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

17/01/2026 at 19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Capital One Arena (Washington, DC).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Bulgaria	Max Sport 2
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay 3 Urheilu, Viaplay, V Sport Vinter
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Slovenia	Arena Sport 2
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Vinter
Ukraine	Setanta Sports+
United-kingdom	DAZN, Premier Sports 2
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
25	30
Shots off target
21	19
Shooting PCT
8% (2/25)	16.67% (5/30)
Blocked shots
7	18
Goalkeeper Saves
25	23
Saves PCT
89.29% (25/28)	92% (23/25)
Penalties
3	2
PIM
6	4
Power-play Goals
0	1
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
0% (0/2)	33.33% (1/3)
Pen. Killing PCT
66.67% (2/3)	100% (2/2)
Hits
29	23
Faceoffs Won
33	23
Faceoffs %
58.93	41.07
Giveaways
0	15
Takeaways
2	9
Empty Net Goals
0	2

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%

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%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Florida (votes: 2 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 4.5, OT - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

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).

How many head-to-head matches has Washington Capitals won against Florida Panthers?

Washington Capitals has won 3 of their last 11 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Florida Panthers won against Washington Capitals?

Florida Panthers has won 8 of their last 11 head-to-head matches.

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

Latest results of Washington Capitals

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13.01.2026 Washington Capitals - Montreal Canadiens 3:2 ✺

11.01.2026 Nashville Predators - Washington Capitals 3:2 ✺

09.01.2026 Chicago Blackhawks - Washington Capitals 1:5 ✺

07.01.2026 Washington Capitals - Dallas Stars 1:4 ✺

Latest results of Florida Panthers

16.01.2026 Carolina Hurricanes - Florida Panthers 9:1 ✺

12.01.2026 Buffalo Sabres - Florida Panthers 3:4 ✺

10.01.2026 Ottawa Senators - Florida Panthers 2:3 ✺

08.01.2026 Montreal Canadiens - Florida Panthers 6:2 ✺

06.01.2026 Toronto Maple Leafs - Florida Panthers 4:1 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	54	33	3	9	9	208:136	81
2	Minnesota Wild	57	21	12	10	14	190:164	76
3	Dallas Stars	56	27	6	9	14	188:156	75
4	Vegas Golden Knights	55	18	7	14	16	182:176	64
5	Edmonton Oilers	56	21	7	8	20	193:185	64
6	Utah Mammoth	56	22	7	4	23	179:156	62
7	Seattle Kraken	54	20	6	9	19	156:159	61
8	Anaheim Ducks	55	17	12	3	23	181:193	61
9	Los Angeles Kings	54	14	9	14	17	143:153	60
10	San Jose Sharks	54	16	11	4	23	169:189	58
11	Nashville Predators	55	19	7	6	23	162:188	58
12	Chicago Blackhawks	56	17	5	9	25	154:181	53
13	Winnipeg Jets	55	20	2	8	25	159:170	52
14	Calgary Flames	55	18	4	6	27	138:166	50
15	St. Louis Blues	56	19	1	9	27	143:198	49
16	Vancouver Canucks	56	12	6	6	32	147:205	42

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	53	27	8	4	14	189:136	74
2	Carolina Hurricanes	55	24	10	6	15	191:160	74
3	Detroit Red Wings	57	23	10	6	18	173:171	72
4	Montreal Canadiens	56	20	11	8	17	194:186	70
5	Buffalo Sabres	55	26	6	5	18	190:167	69
6	Boston Bruins	56	24	8	4	20	191:177	68
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	54	24	4	11	15	183:162	67
8	New York Islanders	56	21	9	5	21	161:157	65
9	Washington Capitals	57	23	5	7	22	183:171	63
10	Columbus Blue Jackets	54	18	9	7	20	172:177	61
11	Ottawa Senators	55	22	5	7	21	186:179	61
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	56	18	8	9	21	183:192	61
13	Florida Panthers	55	23	5	3	24	168:181	59
14	Philadelphia Flyers	54	17	7	10	20	162:176	58
15	New Jersey Devils	55	18	10	2	25	145:169	58
16	New York Rangers	56	14	8	6	28	151:178	50

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