Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals - NHL Game Preview - January 17, 2026 - CBS Sports

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Sun Jan 18

12:00AM

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Florida FLA--	-	-	-
Washington WAS--	-	-	-

Capital One ArenaWashington, DC

Panthers	2.88 GF AVG	3.02 GA AVG	21.00 Power Play
Capitals	3.20 GF AVG	2.71 GA AVG	14.70 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Dmitry Kulikov (D)	Upper Body	03-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Mar 17
Aleksander Barkov (C)	Knee	04-25-2026Out for the season
Tomas Nosek (LW)	Knee	12-09-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 10
Matthew Tkachuk (LW)	Groin	12-14-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 15
Eetu Luostarinen (C)	Lower Body	12-01-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 2
Jonah Gadjovich (LW)	Upper Body	02-04-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 5

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Nic Dowd (C)	Upper Body	11-23-2025Day-to-Day
Pierre-Luc Dubois (LW)	Abdomen	03-08-2026Expected to be out until at least Mar 9

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