Washington Capitals (13-11-1) at Florida Panthers (14-8-4) Location: BankAtlantic Center Time: 7:30 PMTV: Comcast SportsNet (HD) (Game On!), NHL NetworkRadio: 1500AM, 820 AM, and XMPrevious Games:Oct 18, 2011 FLA@WSH, 3-0 WGames Remaining: Feb 1, 2012 WSH@FLA, 8:00 PM Feb 7, 2012 FLA@WSH, 7:00 PM Feb 17, 2012 WSH@FLA, 7:30 PM Apr 5, 2012 FLA@WSH, 7:00 PM Familiar Faces of Former Capitals: G Jose Theodore (104 GP, 2008-10), RW Matt Bradley (427 GP, 2005-11), LW Tomas Fleischmann (283 GP, 2005-10), LW Marco Sturm (18 GP, 2010)Former Panthers: Dennis Wideman (61 GP, 2010-11), Tomas Vokoun (244 GP, 2007-11)Opposing Viewpoints: Litter Box Cats
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The Washington Capitals finally got back into the win column on Saturday night, gutting out a 3-2 overtime victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators. Now new Head Coach Dale Hunter will coach his first NHL game on the road in sunny South Florida. In a surprise m...
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PLAYERS:
Jose Theodore,
Matt Bradley,
Tomas Fleischmann,
Marco Sturm,
Dennis Wideman,
Tomas Vokoun,
Michal Neuvirth,
Kris Versteeg,
Stephen Weiss,
Dale Tallon,
Mike Green,
Jay Beagle,
Roman Hamrlik,
Alexander Semin,
Mikael Samuelsson,
Scottie Upshall,
Marcel Goc,
John Carlson,
Karl Alzner,
Jason Garrison,
Brian Campbell
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks
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