How to Watch Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time - 2-8-2024

The Washington Capitals (22-19-7) will attempt to break a five-game losing streak when they face the Florida Panthers (31-15-4) on the road on Thursday, February 8 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSFL, and MNMT.

Panthers vs. Capitals Game Info

Game Day: Thursday, February 8, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Panthers and Capitals Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Panthers Insights

The Panthers rank 13th in the NHL with 158 goals scored (3.2 per game).
Defensively, the Panthers are one of the stingiest squads in league play, conceding 128 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank sixth.
Their goal differential (+30) makes them seventh-best in the league.
The 40 power-play goals the Panthers have scored this season are seventh-best in the NHL (on 166 power-play chances).
The Panthers’ 24.1% power-play conversion rate is 10th-best in the league.
The Panthers have recorded four shorthanded goals this season (15th among NHL squads).
The Panthers have the league’s seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (82.84%).
The Panthers win 51.1% of their faceoffs (11th in the NHL)
The Panthers make 9.3% of their shots (24th in the league).
The Panthers have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 18.9 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Key Players

With 37 goals and 25 assists this season, Sam Reinhart is one of Florida’s leading contributors (62 points).
Carter Verhaeghe is another of Florida’s major contributors currently with 51 total points (25 goals and 26 assists) to his name.
Florida’s scoring effort is aided by Matthew Tkachuk’s 51 points. He’s contributed 34 assists.
Across 36 games played, Sergei Bobrovsky has a goaltending record of 23-10-2. During those games, he’s allowed 88 goals while recording 891 saves.

Panthers Injuries

Nick Cousins: Concussion Protocol (Questionable)

Capitals Insights

The Capitals’ 114 goals on the season (2.4 per game) rank them 30th in the league.
The Capitals’ total of 147 goals allowed (3.1 per game) is 12th in the league.
Their -33 goal differential is 27th in the league.
With 19 power-play goals (on 134 chances), the Capitals are 31st in the NHL.
The Capitals have the league’s 29th-ranked power-play percentage (14.18).
This season, the Capitals have two shorthanded goals (26th in NHL).
At 79.31, the Capitals have the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
The Capitals win 46.8% of faceoffs, 27th-ranked in the NHL.
The 8.6% shooting percentage of the Capitals is 29th in the league.
The Capitals have held their opponents scoreless three times.

Capitals Key Players

Dylan Strome has scored 19 goals (0.4 per game) and put up 14 assists (0.3 per game), fueling the Washington offense with 33 total points (0.7 per game). He takes 2.2 shots per game, shooting 17.9%.
Alexander Ovechkin has scored 32 total points (0.7 per game) this campaign. He has 10 goals and 22 assists.
Washington’s John Carlson is among the top offensive players on the team with 29 total points (three goals and 26 assists).
Darcy Kuemper has an 11-11-2 record this season, with an .892 save percentage (54th in the league). He has 635 saves, and has allowed 77 goals (3.2 goals against average).