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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Cats arrived in town on Monday and headed to the White House with the Stanley Cup in tow for a special ceremony with President Donald Trump. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Now, the defending Stanley Cup champions will get back to work, playing the Eastern Conference leading Washington Capitals on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. " } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "So far this season, the Capitals have been one of the biggest surprises in the NHL. 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Only Winnipeg has a better record, and they’ve played two more games than the Capitals. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "While the Caps haven’t lost more than two games in a row at any time this season, they will put that to the test against Florida after dropping each of their past two in overtime. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Panthers are riding a modest three-game winning streak after sweeping last week’s homestand. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Rookie Mackie Samoskevich has been battling an illness and missed each of Florida’s past two games. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The hope is that he was well enough to travel with the team and play during the road trip, but that update won’t come until after Florida’s morning skate. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "If he can’t go, expect Jonah Gadjovich to slot back into the Panthers lineup. 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Panthers in DC to face Capitals in clash of division leaders