Capitals at Panthers
Panthers 6, Capitals 3 · first star Sam Reinhart (2 G, 1 A).
2025-26 regular season · Preseason. The 2026-27 regular season starts Sep 29. Data as of September 28, 2026, source NHL.
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 6
Shot chart
Every shot attempt, computed from the league's play-by-play coordinates. Capitals attack left, Panthers attack right, all periods folded onto one rink. Attempts are plotted where the league recorded them, so the 2 marks in a team's own end are attempts logged from there: empty-net shots, long dumps on the net; 1 empty-net goal is drawn as a diamond. Boxscore shots on goal: WSH 40, FLA 28.
Shots by period
| Period | WSH SOG | WSH G | FLA SOG | FLA G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2nd | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 3rd | 13 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 40 | 3 | 28 | 6 |
Shots by situation
| Situation | WSH SOG | WSH G | FLA SOG | FLA G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even strength | 38 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| Power play | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Short-handed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Into an empty net | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Attempt share by period
Capitals took 59.1% of the shot attempts, and 64.3% of the 115 attempts taken at 5-on-5. An attempt is a goal, a shot on goal, a miss or a blocked shot; CF% is the share of them belonging to the Panthers and FF% their share of the ones that were not blocked, so the Capitals hold the remainder. All situations unless the 5-on-5 figure is named. All 32 teams
| Period | FLA CF% | FLA FF% |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 36.6 | 35.3 |
| 2nd | 48.0 | 45.7 |
| 3rd | 37.3 | 43.2 |
| Game | 40.9 | 41.5 |
Team totals only: per-player on-ice numbers need shift data, which this source does not publish.
Scoring summary
1st period
- 08:25
Brandon Duhaime (3) Rasmus Sandin (4) · tip-in 1–0 - 08:53
Evan Rodrigues (4) Niko Mikkola (3), Sam Reinhart (2) · snap 1–1
2nd period
- 03:05
Cole Schwindt (2) Gustav Forsling (8), Eetu Luostarinen (6) · deflected 1–2 - 14:41
Sam Reinhart (9) PP Carter Verhaeghe (6), Seth Jones (8) · backhand 1–3
3rd period
- 00:52
Justin Sourdif (2) Jakob Chychrun (8), Tom Wilson (8) · tip-in 2–3 - 04:54
Sam Reinhart (10) Anton Lundell (8), Eetu Luostarinen (7) · wrist 2–4 - 09:47
Seth Jones (1) PP Brad Marchand (8), Anton Lundell (9) · snap 2–5 - 12:40
Rasmus Sandin (2) John Carlson (10) · snap 3–5 - 18:30
Eetu Luostarinen (3) EN Brad Marchand (9), Anton Lundell (10) · wrist 3–6
Three stars
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Sam Reinhart FLA · C #13 · 2 G, 1 A -
Brad Marchand FLA · L #63 · 0 G, 2 A -
Eetu Luostarinen FLA · C #27 · 1 G, 2 A
Boxscore
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21:24 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15:20 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:47 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:05 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:18 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22:55 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:41 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:39 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:33 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:53 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:40 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:07 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15:08 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:43 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:58 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:57 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | L | 27 | 5 | .815 | 59:23 |
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18:15 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19:23 |
| | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21:21 |
| | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23:29 |
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19:04 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:01 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10:13 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:27 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:41 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:58 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:21 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:25 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:09 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:21 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:14 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:44 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:18 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | W | 40 | 3 | .925 | 60:00 |
SOG shots on goal · BLK blocked shots · FO% faceoff win percentage · EV / PP saves over shots by strength. Skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source NHL (boxscore, play-by-play, game summary). Shot locations are the league's tracked coordinates; the chart and the situation tables are computed by Play-Pause Hockey. Data as of 2026-09-28.