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Last 10 -- Washington 6-4-0; Florida 4-6-0
Season series: -- It's the fourth of six regular-season meetings between the two Southeast Division rivals. Washington won the three previous games, including two at VerizonCenter and one at BankAtlantic Center.
Big story: -- The Caps have absolutely dominated the Southeast Division this season, going 9-2-0 thus far, against Florida, TampaBay, Atlanta and Carolina -- despite Tuesday's 7-4 loss at Tampa. A win on Wednesday night would be Washington's fourth straight over the Panthers -- they've won the first three despite not having Alex Ovechkin for any of them.
Who's hot: -- Ovechkin had two assists in Tampa and is 1-5-6 in his last three games. Defenseman Mike Green has a five-game points streak and scored twice against the Lightning. Alexander Semin has 5 goals and 7 points in his last four games. … Panthers' right wing Nathan Horton now has six points over his last five games, including the game-winning goal at Ottawa.
Injury report: -- Caps defenseman John Erskine left Saturday's game with Atlanta early in the third period and did not return. He sat out Tuesday and is listed as day-to-day with an upper body injury. For the Panthers, forwards Kenndal McArdle (shoulder) and David Booth (concussion) and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (knee) are still out, but all skated at practice on Monday.
Last 10 -- Washington 6-4-0; Florida 4-6-0
Season series: -- It's the fourth of six regular-season meetings between the two Southeast Division rivals. Washington won the three previous games, including two at VerizonCenter and one at BankAtlantic Center.
Big story: -- The Caps have absolutely dominated the Southeast Division this season, going 9-2-0 thus far, against Florida, TampaBay, Atlanta and Carolina -- despite Tuesday's 7-4 loss at Tampa. A win on Wednesday night would be Washington's fourth straight over the Panthers -- they've won the first three despite not having Alex Ovechkin for any of them.
Who's hot: -- Ovechkin had two assists in Tampa and is 1-5-6 in his last three games. Defenseman Mike Green has a five-game points streak and scored twice against the Lightning. Alexander Semin has 5 goals and 7 points in his last four games. … Panthers' right wing Nathan Horton now has six points over his last five games, including the game-winning goal at Ottawa.
Injury report: -- Caps defenseman John Erskine left Saturday's game with Atlanta early in the third period and did not return. He sat out Tuesday and is listed as day-to-day with an upper body injury. For the Panthers, forwards Kenndal McArdle (shoulder) and David Booth (concussion) and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (knee) are still out, but all skated at practice on Monday.
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The loss of Varly ignited a tailspin.And the C shouldn't have went to ovy..at least I think not yet.
