Florida Panthers chase fourth straight win over Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals meet Florida Panthers at Capital One Arena, Saturday 7:00am (NHL). Florida Panthers have won 20 of the 29 meetings with Washington Capitals since 2017.
The big picture
Washington Capitals come in 13th on the ladder; Florida Panthers are 15th. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
Washington Capitals are 11–7 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.6 goals for and 3.1 against.
Florida Panthers are 11–9 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.4 goals for and 3 against.
Form
Washington Capitals have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Dallas Stars 5–6.
Florida Panthers have won four of their last five and most recently beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3.
Head to head
These sides have met 29 times on our records since 2017: Washington Capitals 9, Florida Panthers 20.
Last time out (2025-26), Florida Panthers won 5–2 at Capital One Arena.
Florida Panthers have won the last three against Washington Capitals.
Biggest margin between these two: Washington Capitals by 5 goals in 2021-22 (6–1).
Players to watch
For Washington Capitals, watch Alex Tuch (0.6 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Boone Jenner (0.4 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).
For Florida Panthers, watch Brady Tkachuk (0.6 goals a game, 11 assists in 2026-27) and Carter Verhaeghe (0.5 goals a game, 6 assists in 2026-27).
At Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals have won 14 of their last 21 at Capital One Arena.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
