SUNRISE — Sam Reinhart scored two objectives, serving to the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday evening and giving the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions 9 wins of their previous 12 video games.
The Capitals (20-14-5) have misplaced 4 of 5.
Florida got here again from a third-period deficit to drag out the win, getting objectives from Brad Marchand, Aaron Ekblad and Reinhart.
The Capitals led 3-2 early within the third on a aim by Dylan Strome, who additionally had two assists. However Marchand tied the rating by batting in his personal rebound previous goalie Logan Thompson at 6:16 of the third, and Ekblad put Florida forward for good about seven minutes later.
Reinhart added an empty-netter to seal issues for Florida.
Tom Wilson obtained each Washington objectives within the opening interval, giving the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 3:53 after which tying the rating at 2-2 with 43 seconds remaining on a power-play probability.
With the 2 objectives, Wilson has 4 multigoal video games this season — and his second multigoal interval, the primary of which got here Nov. 19 towards the Edmonton Oilers.
Between Wilson’s objectives, the Panthers tied the rating on Anton Lundell’s aim at 4:35 of the primary, with Reinhart scoring his twentieth of the season for a 2-1 lead at 12:45.
Wilson had a three-point evening, getting the first help on Strome’s third-period aim. Strome assisted on Wilson’s two objectives within the first.
After a scoreless second, the scoring picked up once more within the third.
The sport was Florida’s first since ahead Matthew Tkachuk practiced for the primary time this season, following offseason surgical procedure to restore a torn adductor muscle and sports activities hernia. Tkachuk practiced Sunday, however there isn’t a timetable for his return to recreation motion.
Up subsequent
Panthers: Host Montreal on Tuesday.
