NHL-best Capitals beat the defending champion Panthers 6-3 for their 4th consecutive win

— Tom Wilson scored his 31st goal of the season, Alex Ovechkin had a pair of assists and the Washington Capitals beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday to win their fourth game in a row and pad their lead atop the NHL.
Mar 22, 2025, 07:51 pm - AP
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Panthers3003
Capitals3306
1st PeriodFLAWSH
3:15Connor McMichael (25)
Assists: Tom Wilson (28)
01
6:35Sam Bennett (23)
Assists: Mackie Samoskevich (13), Gustav Forsling (15)
11
12:24John Carlson (5)
Assists: Connor McMichael (29), Pierre-Luc Dubois (43)
12
13:56Seth Jones (8)
Assists: Sam Bennett (24), Evan Rodrigues (14)
22
14:56Anthony Beauvillier (15)
Assists: Rasmus Sandin (23), Trevor van Riemsdyk (18)
23
15:27Jonah Gadjovich (4)
Assists: Nico Sturm (7)
33
2nd PeriodFLAWSH
0:07Tom Wilson (31)
Assists: Matt Roy (21), Martin Fehervary (17)
34
0:59Dylan Strome (23)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin (23), Aliaksei Protas (34)
35
5:57Andrew Mangiapane (13)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin (24), Martin Fehervary (18)
36
3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Andrew Mangiapane hit Seth Jones
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Connor McMichael Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (28)
  • Matt Roy Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Matt Roy Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Nic Dowd hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Uvis Balinskis
  • Takeaway by Tom Wilson
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Sam Reinhart
  • Tom Wilson hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Giveaway by Logan Thompson
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Alex Ovechkin Backhand Wide Left
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan Strome Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • John Carlson Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (29), Pierre-Luc Dubois (43)
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Taylor Raddysh Tip-In saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Anthony Beauvillier Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (23), Trevor van Riemsdyk (18)
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Nic Dowd Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Seth Jones shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  • Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Dylan Strome hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Andrew Mangiapane Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Tom Wilson Goal (31) Backhand, assists: Matt Roy (21), Martin Fehervary (17)
  • Dylan Strome hit Niko Mikkola
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Dylan Strome Goal (23) Deflected, assists: Alex Ovechkin (23), Aliaksei Protas (34)
  • Jakob Chychrun Cross-checking against Jonah Gadjovich served by Alex Ovechkin
  • Jakob Chychrun Roughing against Jonah Gadjovich
  • Mackie Samoskevich shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Seth Jones shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Tom Wilson hit Sam Reinhart
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Connor McMichael Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Andrew Mangiapane Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Alex Ovechkin (24), Martin Fehervary (18)
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Seth Jones
  • Tom Wilson hit Gustav Forsling
  • Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Nic Dowd Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime
  • Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Taylor Raddysh faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Jakob Chychrun Tripping against Eetu Luostarinen
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Seth Jones shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  • Tom Wilson hit Sam Bennett
  • Jakob Chychrun Tip-In Wide Left
  • Tom Wilson hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Matt Roy hit Aleksander Barkov
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  • Mackie Samoskevich shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Anthony Beauvillier Backhand Wide Right
  • Takeaway by John Carlson
  • Nic Dowd hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Andrew Mangiapane hit Niko Mikkola
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime
  • Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Takeaway by John Carlson
  • Andrew Mangiapane Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Takeaway by Connor McMichael
  • Tom Wilson hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Tripping against Uvis Balinskis
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Mackie Samoskevich shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Seth Jones shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Takeaway by Lars Eller
  • Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  • Martin Fehervary hit A.J. Greer
  • Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Vitek Vanecek
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Taylor Raddysh
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Takeaway by Matt Roy
  • Jakob Chychrun Backhand Wide Right
  • Anton Lundell shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Sam Bennett Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Uvis Balinskis Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Off-side
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • A.J. Greer hit Lars Eller
  • Giveaway by A.J. Greer
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Sam Reinhart hit John Carlson
  • Sam Reinhart Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Tobias Bjornfot hit Tom Wilson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Jesper Boqvist
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Anthony Beauvillier
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Aleksander Barkov Backhand Wide Right
  • Sam Bennett Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Mackie Samoskevich (13), Gustav Forsling (15)
  • Mackie Samoskevich Backhand Wide Left
  • Sam Bennett Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Niko Mikkola Tripping against Alex Ovechkin
  • TV Timeout
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Gustav Forsling hit Tom Wilson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Sam Bennett
  • Nate Schmidt hit Martin Fehervary
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Sam Reinhart hit Lars Eller
  • Off-side
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Jakob Chychrun
  • Nate Schmidt hit Dylan Strome
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Jesper Boqvist
  • Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Matt Roy
  • Puck in Benches
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Seth Jones Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (24), Evan Rodrigues (14)
  • Jonah Gadjovich Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nico Sturm (7)
  • Sam Bennett Backhand Hit Left Post
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Icing
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Sam Reinhart hit John Carlson
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Tom Wilson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gustav Forsling Tripping against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Sam Bennett hit John Carlson
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Nico Sturm hit Jakob Chychrun
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Jonah Gadjovich Roughing against Jakob Chychrun
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Sam Reinhart Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Sam Reinhart Tip-In Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Takeaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Nate Schmidt Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Jesper Boqvist Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Connor McMichael
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Giveaway by Tobias Bjornfot
  • Gustav Forsling hit Tom Wilson
  • Takeaway by Anton Lundell
  • Seth Jones hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Anton Lundell Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
  • High Stick
  • Giveaway by Sam Bennett
  • Icing
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Anton Lundell
  • Giveaway by Anton Lundell
  • Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Takeaway by Jesper Boqvist
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Jakob Chychrun
  • TV Timeout
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Seth Jones Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Nate Schmidt Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Icing
  • A.J. Greer Wrap-around saved by Logan Thompson
  • On-Ice Official
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Challenge Hm - puck over glass
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Aleksander Barkov Tip-In Wide Right
  • Sam Reinhart hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Puck in Benches
  • Sam Bennett hit Matt Roy
  • Giveaway by Sam Bennett
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Tobias Bjornfot
  • Dylan Strome shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
  • Takeaway by Jesper Boqvist
  • Anton Lundell hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Nic Dowd
  • A.J. Greer hit Nic Dowd
  • A.J. Greer Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jesper Boqvist Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Puck in Benches
  • Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jonah Gadjovich
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Jonah Gadjovich
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by A.J. Greer
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Sam Reinhart hit Connor McMichael
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Seth Jones hit Lars Eller
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Taylor Raddysh
  • TV Timeout
  • Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nico Sturm hit Matt Roy
  • A.J. Greer hit Martin Fehervary
  • Nico Sturm Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Niko Mikkola Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by A.J. Greer
  • Sam Bennett Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Sam Bennett Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Gustav Forsling Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Uvis Balinskis Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Nic Dowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • A.J. Greer faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Nico Sturm hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by A.J. Greer
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by A.J. Greer
  • Takeaway by Sam Bennett
  • Giveaway by Sam Bennett
  • Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Puck in Netting
  • Takeaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Sam Bennett Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Martin Fehervary
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Matt Roy
  • Nico Sturm hit Alex Ovechkin
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Tobias Bjornfot Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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