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WASHINGTON — Tom Wilson scored his 31st goal of the season, Alex Ovechkin had a pair of assists and the Washington Capitals beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 6-3 to win their fourth game in a row and pad their lead atop the NHL. Wilson set up Connor McMichael's opening goal in the first period before scoring his own seven seconds after the ensuing intermission. Dylan Strome scoring 52 seconds later made it eight goals combined between the teams in the first 21 minutes. Sam Bennett, Seth Jones and Jonah Gadjovich scored for the short-handed Panthers.
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