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5 – 2
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WSH

Florida Panthers 5, Washington Capitals 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Florida Panthers 5, Washington Capitals 2. Shots on goal: FLA 31, WSH 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 FLA 1-0 WSH; P2 FLA 2-2 WSH; P3 FLA 2-0 WSH.

Scoring plays: P1 13:23 A.J. Greer (assists: Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad) to make it FLA 1-0 WSH; P2 02:04 Jakob Chychrun (assists: Aliaksei Protas, John Carlson) to make it FLA 1-1 WSH; P2 10:04 Jakob Chychrun (assists: John Carlson, Nic Dowd) to make it FLA 1-2 WSH; P2 11:40 Sam Bennett (assists: Carter Verhaeghe, Niko Mikkola) to make it FLA 2-2 WSH; P2 15:16 Uvis Balinskis (assists: Anton Lundell, Sam Reinhart) to make it FLA 3-2 WSH; P3 18:40 Anton Lundell (assists: Sam Reinhart) to make it FLA 4-2 WSH; P3 19:26 Carter Verhaeghe (assists: Sam Bennett, A.J. Greer) to make it FLA 5-2 WSH. Top skaters: Sam Bennett (FLA) 1 G, 2 A; Jakob Chychrun (WSH) 2 G, 0 A; Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) 1 G, 1 A; A.J. Greer (FLA) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Daniil Tarasov (FLA) 22 saves on 24, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 26 saves on 29, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · FLA
Sam Bennett
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 20:22 TOI
Goals · WSH
Jakob Chychrun
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 25:02 TOI
Goaltending · FLA
Daniil Tarasov
22 saves on 24 shots (.917) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

FLA 3 largest lead P3 19:26 (FLA 5, WSH 2) · 4-0 run, P2 11:40–P3 19:26
WSH 1 largest lead P2 10:04 (FLA 1, WSH 2) · 2-0 run, P2 2:04–P2 10:04
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 13:23 A.J. Greer (Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad) FLA · snap shot · FLA 1, WSH 0
  • P2 2:04 Jakob Chychrun (Aliaksei Protas, John Carlson) WSH · snap shot · FLA 1, WSH 1
  • P2 10:04 Jakob Chychrun (John Carlson, Nic Dowd) WSH · snap shot · FLA 1, WSH 2
  • P2 11:40 Sam Bennett (Carter Verhaeghe, Niko Mikkola) FLA · snap shot · FLA 2, WSH 2
  • P2 15:16 Uvis Balinskis (Anton Lundell, Sam Reinhart) FLA · Power play · slap shot · FLA 3, WSH 2
  • P3 18:40 Anton Lundell (Sam Reinhart) FLA · Empty net · snap shot · FLA 4, WSH 2
  • P3 19:26 Carter Verhaeghe (Sam Bennett, A.J. Greer) FLA · Empty net · snap shot · FLA 5, WSH 2

Linescore

123 T
FLA 122 5
WSH 020 2

Shots on goal: FLA 31, WSH 24

📋 Team Stats

FLAWSH
31Shots on goal24
60Shot attempts64
23Faceoff wins33
23Hits29
8Blocked shots18
1Power-play goals0
9Takeaways2
15Giveaways17
4Penalty minutes6
91.7%Save %89.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA1471031
WSH414624

🎯 Shot Map

Florida Panthers5 G · 50 attempts
Sam Reinhart: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: missed the netAnton Lundell: missed the netSam Reinhart: missed the netAaron Ekblad: saved (slap)Sam Bennett: missed the netTobias Bjornfot: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: missed the netNiko Mikkola: missed the netJesper Boqvist: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Evan Rodrigues: saved (tip-in)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: missed the netEetu Luostarinen: saved (tip-in)Tobias Bjornfot: saved (snap)Evan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: saved (snap)A.J. Greer: goal (snap)Evan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Jeff Petry: missed the netLuke Kunin: saved (snap)Sandis Vilmanis: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (snap)Evan Rodrigues: missed the netAnton Lundell: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: saved (wrist)Niko Mikkola: missed the netSam Bennett: goal (snap)Sam Bennett: saved (snap)Uvis Balinskis: goal (slap)Gustav Forsling: saved (slap)Anton Lundell: missed the netJesper Boqvist: missed the netJesper Boqvist: saved (snap)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (snap)A.J. Greer: missed the netSam Reinhart: saved (tip-in)Sam Reinhart: missed the netSam Reinhart: saved (tip-in)Sam Bennett: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: missed the netLuke Kunin: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netUvis Balinskis: saved (backhand)A.J. Greer: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: goal (snap)Sam Bennett: saved (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: goal (snap)
  • 5Goals10% of attempts
  • 26Saved52% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net38% of attempts
Washington Capitals2 G · 45 attempts
Hendrix Lapierre: saved (deflected)Matt Roy: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: missed the netMatt Roy: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (backhand)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (snap)Trevor van Riemsdyk: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netEthen Frank: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (tip-in)John Carlson: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: goal (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Rasmus Sandin: saved (deflected)Ivan Miroshnichenko: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (slap)Rasmus Sandin: missed the netConnor McMichael: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: goal (snap)John Carlson: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (deflected)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (tip-in)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ivan Miroshnichenko: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: saved (tip-in)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)John Carlson: saved (wrist)Ivan Miroshnichenko: saved (tip-in)Ryan Leonard: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 22Saved49% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net47% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sam Bennett C 123+352020:22
Anton Lundell C 112022021:19
Carter Verhaeghe C 112+330019:41
A.J. Greer L 112+222015:40
Sam Reinhart C 022040022:05
Uvis Balinskis D 101+121319:01
Aaron Ekblad D 011+113126:08
Niko Mikkola D 011+202119:21
Gustav Forsling D 000+110026:59
Eetu Luostarinen C 000+120018:41
Evan Rodrigues C 000030114:44
Jeff Petry D 000-101113:55
Mackie Samoskevich R 000+111012:07
Tobias Bjornfot D 000021112:00
Sandis Vilmanis L 000002010:49
Cole Schwindt R 000-104007:51
Luke Kunin C 000-111007:50
Jesper Boqvist C 000-121007:27
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Daniil Tarasov W 222491.7260:00
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jakob Chychrun D 202-132225:02
John Carlson D 022+130221:56
Aliaksei Protas C 011012122:47
Nic Dowd C 011+103015:14
Connor McMichael C 000020020:28
Matt Roy D 000022220:22
Ryan Leonard R 000-122019:36
Dylan Strome C 000-320219:05
Martin Fehérváry D 000-100418:46
Anthony Beauvillier L 000-222118:03
Rasmus Sandin D 000-121017:52
Alex Ovechkin L 000-313016:08
Ethen Frank C 000012014:49
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-200213:57
Ivan Miroshnichenko L 000+113111:49
Brandon Duhaime R 000013007:21
Hendrix Lapierre C 000-112106:36
Brett Leason R 000-102005:47
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson L 262989.7359:37

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series FLA 3 – 0 WSH
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