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12/29 21:04 CST Reinhart scores twice as Panthers beat Capitals 5-3, giving
Florida 9th win in 12 games
Reinhart scores twice as Panthers beat Capitals 5-3, giving Florida 9th win in
12 games
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) --- Sam Reinhart scored two goals, helping the Florida
Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday night and giving the
back-to-back Stanley Cup champions nine wins in their past 12 games.
The Capitals (20-14-5) have lost four of five.
Florida came back from a third-period deficit to pull out the win, getting
goals from Brad Marchand, Aaron Ekblad and Reinhart.
The Capitals led 3-2 early in the third on a goal by Dylan Strome, who also had
two assists. But Marchand tied the score by batting in his own rebound past
goalie Logan Thompson at 6:16 of the third, and Ekblad put Florida ahead for
good about seven minutes later.
Reinhart added an empty-netter to seal matters for Florida.
Tom Wilson got both Washington goals in the opening period, giving the Capitals
a 1-0 lead at 3:53 and then tying the score at 2-2 with 43 seconds remaining on
a power-play chance.
With the two goals, Wilson has four multigoal games this season --- and his
second multigoal period, the first of which came Nov. 19 against the Edmonton
Oilers.
Between Wilson's goals, the Panthers tied the score on Anton Lundell's goal at
4:35 of the first, with Reinhart scoring his 20th of the season for a 2-1 lead
at 12:45.
Wilson had a three-point night, getting the primary assist on Strome's
third-period goal. Strome assisted on Wilson's two goals in the first.
After a scoreless second, the scoring picked up again in the third.
The game was Florida's first since forward Matthew Tkachuk practiced for the
first time this season, following offseason surgery to repair a torn adductor
muscle and sports hernia. Tkachuk practiced Sunday, but there is no timetable
for his return to game action.
Up next Capitals: Host the New York Rangers on Wednesday. Panthers: Host Montreal on Tuesday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
Up next Capitals: Host the New York Rangers on Wednesday. Panthers: Host Montreal on Tuesday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
