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SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Washington Capitals are off to a fast start.Alex Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period Thursday night to lift the Capitals over the Florida Panthers 4-2.Ovechkin put the Capitals ahead 3-2 with 12:27 left in the third. His one-timer from the point got past Roberto Luongo, who was screened on the play.The Capitals have earned at least a point in each of their four games.At the start of the season, its almost always important to take points, Ovechkin said. We didnt lose the game and its a good sign. We just have to continue to collect the points and move forward.Marcus Johansson, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Justin Williams scored for the Capitals. Matt Niskanen recorded two assists and Braden Holtby made 26 saves.In the third, (we) responded really well and I thought in the third period they (Panthers) really didnt have much, Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. They had one or two chances, but not much. We had the majority of them.Jaromir Jagr became the third player to score 750 goals. He is in third place all-time in the NHL, behind only Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801). Michael Matheson also scored for the Panthers. Jagrs goal was his first in 10 games, including one last season, six playoff games last season, and three this season.Its always good to get the first one. A good play, a good pass, I was wide open in the slot, Jagr said. I had a lot of chances in the games before but I couldnt put the puck in. Im glad I did tonight.Luongo made 25 stops for the Panthers, who lost their second straight.The Capitals surged in the third period with two goals on 13 shots. Johannson stretched the lead to 4-2 with an unassisted goal with 1:20 left.In the third we sat back a little bit or they pushed back a little bit. Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. They took the chances to us. That third goal was sort of lucky, a bouncing puck from the blue line and changed direction. Tough to lose like that.Jagrs power-play goal tied the game at 2 with 5:50 left in the second. Jagr took a pass in the slot from Aleksander Barkov from behind the goal line and beat Holtby. The power-play goal was the first in 11 opportunities for the Panthers this season.The Panthers had an apparent power-play goal at 7:47 of the second waved off. Colton Sceviour swept in a loose puck sitting to the left of the crease but an early whistle killed the play.He (referee) said he wasnt in position and thought the puck was covered. He made a mistake, Gallant said.Trailing 2-0, the Panthers closed to 2-1 on Mathesons shot from the sideboards that snuck past Holtby on the stick side with 6:13 left in the first. The goal was Mathesons second in two games.The Capitals scored two goals less than two minutes apart in the first period. Williams took a pass from Nate Schmidt in front and poked in the puck on his second try to make it 1-0 at 8:25. The goal was Williams 250th in the NHL.Washington stretched its lead to 2-0 when Kuznetsov deflected a shot from the point under Luongos glove at 10:21.Game notesBarkov has two goals and three assists in four games. ... Keith Yandle, signed as a free agent in June, recorded his first point as a Panther with an assist on Mathesons goal. ... Washingtons Daniel Winnik was hit in the face with a puck after falling on the ice midway through the third period. Our trainers looked at him; he was just fine, Trotz said. Hes missing a piece of his ear. He got chewed up a little bit. Its just a small piece.UP NEXTCapitals: Host the New York Rangers on SaturdayPanthers: Host Colorado on SaturdayClearance Kyrie Irving Shoes . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. 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After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91.The AFL grand final could be Tom Mitchells last game for Sydney, with the hard-nosed midfielder admitting hell have to make a call on the future soon.Mitchell is out of contract and has been linked with Hawthorn for much of the year.The speculation has failed to impact the 23-year-olds form, especially in the past fortnight when hes been among the Swans best in knock-out finals wins over Adelaide and Geelong.Its something I havent really thought about too much for the whole year, Mitchell told AAP on Friday.That stuff will take care of itself at the end of the season. Its in the hands of the club and my manager so Im sure theyll sort through it.Mitchell, who spoke of his love for the Swans, is yet to set a deadline or consider a timeframe for his decision.Im not sure when that time will come. Im sure it will come soon but for now Im just solely focussed on the game, he said.dddddddddddd.Mitchell suggested there were no nerves ahead of his first AFL grand final - for now.There might be a few tomorrow but at the moment Im just treating it like every other game. The last three finals have been fairly intense as well, he said.Todays a little bit different with the parade but Im sure tonight when we get into more preparation itll be the same as usual.If Swans coach John Longmire employs a hard tag on Western Bulldogs superstar Marcus Bontempelli then Mitchell is likely to be given the job.Mitchell noted the Bulldogs had no shortage of weapons in their engine room.Theyre a quality team and have a number of dangerous guys who fo through there. They bat pretty deep, he said. ' ' '