Stephen Weiss and the first-place Florida Panthers showed the Washington Capitals how much they have improved from last season. Weiss scored two goals to lead the Panthers to a 5-4 win over the Capitals on Monday night. The Panthers have a seven-point lead over the Capitals in the Southeast Division, the largest division lead in the NHL. Mike Santorelli, Dmitry Kulikov and Sean Bergenheim also scored goals for Florida and Scott Clemmensen...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Sat 2/9	Was	Was 0 - 5	W:
Tue 2/12	Fla	Was 6 - 5	W:
Thu 3/7	Was	Was 1 - 7	W:
Sat 4/6	Fla	Was 4 - 3	W:

Game Stats

Capitals (13-12-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM J. Chimera 1 0 3 2 0 C. Eakin 1 0 3 2 0 M. Knuble 1 0 2 2 0 B. Laich 1 0 1 2 0 J. Halpern 0 1 0 1 0 M. Johansson 0 1 0 1 0 M. Perreault 0 1 1 1 2 J. Ward 0 1 2 1 0 N. Backstrom 0 0 1 -2 2 T. Brouwer 0 0 0 -2 2 M. Hendricks 0 0 2 0 0 A. Ovechkin 0 0 4 -2 0		Panthers (15-8-4) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM S. Weiss 2 1 4 1 0 S. Bergenheim 1 0 3 -2 0 M. Santorelli 1 0 2 -1 0 T. Fleischmann 0 1 3 1 0 S. Matthias 0 1 0 -2 0 B. Kearns 0 0 0 0 5 T. Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 T. Kopecky 0 0 3 -2 0 J. Skille 0 0 1 -1 0 K. Versteeg 0 0 0 1 2
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Carlson 0 3 8 3 0 D. Orlov 0 1 1 1 2 K. Alzner 0 0 1 2 2 J. Erskine 0 0 0 -1 17 J. Schultz 0 0 1 0 0 D. Wideman 0 0 2 -1 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM D. Kulikov 1 2 5 0 0 B. Campbell 0 3 2 0 0 J. Garrison 0 1 1 1 0 M. Weaver 0 1 2 -1 2 E. Gudbranson 0 0 1 -2 0 E. Jovanovski 0 0 0 -2 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% M. Neuvirth(L, 3-5) 30 25 5 .833		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Clemmensen(W, 3-0) 32 28 4 .875

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PLAYER NEWS

Capitals Tom Poti (WAS - Defense) News: Poti said he will not be returning to the Capitals, stating that he never felt he was in the Caps' plans this season. [+] Impact: Poti returned to the NHL this season after missing two years due to a fractured pelvis and multiple groin injuries. Poti is confident in his ability to play next year, despite being limited to 16 games this year due to neck and back injuries. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Wojtek Wolski (WAS - Left Wing) News: Wolski signed a contract with the KHL's Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, the Capitals announced Monday. [+] Impact: The Caps signed Wolski last summer. He did not make any playoff appearances and played in just 27 games for Washington this season. After playing with five NHL teams, Wolski has made the move to the KHL at age 27, and he's unlikely to return to North America anytime soon. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Alexander Ovechkin (WAS - Left Wing) News: Ovechkin played the final two games of the Capitals' playoff series against the Rangers with a hairline fracture in his left foot, the Washington Post reports. [+] Impact: Since skating could not make the injury worse, Ovechkin played through the issue, both in those two games, as well as the the quarterfinals of the World Championships. The good news is that the fracture will simply requires rest to heal and Ovechkin has the entire offseason ahead of him to that end. (RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013)

Panthers

Injury Report

Capitals Player Injury Status M. Erat Upper-body injury day-to-day B. Laich Groin day-to-day T. Poti Back IR

Panthers Player Injury Status D. Kulikov Shoulder day-to-day E. Gudbranson Hand/wrist day-to-day E. Jovanovski Knee IR K. Versteeg Knee surgery IR S. Weiss Wrist surgery IR J. Theodore Lower-body injury IR S. Bergenheim Groin IR