Washington Capitals vs Florida Panthers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:5
17/01/2026 at 19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • NHL
  • Where to Watch on TV:
brazilBrazilDisney+
bulgariaBulgariaMax Sport 2
chileChileDisney+
denmarkDenmarkViaplay
finlandFinlandViaplay 3 Urheilu, Viaplay, V Sport Vinter
icelandIcelandViaplay
mexicoMexicoSky Sport
norwayNorwayViaplay
sloveniaSloveniaArena Sport 2
spainSpainDAZN Espana
swedenSwedenViaplay, V Sport Vinter
ukraineUkraineSetanta Sports+
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomDAZN, Premier Sports 2
uruguayUruguayDisney+
usaUsaESPN+
venezuelaVenezuelaDisney+
worldWorldNHL.tv

Match Stats

Shots on Goal
2530
Shots off target
2119
Shooting PCT
8% (2/25)16.67% (5/30)
Blocked shots
718
Goalkeeper Saves
2523
Saves PCT
89.29% (25/28)92% (23/25)
Penalties
32
PIM
64
Power-play Goals
01
Shorthanded Goals
00
Power-play PCT
0% (0/2)33.33% (1/3)
Pen. Killing PCT
66.67% (2/3)100% (2/2)
Hits
2923
Faceoffs Won
3323
Faceoffs %
58.9341.07
Giveaways
015
Takeaways
29
Empty Net Goals
02

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Period (0 - 1)
  • 13:23, 0 - 1, Greer A.J. (G), Bennett S. (A), Ekblad A. (A2)
  • 2nd Period (2 - 2)
  • 01:14, Bennett S. (2 min),
  • 01:14, Dowd N. (2 min),
  • 02:04, 1 - 1, Chychrun J. (G), Protas A. (A), Carlson J. (A2)
  • 10:04, 2 - 1, Chychrun J. (G), Carlson J. (A), Dowd N. (A2)
  • 11:40, 2 - 2, Bennett S. (G), Verhaeghe C. (A), Mikkola N. (A2)
  • 14:31, Ovechkin A. (2 min),
  • 15:16, 2 - 3, Balinskis U. J. (G), Lundell A. (A), Reinhart S. (A2)
  • 3rd Period (0 - 2)
  • 00:22, Luostarinen E. (2 min),
  • 08:30, Frank E. (2 min),
  • 18:40, 2 - 4, Lundell A. (G), Reinhart S. (A),
  • 19:26, 2 - 5, Verhaeghe C. (G), Bennett S. (A), Greer A.J. (A2)

Highlights

Chances of winning


Washington Capitals
45.2%
Draw
23.1%
Florida Panthers
31.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
40.9% 23% 36%

Our Initial ML Estimation

38.6% 24.4% 38.1%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Washington Capitals has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4.3%)
  • Florida Panthers has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.3%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Washington Capitals than the current prediction. (-6.6%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Washington Capitals that the model has picked up on.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Florida Panthers than the current prediction. (+6.4%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Florida Panthers could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.
  • Washington Capitals - Florida Panthers Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.1
    (2.37)
    4.13
    (4.21)
    3
    (2.69)
    5.1%
    (3.1%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 5.75
    What is the prediction for Washington Capitals - Florida Panthers?
  • Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Washington will win (votes: 6 - 54.5%). Florida will win (votes: 1 - 9.1%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 36.4%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Washington: 25.1%83.9%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 4.5, OT - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Florida Panthers will win (2 of 2 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.
  • Preview Facts
    • Two mid-table teams will face off this time (ranked 10 and 12).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Washington won 3.
    • The recent form of both competitors has been shaky.
    • Washington may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • Recently, Florida has had a series of away games.
    • Washington is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Washington: Dubois P. (Abdominal strain) Sourdif J. (Upper-Body Injury)
    • There will not play in Florida: Barkov A. (Knee Injury) Gadjovich J. (Upper-Body Injury) Jones S. (Upper-Body Injury) Kulikov D. (Wrist Injury) Marchand B. (Injury) Nosek T. (Knee Injury) Tkachuk M. (Groin Injury)
    • There are questionable in Washington: Wilson T. (Lower-Body Injury)
    • There are questionable in Florida: Schwindt C. (Arm Injury)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Washington won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 14 matches, and goals 67:77. (average 3.4:3.9).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Washington won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 35:31. (average 3.9:3.4).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Washington Capitals - Florida Panthers were as follows:
    29.12.2025 Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals 5:3
    13.11.2025 Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals 6:3
    22.03.2025 Washington Capitals - Florida Panthers 6:3
    04.02.2025 Washington Capitals - Florida Panthers 6:3
    25.11.2024 Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals 1:4
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