Even without two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals are still quite adept at putting the puck in the net -- especially against the defensively challenged Florida Panthers. Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and the short-handed Capitals beat the Panthers, 7-4, Saturday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series. Washington played a third straight game without Ovechkin, who has an upper body injury.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Fri 11/6	Fla	Was 4 - 1	W: Theodore L: Vokoun
Sat 11/7	Was	Was 4 - 7	W: Theodore L: Clemmensen
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Thu 12/3	Was	7:00 pm
Wed 1/13	Fla	7:30 pm
Fri 1/29	Was	7:00 pm
Tue 3/16	Fla	7:30 pm

Game Stats

Panthers (5-9-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM M. Frolik 1 0 2 -2 0 M. Repik 1 0 1 1 0 C. Stillman 1 0 3 -1 0 K. McArdle 0 1 2 -1 5 V. Oreskovich 0 1 5 1 0 S. Reinprecht 0 1 3 -1 0 S. Weiss 0 1 0 -2 0 G. Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 N. Horton 0 0 1 -1 0 R. Olesz 0 0 4 -1 0 J. Taffe 0 0 1 0 2		Capitals (10-3-4) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM M. Knuble 2 2 2 2 0 T. Fleischmann 2 0 4 3 0 B. Laich 1 1 3 0 0 Q. Laing 1 0 4 0 0 M. Perreault 1 0 2 0 0 N. Backstrom 0 2 2 3 0 M. Bradley 0 1 1 0 5 C. Clark 0 1 4 0 2 E. Fehr 0 1 0 0 0 B. Morrison 0 1 2 -1 0 A. Semin 0 0 2 0 4 D. Steckel 0 0 2 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM D. Kulikov 1 1 2 1 0 B. Allen 0 1 0 1 2 B. McCabe 0 1 2 -1 2 K. Ballard 0 0 1 -1 4 V. Koistinen 0 0 0 0 0 J. Leopold 0 0 0 -2 0 D. Seidenberg 0 0 0 -2 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM S. Morrisonn 0 1 0 2 0 B. Pothier 0 1 1 3 0 T. Poti 0 1 0 3 0 J. Erskine 0 0 0 2 0 M. Jurcina 0 0 1 -4 0 T. Sloan 0 0 2 -2 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Clemmensen(L, 2-1) 32 25 7 .781		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Theodore(W, 5-2) 28 24 4 .857

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PLAYER NEWS

Panthers Gregory Campbell (FLA - C) News: According to the Miami Herald, center Gregory Campbell missed Saturday's contest due to a litany of injuries. [+] Impact: Coach Peter DeBoer stated that Campbell has "a bunch of little things going on", so it doesn't sound too serious. He's recorded just three assists on the season though, so he won't be missed on fantasy rosters if he is out for any additional games. (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Cory Stillman (FLA - Left Wing) News: Stillman missed Saturday's win over the Rangers because of a knee injury sustained Friday at Detroit. [+] Impact: The Panthers are hoping that Stillman will return soon. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Nathan Horton (FLA - RW) News: Nathan Horton tallied his sixth goal of the season on Saturday, helping the Panthers past the Rangers by a score of 3-2. [+] Impact: The young right winger now has 17 points in 21 contests this season. (Fanball - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)

Capitals Alex Ovechkin (WAS - Left Wing) News: Ovechkin scored in regulation in Washington's 2-1 shootout loss to Toronto on Saturday night. [+] Impact: Ovechkin took a nifty pass from streaking defenseman Mike Green and beat Vesa Toskala with the kind of quick, hard shot. Ovechkin has 16 goals in 17 career games against Toronto. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Tom Poti (WAS - Defense) News: Poti is out for Washington with an upper-body injury. [+] Impact: It is unclear when he will return for Washington. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Semyon Varlamov (WAS - G) News: Semyon Varlamov was spectacular on Saturday night, stopping 38-of-39 shots, but not spectacular enough, as Washington lost 2-1 in a shootout to the Maple Leafs.  [+] Impact: The loss dropped him to a still-sterling 8-1-1 on the season. (Fanball - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)

Injury Report

Panthers Player Injury Status C Stillman Left knee day-to-day D Booth Concussion IR N Tarnasky Broken orbital bone IR

Capitals Player Injury Status T Poti Upper-body injury day-to-day S Morrisonn Upper-body injury day-to-day Q Laing Broken jaw IR A Semin Right wrist injury IR B Gordon Back IR J Theodore Personal reasons day-to-day M Knuble Broken finger IR M Jurcina Pulled leg muscle IR