The Florida Panthers shoot for their fourth straight win tonight when they welcome the Washington Capitals to the BankAtlantic Center.

Florida has come on late to make a playoff push, but sits 12th in the Eastern Conference -- seven points behind the eighth-place Atlanta Thrashers in the playoff race.

On Monday, Olli Jokinen scored the game-winning goal with 1:44 left in overtime to lift the Panthers past the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-5, in Sunrise.

Jozef Stumpel netted two goals and had one assist, while Ric Jackman and Steve Montador also tallied goals for the Panthers, who squandered a four-goal lead, but have now won three straight and six of their last seven games. Roberto Luongo made 29 stops on 34 shots.

The Panthers will host the NY Rangers on Friday.

Washington, meanwhile, has lost its last six games. On Monday the Caps dropped a 4-2 tilt to visiting Montreal, as Michael Ryder, Alexander Perezhogin and Mathieu Dandenault scored during a 2:06 span of the second period to lift the Canadiens.

Alexander Ovechkin and Brian Sutherby scored for the Capitals, who tied a season-high with their sixth straight defeat. Olaf Kolzig ended with 28 saves in the loss.

Ovechkin checks in with 44 goals, including eight in the first 11 games after the Olympic break.

The Caps open a seven-game road trip tonight and will visit Tampa on Thursday.

Florida is 6-0 against Washington this season. However, all but one of those games was decided by one goal.