlson shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
Takeaway by Nate Schmidt
Aleksander Barkov hit Rasmus Sandin
Aaron Ekblad hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Dmitry Kulikov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
A.J. Greer hit Martin Fehervary
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Sam Bennett hit Rasmus Sandin
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot Wide Right
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Niko Mikkola Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (10), Carter Verhaeghe (10)
Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot Wide Right
Tomas Nosek hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Giveaway by Tomas Nosek
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot Wide Right
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot Wide Right
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Sam Reinhart Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk
Takeaway by Anton Lundell
Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Mackie Samoskevich hit John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Anton Lundell
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
Sam Bennett hit Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis
Matt Roy shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
Giveaway by Gustav Forsling
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Dmitry Kulikov hit Lars Eller
Sam Bennett hit Lars Eller
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Sam Bennett
John Carlson shot blocked by Anton Lundell
Hendrix Lapierre shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Aleksander Barkov hit Matt Roy
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Left
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot Wide Right
Sam Bennett hit Tom Wilson
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
A.J. Greer hit Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
A.J. Greer hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis
Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
Matthew Tkachuk hit Martin Fehervary
Matthew Tkachuk Roughing against Martin Fehervary
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov
Aaron Ekblad hit Connor McMichael
Sam Bennett Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Matthew Tkachuk hit Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
Sam Reinhart hit Martin Fehervary
Dmitry Kulikov Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Right
Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Lars Eller
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Evan Rodrigues Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis
Mackie Samoskevich Holding against Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
Tomas Nosek hit Rasmus Sandin
Matt Roy shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Lars Eller
Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk
Matthew Tkachuk hit Martin Fehervary
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Lars Eller
Dmitry Kulikov Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Aleksander Barkov Deflected saved by Logan Thompson
Aleksander Barkov hit Matt Roy
Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Dmitry Kulikov Backhand Short
Matthew Tkachuk hit Jakob Chychrun
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Mackie Samoskevich hit Rasmus Sandin
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Aleksander Barkov Between Legs Wide Left
Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Uvis Balinskis Tripping against Tom Wilson
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Aaron Ekblad Slashing against Connor McMichael
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Sam Bennett
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot Wide Right
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
Giveaway by Spencer Knight
John Carlson shot blocked by Carter Verhaeghe
Evan Rodrigues hit Rasmus Sandin
Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis
Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
A.J. Greer Interference against Matt Roy
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
John Carlson shot blocked by Carter Verhaeghe
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Takeaway by Aaron Ekblad
Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Anton Lundell
John Carlson shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
Uvis Balinskis hit Lars Eller
Matthew Tkachuk hit John Carlson
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Anton Lundell hit Jakob Chychrun
Eetu Luostarinen hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
A.J. Greer hit Matt Roy
Tomas Nosek hit Rasmus Sandin
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sam Bennett hit Ivan Miroshnichenko
Takeaway by Hendrix Lapierre
Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh
Icing
Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Evan Rodrigues
Nic Dowd hit Nate Schmidt
Icing
Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh
Matt Roy hit Carter Verhaeghe
Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Martin Fehervary hit A.J. Greer
Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Gustav Forsling
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Matt Roy
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Tom Wilson hit Dmitry Kulikov
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Martin Fehervary hit Anton Lundell
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Left
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck in Crowd
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Tom Wilson hit Matthew Tkachuk
Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by John Carlson
Andrew Mangiapane hit Evan Rodrigues
Matt Roy hit Aleksander Barkov
Matt Roy hit Sam Reinhart
Lars Eller Cross-checking against Aleksander Barkov
TV Timeout
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Icing
Lars Eller faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Left
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Short
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Lars Eller Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (4), Hendrix Lapierre (4)
Giveaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot Wide Right
Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Icing
Lars Eller faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot Wide Right
John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
Hendrix Lapierre Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Icing
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Goalie Stopped
Matt Roy Cross-checking against Sam Reinhart
Martin Fehervary hit Carter Verhaeghe
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Puck in Benches
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh
Off-side
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
Nic Dowd hit A.J. Greer
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
On-Ice Official
TV Timeout
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
Nic Dowd hit Jesper Boqvist
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Martin Fehervary Roughing against Matthew Tkachuk
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
Takeaway by Lars Eller
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Puck in Netting
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Connor McMichael Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Pierre-Luc Dubois Unsportsmanlike conduct
TV Timeout
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by John Carlson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Matt Roy
Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Martin Fehervary hit Sam Reinhart
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Connor McMichael Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh
Connor McMichael Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
John Carlson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (23), Tom Wilson (9)
Andrew Mangiapane Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Tom Wilson hit Niko Mikkola
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Wide Right
Connor McMichael Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
Nic Dowd Tip-In Wide Right
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Dylan Strome
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Connor McMichael Tip-In Above Crossbar
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Nic Dowd hit Mackie Samoskevich
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Tom Wilson hit Gustav Forsling
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Andrew Mangiapane Holding against Dmitry Kulikov
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Trevor van Riemsdyk hit Evan Rodrigues
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Martin Fehervary hit Aleksander Barkov
High Stick
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Jakob Chychrun hit Carter Verhaeghe
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Puck in Benches
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
Giveaway by John Carlson
Connor McMichael Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Tom Wilson hit Aleksander Barkov
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Puck Frozen - Skater
Nic Dowd hit Sam Reinhart
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Lars Eller Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (12), Jakob Chychrun (5)
Goalie Stopped
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Ivan Miroshnichenko Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Roy (4)

CAPITALS

PANTHERS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
4
Panthers
1

Game 1

26/11

Panthers
3
Capitals
6

Game 2

5/2

Panthers
3
Capitals
6

Game 3

22/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	17	9	2	36
NY Islanders	16	11	3	35
Pittsburgh	14	7	6	34
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Philadelphia	15	9	3	33
New Jersey	16	12	1	33
Columbus	13	10	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	10	2	34
Boston	17	13	0	34
Montreal	15	10	3	33
Detroit	15	11	3	33
Florida	14	12	2	30
Toronto	13	11	4	30
Ottawa	13	11	4	30
Buffalo	11	13	4	26

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Washington Capitals @ Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Jakob ChychrunD - WSH

Logan ThompsonG - WSH

Spencer KnightG - FLA

Game Information

Eller scores twice, Capitals beat Panthers 4-1 as Florida loses 6th out of 7

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Chicago Blackhawks send defenseman Sam Rinzel to AHL

Bruins' Charlie McAvoy nears return after face injury

Mammoth's Logan Cooley out indefinitely with injury