The Washington Capitals triumphed over the Florida Panthers, securing a 6-3 victory at Capital One Arena, pushing their season record to 35-11-7. The Capitals started slow but took the lead with a goal from Andrew Mangiapane late in the first period. The Panthers quickly countered with a goal from Sam Bennett, ending the period at 1-1. In the second, Tom Wilson scored on a short-handed breakaway, but the Panthers equalized yet again through Aleksander Barkov. The final period saw the Capitals pull ahead with Lars Eller and Nic Dowd scoring in quick succession, leading to a brief response from Matthew Tkachuk. Empty-net goals from Aliaksei Protas and Alex Ovechkin finalized the scoreline.