The Washington Capitals will play the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
The Washington Capitals are 7-8-2 this season and have 16 points so far this year. Washington is coming off of a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 6-3 in their last game. Washington was out shot by a total of 35-22 and went 0-6 on the power play in the game. The Washington Capitals are averaging 2.88 goals per game, 3.06 goals against per game, 20.3% on the power play, and 80.8% on the penalty kill this season. Alex Ovechkin has led the Capitals with eight goals, six assists, and 64 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Darcy Kuemper, who is 5-7-1 this season with a 2.63 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.
The Florida Panthers are 8-6-1 this season and have 17 points on the year. Florida is coming off of a loss to the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 4-2 in their last game. Florida out shot Edmonton by a total of 42-32 and went 4-5 on the penalty kill in the game. The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.13 goals per game, 3.07 goals against per game, 14.8% on the power play, and 75.4% on the penalty kill this season. Matthew Tkachuk has led the Panthers with five goals, 12 assists, and 68 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Florida is Sergei Bobrovsky, who is 3-4-1 this season with a 3.29 goals against average and a .897 save percentage.
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