The Washington Capitals return from the All-Star Break when the Florida Panthers visit the Verizon Center Tuesday night.
Coming off of an exciting All-Star weekend, which featured three Caps not named Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals return to action on Tuesday night against the Atlantic Division leading Florida Panthers. With both teams looking to increase their division leads, this matchup should be a close one.
The Panthers (63 points) have gone (29-15-5) this season, good for a 5 point lead in the Atlantic division over the second place Tampa Bay Lightning. They have surrendered the second fewest goals this season at 108, and have the third best goal differential at +27.