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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Stephen Weiss and the first-place Florida Panthers showed the Washington Capitals how much they have improved from last season. Weiss scored two goals to lead the Panthers to a 5-4 win over the Capitals on Monday night. The Panthers have a seven-point lead over the Capitals in the Southeast Division, the largest division lead in the NHL. Mike Santorelli, Dmitry Kulikov and Sean Bergenheim also scored goals for Florida and Scott Clemmensen stopped 28 shots. Kulikov also had two assists and Brian Campbell had three assists. "When you fess up, the truth is we did look at this as a big game for us," Florida coach Kevin Dineen said. "We looked at it as a test and a team that we aspire to compete with every night. They didnt see our best early in the year (a 3-0 loss at Washington on Oct. 18) and we felt we needed to come out and play a strong game and that was part of the game plan. We certainly did that." Mike Knuble, Cody Eakin, Brooks Laich and Jason Chimera scored goals for the Capitals. Michal Neuvirth made 25 saves, but struggled in his second start under new coach Dale Hunter. The Capitals have lost five straight road games and nine of 12 overall. Trailing 5-2, the Capitals scored two goals in the third period. The first came on Laichs wrist shot at 12:09 that made it 5-3. Chimeras shot deflected off Clemmensen and into the net at 18:16 to bring the Caps within one goal. "We got rolling, but we were a little too late," Chimera said. The Capitals kept the pressure on in the final seconds. "We battled, we get back in the third, inches away from tying it up," Hunter said. "The boys showed a lot of character that way." Some Washington players didnt take much solace in the late surge. "Its not acceptable to play hockey for 20 minutes and not the other 40," Laich said. "You judge yourself by your results, not your intentions. Were not satisfied at all tonight." Weiss second goal of the game and 11th of the season came at 12:11 of the second. Tomas Fleischmann passed the puck back to Weiss in the right circle. His wrister went high into the net and gave the Panthers a 5-1 lead. "Flash said that when he turned and made the pass he was upset because there were three guys in the way and somehow it snuck through and I didnt see it until it was almost on my stick. Well take it," Weiss said. Washington made it 5-2 late in the second when Mathieu Perreault passed the puck from behind the net to Eakin in the right circle. His shot beat Clemmensen with 20 seconds left in the period. The Panthers stretched their lead to 4-1 in the second on a power-play goal by Bergenheim. Bergenheim picked up a loose puck behind the net and his wraparound went in at 3:41. Florida scored two goals in 13 seconds to take a 2-0 lead in the first period. Weiss took a shot from the top of the right circle that deflected off a Washington player and past Neuvirth on the glove side at 6:50. Santorellis wrist shot from low in the right circle got past Neuvirth at 7:03. The Panthers made it 3-0 on Kulikovs power-play goal. His slapshot from above the right circle beat Neuvirth at 16:31. The Capitals answered back 40 seconds later when Knubles shot from the right circle went through the legs of Clemmensen to make it 3-1. Panthers fans showered the rink with rubber rats at the games end, a throwback to a tradition started in the mid-1990s when Florida made the Stanley Cup final. Notes: Florida G Jose Theodore, set to make his 600th NHL start, was scratched with the flu. Florida recalled Jacob Markstrom from AHL San Antonio. ... The Florida franchise record for fastest goals was 7 seconds on Feb. 10, 2004, when Viktor Kozlov scored two goals against Montreal. ... Washingtons Alex Ovechkin took a slapshot off the face late in the second period, but only left the game briefly. ... Washington R Alexander Semin missed his second consecutive game and remains day to day with a shoulder injury. ... Tomas Vokoun, who played four years for the Panthers and signed a one-year contract with Washington in the off-season, did not play in his first return to Florida. Brandon Flowers Jersey . Yet, there are still times when its a bit of an adjustment for the Atlanta Braves catcher. Anthony Fasano Jersey . -- Coach Eddie OSullivan ended his ties to the U. www.jerseyalexsmith.com/Youth-Dunta-Robinson-Jersey/ . Colborne, 22, has a goal and four points in nine games with the Leafs this season and 16 and 37 points in 60 AHL games this season. Colborne will likely replace the injured Mikhail Grabovski, who left Saturdays game against the Buffalo Sabres with a leg laceration. Tony Moeaki Jersey . Marlon Byrd grounded a two-run single just inside third base in the bottom of the ninth inning and New York rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Chase Daniel Jersey . Khalif Wyatt tallied 20 points for second-seeded Temple (25-6), which advances to the semifinal round to take on third-seeded Richmond. A lot of top teams have fallen in a tournament, and I told the guys we dont want that to be us, so weve got to come out and focus and get a victory, Moore said.LONDON -- Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was charged by the Football Association on Monday with improper conduct for comments about Chelsea rival Ashley Cole in a twist to the fallout from John Terrys racism trial. Terry was cleared in court of racially abusing Ferdinands brother, Queens Park Rangers defender Anton, while playing for Chelsea in a Premier League match last October. Cole, who is black like the Ferdinands, appeared in court as a defence witness earlier this month. A day after the verdict, Rio Ferdinand appeared to endorse a tweet describing Cole as a "choc ice," a slang term perceived as meaning black on the outside and white on the inside. Ferdinand tweeted: "I hear you fella! Choc ice is classic hahahahahaha!!" Ferdinand later tweeted that it was "not a racist term. Its a type of slang/term used by many for someone who is being fake." Cole said he didnt plan to complain. But Ferdinand, a former England captain, is now facing a fine or ban after being charged by the FA. "The allegation is that the player acted in a way which was improper and/or brought the game into disrepute by making comments which included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race," the FA said in a statement. Ferdinand failed to make Englands squad for the European Championship squad in June and July, even after several defenders were ruled out because of injury. He has until Thursday to respond to the charge. Terry is also the subject of an FA investigation after being charged by the governing body over the racism allegations he was cleared of at Westminster Magistrates Court earlier this month.dddddddddddd Terry denies the charge, saying he only used the offensive term sarcastically to counter the profanity he claims Ferdinand was accusing him of using. In a separate football racism case on Monday, an employment tribunal ruled that a black footballer was unfairly fired by fourth-tier club Gillingham after being racially victimized. Former Barbados international player Mark McCammon took legal action against the club after being dismissed for alleged misconduct last year. McCammon claimed black players at the club were treated differently from white players. He said he was ordered to come into the clubs ground when it was snowing and driving conditions were treacherous while some white players were told they werent required to attend. He also told the tribunal that the southeast England club refused to pay private medical bills to help him regain fitness following an injury. By contrast, he said a white teammate was flown to Dubai for treatment at the clubs expense. "Today we have received the decision of the Ashford Employment Tribunal, which sets out their findings that Mark McCammon was unfairly dismissed and that his dismissal was an act of racial victimization," Gillingham said in a statement. "We are hugely disappointed, in fact staggered, by this decision." ' ' '