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Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Capital One Arena

Florida PanthersFloridaPanthersAway

vs

Washington CapitalsWashingtonCapitalsHome

SN · MNMT · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Florida Panthers visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with puck drop at 12:30 PM ET. The game is on SN, MNMT and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Panthers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 282026-10-28: no game
  2. 292026-10-29: no game
  3. 302026-10-30: vs WPG
  4. 312026-10-31: no game
  5. 12026-11-01: no game
  6. 22026-11-02: vs DET
  7. 32026-11-03: no game
  8. 42026-11-04: vs CHI
  9. 52026-11-05: no game
  10. 62026-11-06: no game
  11. 72026-11-07: at WSH
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~901 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~901 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Capitals

Another game at home.

  1. 282026-10-28: vs PHI
  2. 292026-10-29: at NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 302026-10-30: no game
  4. 312026-10-31: no game
  5. 12026-11-01: vs MIN
  6. 22026-11-02: no game
  7. 32026-11-03: vs DAL
  8. 42026-11-04: no game
  9. 52026-11-05: no game
  10. 62026-11-06: no game
  11. 72026-11-07: vs FLA
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Florida PanthersPanthersTue, Oct 13 at CBJ
  1. L1Vilmanis#95Luostarinen#27Lundell#15
    9:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewEller#20Verhaeghe#23Reinhart#13
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. L3Tkachuk#19Tkachuk#8Bennett#9
    7:58 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewImama#14Lafferty#18Hathaway#21
    7:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekblad#5Forsling#42
    12:58 together at 5v5
  2. D2Jones#3Mikkola#77
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulikov#7Balinskis#26
    11:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tkachuk LTkachuk LVerhaeghe CReinhart CJones D4:55
  2. 2Eller CBennett CLuostarinen CLundell CEkblad D2:58

Penalty kill

  1. 1Luostarinen CLundell CEkblad DForsling D0:57
  2. 2Eller CHathaway RJones DMikkola D0:37
Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

FLAWSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

FLA 72% (7th most settled)WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

FLA 2:30 left (2nd earliest · 15 pulls)WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

FLA 47.4s (10th shortest)WSH 49.8s (7th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

FLA 27% (10th least often)WSH 37% (4th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series