Brooks Laich scored twice and five other Washington players had goals to lift the short-handed Capitals to a 7-3 win over the Panthers.
Nicklas Backstrom, Eric Fehr, Brendan Morrison, Jason Chimera and Alexander Semin each scored for the Capitals, who beat Florida for the sixth consecutive time to sweep the season series.
The Capitals were playing without Ovechkin, suspended two games for a hit on Chicago's Brian Campbell. It was the...
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OVECHKIN... - 2010-03-17 16:14:19
is a reckless thug.
He should have been suspended for more than two games for that hit.
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