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Capitals vs. Panthers Recap: Streak Snapped in Sunrise, Caps Lose 3-2 (OT)

Plus: Solid overall team play. It was a grind-it-out kind of game and the Capitals executed their game plan well.

Minus: Ovechkin’s point streak was snapped, as was the Capitals winning streak.

Caps Player of the game: Tom Wilson. He drew two penalties and scored a goal.

Key Moment: With the lead at just under 5 minutes left in the game, the Florida Panthers pressured the Capitals, drawing a penalty against Nick Jensen and leading to Florida’s Carter Verhaeghe’s game-tying goal:

Final Thoughts: It was a gritty kind of game, and the Capitals did well to suppress shots against the Panthers.