Panthers 3, Capitals 4 — November 7, 2026: recap and analysis

FLAFLA
Florida Panthers
9-5-2 · W1 · L10: 7-3-0
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
Final
3—4
Nov 7, 2026 · Capital One Arena
WSHWSH
Washington Capitals
8-6-0 · L2 · L10: 5-5-0
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L

Final score: Florida Panthers 3, Washington Capitals 4. Capitals dominated expected goals 4.42 to 3.81. Capitals controlled 61.5% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Logan Thompson (26/29 saves, .897 SV%, +1.3 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Panthers, 66% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
FLA xG
3.81
ACTUAL
3 — 4
WSH xG
4.42

Scoring Timeline

0.02
LOW xG
WSH1P 02:21Even Strength
Jack St. Ivany
29
Jack St. Ivany(1)
D · WSH · #29
FLA 0 - 1 WSH
0.12
HIGH xG
FLA1P 03:13Even Strength
FLA 1 - 1 WSH
0.41
HIGH xG
FLA1P 10:00Power Play
FLA 2 - 1 WSH
0.15
HIGH xG
WSH2P 04:39Even Strength
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(11)
R · WSH · #89
FLA 2 - 2 WSH
0.14
HIGH xG
WSH2P 14:55Even Strength
FLA 2 - 3 WSH
0.16
HIGH xG
WSH3P 04:42Even Strength
FLA 2 - 4 WSH
0.07
MED xG
FLA3P 19:13Even Strength
FLA 3 - 4 WSH

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Logan Thompson
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
26/29 saves, .897 SV%, +1.3 GSAX
★2
Akira Schmid
40
Akira Schmid
G · FLA · #40
27/31 saves, .871 SV%, +0.2 GSAX
★3
Brady Tkachuk
8
Brady Tkachuk
L · FLA · #8
2G, 7 SOG, 3 HIT

Team Stats

FLAWSH
29Shots31
3.81xGF4.42
38.55v5 CF%61.5
51.8FO%48.2
1/5PP0/3
31Hits8
13Blocks15
21Giveaways19
7Takeaways6
8PIM23

Period Breakdown

PeriodFLA SOGWSH SOGFLA xGWSH xG
1st1191.711.01
2nd1071.011.25
3rd8151.092.17
Total29313.814.42

Penalties

10 TOTAL
1P 05:04
FLA
Sam ReinhartHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Sourdif
1P 08:55
WSH
Tom WilsonBoarding (5 min)
Drawn by Sandis Vilmanis
1P 08:55
WSH
Tom WilsonGame misconduct (10 min)
1P 17:29
FLA
Carter VerhaegheHolding the stick (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Tuch
2P 06:48
WSH
Matt RoyHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Carter Verhaeghe
2P 15:45
WSH
Martin FehérváryRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Tkachuk
2P 15:45
FLA
Matthew TkachukRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Martin Fehérváry
3P 09:10
WSH
Cole HutsonHolding the stick (2 min)
Drawn by Cole Reinhardt
3P 14:35
WSH
Cole HutsonCross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Garnet Hathaway
3P 15:59
FLA
Uvis BalinskisHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Aliaksei Protas

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