Capitals aim to continue home success vs. Panthers

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Florida (9-11-3) at Washington (13-8-3), 7:00 pm EST

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The Washington Capitals' high-powered offense is quickly making the Verizon Center one of the most feared places to play.

Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals look for their eighth consecutive home victory Tuesday when they host the Florida Panthers.

Washington has been almost unbeatable in the nation's capital this season, posting a 9-0-1 record at the Verizon Center. The reigning MVP, Ovechkin has tallied eight goals and 15 points at home this season.

After posting back-to-back home wins over the Atlanta Thrashers and Montreal Canadiens, the Capitals failed to muster any offense on the road and suffered a 3-0 setback to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.

Ovechkin and the Capitals hope a trip back home can help them forget about those offensive problems. But it may be tough against the Panthers, who are coming off their best performance of the season.

Craig Anderson made 37 saves for his second shutout of the season and sixth career as Florida blanked the New York Rangers, 4-0, on Sunday.

Stephen Weiss and Gregory Campbell scored 12 seconds apart in the second period for the Panthers, who won for the second time in their last seven games (2-3-2).

From the Bleachers

FLORIDA: 5
WASHINGTON: 3
Final
Dec 2 9:28 PM
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FLORIDA 5
WASHINGTON 3
3RD PRD: FLA - (EN) GREGORY CAMPBELL 5 (KARLIS SKRASTINS) 19:00
Dec 2 9:25 PM
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FLORIDA 4
WASHINGTON 3
3RD PRD: WAS - (PP) TOMAS FLEISCHMANN 10 (ALEX OVECHKIN, NICKLAS
BACKSTROM) 17:02
Dec 2 9:20 PM
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FLORIDA 4
WASHINGTON 2
3RD PRD: WAS - VIKTOR KOZLOV 4 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM, SHAONE MORRISONN)
16:11
Dec 2 9:19 PM
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FLORIDA 4
WASHINGTON 1
3RD PRD: FLA - RADEK DVORAK 3 (GREGORY CAMPBELL, VILLE PELTONEN) 4:45
Dec 2 8:58 PM
FLORIDA: 3
WASHINGTON: 1
End of 2nd
Dec 2 8:32 PM
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FLORIDA 3
WASHINGTON 1
2ND PRD: FLA - (PP) BRYAN MCCABE 4 (BRETT MCLEAN, MICHAEL FROLIK)
12:09
Dec 2 8:23 PM
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FLORIDA 2
WASHINGTON 1
2ND PRD: FLA - (PP) JAY BOUWMEESTER 3 (UNASSISTED) 7:28
Dec 2 8:14 PM
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FLORIDA 1
WASHINGTON 1
2ND PRD: FLA - VILLE PELTONEN 4 (RADEK DVORAK) 6:19
Dec 2 8:08 PM
FLORIDA: 0
WASHINGTON: 1
End of 1st
Dec 2 7:40 PM
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FLORIDA 0
WASHINGTON 1
1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) NICKLAS BACKSTROM 6 (TOMAS FLEISCHMANN, SAMI
LEPISTO) 15:57
Dec 2 7:37 PM
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