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Washington Capitals 3, Florida Panthers 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 3, Florida Panthers 5. Shots on goal: WSH 27, FLA 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 2-2 FLA; P2 WSH 0-0 FLA; P3 WSH 1-3 FLA.

Scoring plays: P1 03:53 Tom Wilson (assists: Martin Fehérváry, Dylan Strome) to make it WSH 1-0 FLA; P1 04:35 Anton Lundell (assists: Jeff Petry) to make it WSH 1-1 FLA; P1 12:45 Sam Reinhart (assists: Seth Jones, Brad Marchand) to make it WSH 1-2 FLA; P1 19:17 Tom Wilson (assists: Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun) to make it WSH 2-2 FLA; P3 03:11 Dylan Strome (assists: Tom Wilson, Aliaksei Protas) to make it WSH 3-2 FLA; P3 06:16 Brad Marchand (assists: Sam Bennett, Seth Jones) to make it WSH 3-3 FLA; P3 13:12 Aaron Ekblad (assists: Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell) to make it WSH 3-4 FLA; P3 19:25 Sam Reinhart (assists: Eetu Luostarinen, Aaron Ekblad) to make it WSH 3-5 FLA. Top skaters: Tom Wilson (WSH) 2 G, 1 A; Sam Reinhart (FLA) 2 G, 1 A; Dylan Strome (WSH) 1 G, 2 A; Brad Marchand (FLA) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) 22 saves on 25, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 24 saves on 28, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Tom Wilson
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 20:48 TOI
Goals · FLA
Sam Reinhart
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 23:25 TOI
Goaltending · FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky
22 saves on 25 shots (.880) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 1 largest lead P1 3:53 (WSH 1, FLA 0) · 2-0 run, P1 19:17–P3 3:11
FLA 2 largest lead P3 19:25 (WSH 3, FLA 5) · 3-0 run, P3 6:16–P3 19:25
Swings 3 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:53 Tom Wilson (Martin Fehérváry, Dylan Strome) WSH · snap shot · WSH 1, FLA 0
  • P1 4:35 Anton Lundell (Jeff Petry) FLA · tip-in shot · WSH 1, FLA 1
  • P1 12:45 Sam Reinhart (Seth Jones, Brad Marchand) FLA · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 1, FLA 2
  • P1 19:17 Tom Wilson (Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · Power play · snap shot · WSH 2, FLA 2
  • P3 3:11 Dylan Strome (Tom Wilson, Aliaksei Protas) WSH · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 3, FLA 2
  • P3 6:16 Brad Marchand (Sam Bennett, Seth Jones) FLA · bat shot · WSH 3, FLA 3
  • P3 13:12 Aaron Ekblad (Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell) FLA · slap shot · WSH 3, FLA 4
  • P3 19:25 Sam Reinhart (Eetu Luostarinen, Aaron Ekblad) FLA · Empty net · backhand shot · WSH 3, FLA 5

Linescore

123 T
WSH 201 3
FLA 203 5

Shots on goal: WSH 25, FLA 29

Biggest Period

The Florida Panthers scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHFLA
27Shots on goal29
65Shot attempts54
31Faceoff wins27
19Hits16
21Blocked shots6
1Power-play goals1
6Takeaways4
14Giveaways16
12Penalty minutes12
85.7%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH1012527
FLA1081129

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals3 G · 43 attempts
Martin Fehérváry: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: goal (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (snap)Nic Dowd: saved (tip-in)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: missed the netHendrix Lapierre: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (tip-in)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netDylan Strome: missed the netTom Wilson: goal (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (deflected)Nic Dowd: saved (backhand)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)John Carlson: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (slap)Nic Dowd: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (slap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (backhand)Dylan Strome: goal (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (tip-in)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (tip-in)Ryan Leonard: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 24Saved56% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net37% of attempts
Florida Panthers5 G · 48 attempts
Uvis Balinskis: saved (wrist)A.J. Greer: saved (wrist)Jack Studnicka: missed the netAnton Lundell: goal (tip-in)Jesper Boqvist: saved (wrist)Anton Lundell: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: missed the netBrad Marchand: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (wrist)Sam Reinhart: goal (wrist)Jesper Boqvist: missed the netEetu Luostarinen: missed the netAaron Ekblad: saved (backhand)Jesper Boqvist: missed the netGustav Forsling: saved (slap)Sam Reinhart: saved (bat)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (backhand)Jesper Boqvist: missed the netSeth Jones: missed the netA.J. Greer: saved (deflected)Evan Rodrigues: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: missed the netSam Reinhart: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Seth Jones: missed the netSeth Jones: saved (slap)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Brad Marchand: missed the netSam Reinhart: saved (wrist)Anton Lundell: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: saved (deflected)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Brad Marchand: saved (tip-in)Brad Marchand: goal (bat)Sam Reinhart: missed the netAnton Lundell: saved (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (backhand)Aaron Ekblad: missed the netAaron Ekblad: goal (slap)Uvis Balinskis: saved (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (backhand)Sam Reinhart: goal (backhand)
  • 5Goals10% of attempts
  • 24Saved50% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net40% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tom Wilson R 213+162020:48
Dylan Strome C 123040020:56
Jakob Chychrun D 011-140226:59
Aliaksei Protas C 011-221017:19
Martin Fehérváry D 011+112617:05
John Carlson D 000-110122:43
Alex Ovechkin L 000-225020:24
Matt Roy D 000-102217:38
Connor McMichael C 000-101116:28
Rasmus Sandin D 000-111115:56
Justin Sourdif R 000-101114:39
Nic Dowd C 000021114:38
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-100214:35
Anthony Beauvillier L 000000214:17
Ryan Leonard R 000-111114:13
Ethen Frank C 000001008:53
Brandon Duhaime R 000011006:34
Hendrix Lapierre C 000000106:09
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson L 242885.7458:45
FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sam Reinhart C 213+350023:25
Aaron Ekblad D 112+221222:01
Brad Marchand L 112022021:28
Anton Lundell C 112+232020:14
Seth Jones D 022-110222:19
Sam Bennett C 011032020:51
Eetu Luostarinen C 011+200016:21
Jeff Petry D 011+100014:16
Niko Mikkola D 000-200019:15
Gustav Forsling D 000+211019:03
Evan Rodrigues C 000+110015:50
Mackie Samoskevich R 000031015:50
Carter Verhaeghe C 000-130014:55
Uvis Balinskis D 000+124213:54
A.J. Greer L 000020010:38
Jesper Boqvist C 000011007:39
Luke Kunin C 000002005:58
Jack Studnicka C 000000004:53
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky W 222588.0359:57

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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