Lars Eller had two goals, Jakob Chychrun had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the reeling Florida Panthers 4-1 on Monday night.

The Panthers made it to the first intermission tied despite getting largely outplayed largely because of one player: Defensemen Niko Mikkola, who scored Florida’s only goal and prevented another. Mikkola lit the lamp for the first time in 2024-2025 exactly seven minutes into the game, cashing in a perfect pass from Sam Bennett on an odd-man rush.

The Florida Panthers played a little angry on Monday night against the Washington Capitals. A losing streak will bring that out in a proud team like the Panthers. In the end, however, all that energy did not turn into a win with the Capitals scoring three in the third (two were into an

Logan Thompson improved to 9-1-1 on the season and Dylan Strome got his 23rd assist for the Capitals, who improved to 6-1-0 in games immediately following a loss this season.

Jakob Chychrun added goal and two assists as Washington beat a reeling Florida. The Panthers have just one win in their past five home games.

Jakob Chychrun and Lars Eller starred on offense for Washington, and Logan Thompson won a goaltending duel with Spencer Knight en route to a huge 4-1 win. Here are the takeaways f