Washington Capitals vs Florida Panthers: Game preview, predictions, and odds | November 25, 2024

The Washington Capitals are on the road to play the Florida Panthers on Monday at 7 p.m. ET. Washington (13-6-1) enters the game on the back of a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. On the other hand, Florida (12-8-1) suffered a 7-4 home loss to Colorado.

Capitals vs Panthers: Head-to-head & key stats

• Washington is 67-46-9-14 all-time against Florida
• The Capitals are averaging 4.05 goals per game
• Florida is averaging 3.47 goals per game
• Washington is allowing 2.75 goals per game
• The Panthers are allowing 3.42 goals per game
• The Capitals are 6-2 on the road
• Florida is 6-4-1 at home

Washington Capitals vs Florida Panthers: Preview

Washington is on a two-game losing streak and coming off a loss to the New Jersey Devils. The Capitals are without star forward Alex Ovechkin, who is ruled out with a knee injury.

Washington is led by Dylan Strome with 28 points, while Connor McMichael has 20 points and Aliaksei Protas has 18. The Capitals are expected to start Logan Thompson, who's 8-1-1 with a 2.58 GAA and a .914 SV%.

Florida, meanwhile, is on a three-game losing streak and hasn't been playing good hockey as of late. The Panthers are led by Sam Reinhart with 31 points, while Aleksander Barkov has 19 points and Sam Bennett has 18.

Florida will likely start Spencer Knight, who's 3-3 with a 2.72 GAA and a .897 SV%. In his career against Washington, Knight is 1-0 with a 5.59 GAA and a .861 SV%.

Capitals vs Panthers: Odds & Prediction

Washington is a +145 underdog while Florida is a -175 favorite, with the over/under set at 6 goals.

The Panthers have not been playing well lately, but this is a good spot for them to return to the win column at home. The Capitals have struggled without Ovechkin as the offense is not the same.

Knight should be able to limit Washington's offense and edge out a big win here.

Prediction: Florida 4, Washington 2.

Capitals vs Panthers: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Florida ML (-175)

Tip 2: Sam Reinhart 3+ shots on goal (-135)

Tip 3: Connor McMichael 3+ shots on goal (+120)