Marchand gets 1,000th NHL point, Panthers defeat Capitals

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Brad Marchand had two assists to reach 1,000 NHL points, and the Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 6-3 at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday.

Marchand is the 102nd player in NHL history to reach the milestone, and the 12th active. The 37-year-old, who has 14 points (eight goals, six assists) during a nine-game point streak, has 435 goals and 565 assists in 1,116 career games.

“I hoped it would be tonight, I had the family here," said Marchand, who exchanged sweaters with Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin after the game.

“It was nice to do it at home, too. It doesn’t matter how it gets done, it was just fun to be a part of it. ... You don’t get to be a part of things like that very often. There are only 102 players who have done it, and those are cool moments in guy’s careers and we all enjoy them.”

Sam Reinhart had two goals and an assist, Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and two assists, Seth Jones had a goal and an assist, and Anton Lundell had three assists for the Panthers (9-7-1), who have won three of four. Daniil Tarasov made 37 saves for his first win of the season (fifth start).

“[Tarasov] was incredible, especially early in the game and early in the third when they had a few pushes and he was able to shut the door,” Reinhart said. “We were able to hold onto it.”

Rasmus Sandin had a goal and an assist for the Capitals (8-8-1), who went 1-3-0 on a four-game road trip. Logan Thompson made 22 saves.

Brandon Duhaime, who was born in Coral Springs, Florida, gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 8:25 of the first period. Florida turned the puck over in the offensive zone, and Sandin sent a shot toward the net from above the right circle that Duhaime redirected over Tarasov's right shoulder.

Duhaime has scored in three straight games after not getting a goal in the first 14 this season.

“There are definitely some things we need to clean up in our game, but there are a lot of things we are doing well,” he said. “That’s hockey. You’re trying not to get frustrated, and you want every single puck to go in when you get a good opportunity to score. But we have to see the positives in how we’re playing and also learn from what we’re not doing perfect. We just have to stick with it, trust the process."

Evan Rodrigues scored his 100th NHL goal 28 seconds later to tie it 1-1. He beat Thompson with a slap shot from the edge of the right circle after Niko Mikkola's shot from a sharp angle produced a big rebound.

Cole Schwindt gave Florida a 2-1 lead at 3:05 of the second period when he redirected a point shot from Gustav Forsling.

Reinhart made it 3-1 at 14:41 with a power-play goal, knocking in a rebound with his backhand from the edge of the crease.

“The last couple of games look different, feel different, and it is faster," Florida coach Paul Maurice said of his team’s power play. “Because it is faster we have more options because we’re working off both sides. It’s trending the right way.”

Justin Sourdif, who was traded to the Capitals by the Panthers on June 26, scored 52 seconds into the third period to cut it to 3-2. He tapped in a backdoor pass from Jakob Chychrun at the right post.

“I was happy with the first two (periods). You are trailing in that game, so it’s not ideal to be trailing after the way we played in the first two periods," Washington coach Spencer Carbery said. “We did a lot of good things. ... Overall, it felt like we carried the play and were in a good spot, but trailing 3-1 is not ideal. It makes the third a little more challenging, but we got the early goal and you have some life.”

Reinhart responded to push the lead to 4-2 at 4:54. He kicked a pass from Lundell, who was behind the net, to his stick in front, calmly pulled it back to avoid a poke check from Dylan Strome, and scored over the right pad of Thompson.

Jones scored his first goal of the season on a power play to make it 5-2 at 9:47. He roofed a shot from above the right circle that went in just under the crossbar.

Sandin cut it to 5-3 with a point shot through traffic at 12:40.

Luostarinen scored into an empty net from the neutral zone to make it 6-3 at 18:30. Marchand had the primary assist on the play to reach his milestone.

“It doesn’t look like he’s slowing down any time soon, and it couldn’t happen to a better guy," Reinhart said. “It’s a tough number to get. It’s going to be pretty cool to see what he can get that to over the next couple of years."

NOTES: Jones' goal was also his 100th in the NHL. ... Reinhart has scored four goal in his past four games. ... Luostarinen has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past seven games.