7:30 PM ET, December 16,2014
BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
D. MacKenzie (Panthers - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0R. Luongo (Panthers - G): Saves: 23, Save Pct.: .958N. Bjugstad (Panthers - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 0
Associated Press
Panthers Beat Caps In Longest NHL Shootout History
And when he finally exhaled and scored, the Florida Panthers had outlasted the Washington Capitals in a whopping 20 rounds.
"I've never seen anything like that," Florida goalie Roberto Luongo said.
Bjugstad scored the game-winning goal to give the Panthers a 2-1 victory Tuesday night, beating Braden Holtby on the right side with the 40th shot of the tiebreaker. The previous NHL shootout record was 15 rounds, when the New York Rangers beat Washington on Nov. 26, 2005.
"I kind of relaxed, took a deep breath and tried going in there with confidence, and it worked out," Bjugstad said.
Bjugstad, who missed in the second round of the shootout, held the puck, deked and then fired it past Holtby into the open net.
Making History
The
Panthers and Capitals made history Tuesday night with their NHL-record
20-round shootout. And Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo came out on top in
yet another lengthy contest.| Rounds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Panthers def. Capitals | 20* |
| 2005-06 | Rangers def. Capitals | 15 |
| 2013-14 | Lightning def. Islanders | 13 |
| 2008-09 | Canucks def. Ducks | 13* |
| 2006-07 | Rangers def. Flyers | 13 |
| *Roberto Luongo winning goalie | ||
| -- Elias Sports Bureau | ||
The Panthers were down to their last shot five times and answered with a goal each time.
"The great thing is, I don't know how many times guys bailed me out where they had to score to keep it alive and they did every time. It was amazing," Luongo said.
Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, Joel Ward, John Carlson and Brooks Orpik had shootout goals for the Capitals.
MacKenzie scored in regulation for Florida, and Luongo made 23 saves.
Troy Brouwer scored in regulation for Washington, and Holtby stopped 28 shots. The Capitals have points in six straight games.
"Even though we lost, it was very entertaining," Brouwer said. "We were having a little fun on the bench. We would have liked to come out on the other end of it. Anytime you go 20 shooters in a shootout, that's entertaining."
The Capitals are 1-3 in shootouts this season.
"At first you're (thinking), just get the shootout victory, but once it got to 15, 16, 17, actually it was quite fun," Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. "You just sort of lived in the moment and hope that you got the two points. Unfortunately, we didn't."
But not everyone enjoyed the extended shootout, which lasted 17 minutes, 43 seconds.
"It definitely wasn't fun to be a part of it," Holtby said. "Being on the end that I had to make a save numerous times when the game was on the line and I didn't; that's not a fun spot to be in."
The Panthers are 4-0-1 in their past five home games. The win was only their second in their past 12 games against the Capitals. The Panthers lost Oct. 18 in a shootout at Washington.
The previous record for the Panthers was 11 shootout rounds on Nov. 28, 2007, also against the Capitals.
Florida is 3-4 in shootouts this season.
"That was exciting. Everybody loved that, especially with the way it ended, winning a game like that with Bjugstad's goal," Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said.
With the score tied 1-all at 3:08 of the third, it appeared the Capitals took the lead when the puck slid by Luongo and into the net. The goal was overruled after a video review because it was determined that Laich kicked in the puck with his left skate.
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead when MacKenzie one-timed a rebound at 9:36 of the first. The Capitals tried to clear from behind the net, and the puck went off the skate of Florida's Scottie Upshall and out in front, where MacKenzie beat Holtby on the glove side.
The Capitals tied it on Brouwer's power-play goal in the second. Ovechkin passed from the left circle across to Brouwer in the slot. His wrist shot beat Luongo on the glove side at 14:35 for his ninth goal of the season.
"I think we made some history tonight, and the chances of that happening again are one in a million," Trotz said.
Game notes
Holtby made his 13th consecutive start for the Capitals. ... Panthers defenseman Olsen played his 100th NHL game. ... Upshall and Aleksander Barkov returned to the Florida lineup after missing nine and six games, respectively.
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Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | WSH | FLA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:36 | Derek MacKenzie (3)
Assist: Scottie Upshall |
0 | 1 | |
| 2nd Period | WSH | FLA | ||
| 14:35 | Troy Brouwer (9)
(Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom |
1 | 1 | |
| 3rd Period | WSH | FLA | ||
| No scoring this period | 1 | 1 | ||
| OT | WSH | FLA | ||
| No scoring this period | 1 | 1 | ||
| Shootout Summary | WSH | FLA | ||
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Shootout GOAL scored by Alex Ovechkin on Roberto Luongo | 1 | 0 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by Jussi Jokinen on Braden Holtby | 1 | 1 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by Brooks Laich on Roberto Luongo | 2 | 1 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by Dave Bolland on Braden Holtby | 2 | 2 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by Joel Ward on Roberto Luongo | 3 | 2 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by Derek MacKenzie on Braden Holtby | 3 | 3 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by John Carlson on Roberto Luongo | 4 | 3 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by Sean Bergenheim on Braden Holtby | 4 | 4 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by Brooks Orpik on Roberto Luongo | 5 | 4 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by Dylan Olsen on Braden Holtby | 5 | 5 | |
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Shootout GOAL scored by Nick Bjugstad on Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Eric Fehr saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Brad Boyes saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Tomas Kopecky saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Michael Latta saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Aleksander Barkov saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Marcus Johansson saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Nate Schmidt saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Scottie Upshall saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Jay Beagle saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Jimmy Hayes saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Brian Campbell saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Erik Gudbranson saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Tom Wilson saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Aaron Ekblad saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Dmitry Kulikov saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Karl Alzner saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Willie Mitchell saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Jussi Jokinen saved by Braden Holtby | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Alex Ovechkin saved by Roberto Luongo | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Jonathan Huberdeau MISSES | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Nick Bjugstad MISSES | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Troy Brouwer MISSES | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Tomas Fleischmann MISSES | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Mike Green MISSES | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Jason Chimera MISSES | 5 | 6 | |
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Shootout attempt by Matt Niskanen MISSES | 5 | 6 | |
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