Capitals visit the Panthers in Eastern Conference action

The Florida Panthers instrumentality connected the Washington Capitals successful Eastern Conference play

Washington Capitals (8-7-1, successful the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (8-7-1, successful the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers and the Washington Capitals instrumentality the crystal successful Eastern Conference play.

Florida is 8-7-1 wide and 5-1-1 astatine home. The Panthers person a 4-- grounds successful games decided by 1 goal.

Washington has an 8-7-1 grounds wide and a 4-3-1 grounds connected the road. The Capitals fertile 5th successful league play serving 10.6 punishment minutes per game.

The matchup Thursday is the archetypal gathering of the play betwixt the 2 teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brad Marchand has 11 goals and 7 assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has six goals implicit the past 10 games.

Dylan Strome has 5 goals and 10 assists for the Capitals. Tom Wilson has scored six goals and added 1 assistance implicit the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-4-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.8 assists, 4.8 penalties and 11 punishment minutes portion giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Capitals: 4-5-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.8 assists, 5.1 penalties and 13 punishment minutes portion giving up 2.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.

Capitals: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this communicative utilizing exertion provided by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.

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