NHL: Washington 3, Florida 0

SUNRISE, Fla., March 17 (UPI) -- Jose Theodore stopped all 19 shots he faced Tuesday in the Washington Capitals' 3-0 blanking of the Florida Panthers.

Theodore improved to 28-15-4 on the year and collected his second shutout of the season.

Brooks Laich, Viktor Kozlov and Mike Green scored for the Capitals. John Erskine had two assists for Washington.

Alex Ovechkin failed in his second try to become the first Capitals player to ever notch three separate 50-goal seasons.

Tomas Vokoun stopped 22 shots for the Panthers, who have lost four straight and five of their last six games.