Feb 2,2016
  • Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Beating the defending Stanley Cup and Eastern Conference champions, along with the top team in the NHL this season, says something about the upstart Florida Panthers. The way they've done it says even more.
Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist as the Panthers blew out the Washington Capitals 5-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. They've outscored the Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Capitals 19-5 to extend their lead in the Atlantic Division.
"That's great teams -- the best teams in the league," said Aleksander Barkov, who had a goal and an assist. "We can beat any team in this league and can dominate any team."
This wasn't domination in the traditional sense. Even without captain Alex Ovechkin, suspended after missing the All-Star Game, Washington had 38 shots to Florida's 19 and a similar advantage at even strength.
But in a matchup of the East's top two teams, the Panthers got stellar goaltending early from backup Al Montoya and added the opportunistic offense necessary to knock off the Caps, who fell to 13-13-2 all-time without Ovechkin.
"We were outshot all night long but we had the lead all night long," said coach Gerard Gallant, who earlier in the day said his goal wasn't to catch Washington for the top spot in the East. "A big part was our goaltending. He was outstanding and our penalty killers did a good job."
Montoya stopped 36 of the 38 shots he faced, and Florida killed off all eight Caps power plays. No Ovechkin played a major part in the league's best power play coming up empty.
"When he's not out there, it's a little different," Montoya said. "When he's on the ice you kind of know a little bit what they're looking for -- the best shot in the league. ... Our penalty kill did a great job."
Washington lost back-to-back games for the second time this season and lost at home in regulation for just the fourth time in 26 games. The Caps were playing their second game in 14 days, and missing Ovechkin and injured forward Marcus Johansson made this a tough go.
"There's always some adversity," coach Barry Trotz said. "You've got people out. We've had a lot of people out, especially on the back end. Now, a winter storm comes in and it throws you off a little bit. It throws us back a few weeks."
What threw off the Caps even more was not having starting goalie Braden Holtby in net coming out of the All-Star break. Backup goalie Philipp Grubauer allowed a bad-angle goal to Vincent Trocheck on a night when he stopped 14 of the 18 shots he faced.
Trotz called Trocheck's goal that made it 3-0 just 21 seconds into the second period a killer, and Grubauer knew it.
"I let the team down," he said.
But Grubauer wasn't to blame on the first two goals -- Huberdeau's first was the result of a missed assignment and Barkov's came from the doorstep on the power play. Huberdeau's line had the fancy passing clicking and the whole team had the confidence flowing offensively.
"They're like the Harlem Globetrotters on ice right now, toying around out there," said center Nick Bjugstad, who had two assists. "I got to join the fun a little bit."
The fun could be just beginning for the Panthers, who trail Washington by nine points but lead the Atlantic Division by seven. As the attention builds around the Panthers, they're embracing it.
"Every game we want to show we're a really good team, and tonight we showed it," Huberdeau said. "We know we're a good team. We know we believe in ourselves."
Game notes
Florida right wing Jaromir Jagr left in the third period with an injury. Gallant said Jagr was "a little nicked up." ... Quinton Howden, who moved into Jagr's spot, scored an empty-net goal with 1:53 left. ... Capitals defenseman Taylor Chorney left the game with flu-like symptoms. ... The Panthers snapped a 10-game losing streak at Verizon Center dating to Dec. 9, 2010. ... Panthers defenseman Willie Mitchell missed his fourth consecutive game with a lower-body injury.




Final
Series (Game 3 of 3)

Panthers 5

(30-15-5, 65 pts)

Capitals 2

(35-9-4, 74 pts)






7:30PM,EST,February 2,2016
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia

 1 2 3 T
FLA 2 2 15
WSH 0 0 22
J. Huberdeau (Panthers - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
A. Burakovsky (Capitals - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
M. Niskanen (Capitals - D): Goals: 0, Assists: 0






Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 1st period
0:00 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
0:11 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Al Montoya(Snap 40 ft)
0:14 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 15 ft)
0:16
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:16 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
0:27 Florida Shot on goal by Vincent Trocheck saved by Philipp Grubauer(Wrap-around 7 ft)
0:34 Washington Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone
0:38 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 41 ft)
0:39
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:39 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
0:54 Washington Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Al Montoya(Backhand 21 ft)
0:55
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:55 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
0:58 Washington Karl Alzner shot blocked by Logan Shaw
0:59
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
0:59 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
1:13
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
1:13 Washington Zach Sill won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in neutral zone
1:29 Washington Brooks Laich credited with hit on Alexander Petrovic in offensive zone
1:31 Washington Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 57 ft)
2:31 Washington Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
2:35 Washington Giveaway by Stanislav Galiev in neutral zone
2:43 Washington Justin Williams shot blocked by Jonathan Huberdeau
2:55 Washington Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Jonathan Huberdeau
3:17 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 26 ft)
3:26 Florida Shot on goal by Jussi Jokinen saved by Philipp Grubauer(Slapshot 26 ft)
3:27
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:27 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
3:39 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov credited with hit on Dmitry Kulikov in offensive zone
3:50 Washington Karl Alzner credited with hit on Reilly Smith in defensive zone
3:56 Florida Vincent Trocheck credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
4:06 Washington Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone
4:35 Washington Giveaway by Philipp Grubauer in defensive zone
5:03 Florida Takeaway by Alexander Petrovic in defensive zone
5:11
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
5:11 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
5:16 Washington Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Jonathan Huberdeau
5:19 Washington T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Erik Gudbranson in offensive zone
5:42 Washington T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
5:43 Florida Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Philipp Grubauer(Backhand 13 ft)
5:44
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:44 Florida Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Zach Sill in offensive zone
5:51 Florida penalty to Erik Gudbranson 2 minutes for Hooking Brooks Laich
5:51 Florida Shorthanded - Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
6:29 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 32 ft)
6:30
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
6:30 Washington Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
7:08 Washington Power play - Shot missed by T.J. Oshie, Over Net(Slapshot 33 ft)
7:17 Florida penalty to Aleksander Barkov 2 minutes for Illegal stick
7:17 Washington Power play - T.J. Oshie won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
7:28 Washington penalty to T.J. Oshie 2 minutes for Hooking Aaron Ekblad
7:28 Florida Shorthanded - Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
7:45 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Justin Williams, Over Net(Tip-In 22 ft)
7:46
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
7:46 Washington Power play - Justin Williams won faceoff against Jussi Jokinen in offensive zone
8:30 Washington Takeaway by Jason Chimera in offensive zone
8:37 Washington Shot missed by John Carlson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 31 ft)
9:05 Florida Shot on goal by Steve Kampfer saved by Philipp Grubauer(Wristshot 33 ft)
9:57
Stoppage - Icing
9:57 Washington Zach Sill won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
10:06
Stoppage - Icing
10:06 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Zach Sill in offensive zone
10:43 Florida Goal scored by Jonathan Huberdeau(Wristshot 15 ft) assisted by Jaromir Jagr and Aleksander Barkov
10:43 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
10:51 Washington Giveaway by Philipp Grubauer in defensive zone
11:53 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 44 ft)
11:58 Washington Tom Wilson shot blocked by Steve Kampfer
12:09 Florida Shot missed by Derek MacKenzie, Wide of Net(Wristshot 25 ft)
12:10 Florida penalty to Shawn Thornton 2 minutes for Interference - Goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer
12:10
Stoppage - ; TV timeout
12:10 Washington Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
12:45 Florida penalty to Dmitry Kulikov 2 minutes for Hooking Evgeny Kuznetsov
12:45 Washington Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jussi Jokinen in offensive zone
12:49 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Al Montoya(Slapshot 34 ft)
12:50
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:50 Washington Power play - T.J. Oshie won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
12:53 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Al Montoya(Slapshot 37 ft)
12:54
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:54 Florida Shorthanded - Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
13:00 Florida Shorthanded - Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson in defensive zone
13:20 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Al Montoya(Slapshot 30 ft)
13:42 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Justin Williams, Wide of Net(Tip-In 19 ft)
13:47 Washington Power play - Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Derek MacKenzie
13:51 Washington penalty to Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Holding Brian Campbell
13:51 Washington Power play - Andre Burakovsky won faceoff against Jussi Jokinen in defensive zone
14:13 Washington Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Al Montoya(Slapshot 46 ft)
14:19 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Al Montoya(Tip-In 13 ft)
14:20
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:20 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Justin Williams in defensive zone
14:31 Florida Giveaway by Brian Campbell in defensive zone
14:52 Washington penalty to Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Slashing Logan Shaw
14:52 Florida Power play - Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Mike Richards in offensive zone
15:06 Florida Power Play Goal Scored by Aleksander Barkov(Wristshot 11 ft) assisted by Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau
15:06 Florida Power play - Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Mike Richards in neutral zone
15:34 Washington Shorthanded - Giveaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone
15:44 Florida Power play - Shot missed by Reilly Smith, Goalpost(Wristshot 21 ft)
15:58 Florida Power play - Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad, Wide of Net(Slapshot 55 ft)
16:09 Washington Shorthanded - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Al Montoya(Slapshot 146 ft)
16:30 Florida Power play - Shot missed by Jaromir Jagr, Wide of Net(Wristshot 34 ft)
16:36 Washington Shorthanded - Giveaway by Nate Schmidt in defensive zone
16:39 Florida Power play - Shot on goal by Logan Shaw saved by Philipp Grubauer(Slapshot 39 ft)
17:06 Washington Shot missed by Karl Alzner, Wide of Net(Wristshot 37 ft)
17:13 Washington Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky in offensive zone
17:32 Florida Corban Knight credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in defensive zone
17:35
Stoppage - Icing
17:35 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
17:40 Washington Shot on goal by Nate Schmidt saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 30 ft)
17:49
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
17:49 Florida Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Mike Richards in neutral zone
17:58 Florida penalty to Nick Bjugstad 2 minutes for Interference Nate Schmidt
17:58 Washington Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
18:14 Florida Shorthanded - Takeaway by Reilly Smith in defensive zone
18:46 Washington Power play - Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
19:16 Florida Shorthanded - Alexander Petrovic credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
19:32 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 29 ft)
19:38 Florida Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Logan Shaw saved by Philipp Grubauer(Wristshot 13 ft)
19:39
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:39 Washington Power play - Zach Sill won faceoff against Logan Shaw in defensive zone
19:53 Washington Power play - Michael Latta shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
20:00
End of 1st period

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 2nd period
0:00 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
0:21 Florida Goal scored by Vincent Trocheck(Wristshot 42 ft)
0:21 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
0:39 Washington Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone
0:42 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 85 ft)
1:08 Florida Shot on goal by Jaromir Jagr saved by Philipp Grubauer(Wristshot 33 ft)
1:13 Washington Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Jonathan Huberdeau in defensive zone
1:27 Washington Giveaway by Stanislav Galiev in defensive zone
1:50 Florida Giveaway by Logan Shaw in defensive zone
1:51 Washington Shot missed by Jason Chimera, Wide of Net(Wristshot 50 ft)
1:56 Washington Jason Chimera credited with hit on Steve Kampfer in offensive zone
2:00
Stoppage - Offside
2:00 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in neutral zone
2:30 Florida Derek MacKenzie credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
2:52 Washington Giveaway by Mike Richards in defensive zone
3:19 Florida Shot on goal by Shawn Thornton saved by Philipp Grubauer(Slapshot 36 ft)
3:28 Florida Shot missed by Vincent Trocheck, Wide of Net(Tip-In 17 ft)
3:58 Washington Giveaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone
4:04 Washington Zach Sill credited with hit on Erik Gudbranson in defensive zone
4:18 Washington Shot on goal by Michael Latta saved by Al Montoya(Slapshot 34 ft)
4:44 Washington Shot on goal by Nate Schmidt saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 28 ft)
4:53 Washington Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
5:00 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 9 ft)
5:20
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
5:20 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
5:23 Washington Shot on goal by Stanislav Galiev saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 15 ft)
5:27 Washington T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Alexander Petrovic in offensive zone
6:05 Washington Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 35 ft)
6:06 Florida penalty to Logan Shaw 2 minutes for Tripping Nicklas Backstrom
6:06
Stoppage - ; TV timeout
6:06 Washington Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
6:35 Washington Power play - Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
7:04 Washington Power play - T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
7:26 Washington Power play - Tom Wilson shot blocked by Brian Campbell
7:27
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
7:27 Florida Shorthanded - Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone
8:17 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Logan Shaw in offensive zone
8:25 Washington Brooks Laich credited with hit on Dmitry Kulikov in offensive zone
8:35
Stoppage - Icing
8:35 Florida Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Zach Sill in offensive zone
8:38 Florida Jaromir Jagr shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
8:49 Florida Shot on goal by Quinton Howden saved by Philipp Grubauer(Wristshot 10 ft)
9:06 Florida Alexander Petrovic credited with hit on Brooks Laich in defensive zone
9:20 Washington Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Nick Bjugstad
9:48 Washington Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
9:55 Florida Shot missed by Reilly Smith, Wide of Net(Slapshot 41 ft)
10:03 Washington Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
10:08 Washington Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov in defensive zone
10:28 Florida Aaron Ekblad credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
12:16
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
12:16 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in neutral zone
12:19
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
12:19 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in neutral zone
12:34 Florida Quinton Howden credited with hit on Nate Schmidt in offensive zone
12:43 Washington Mike Richards credited with hit on Erik Gudbranson in offensive zone
12:45 Washington Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 34 ft)
13:42 Florida Reilly Smith shot blocked by Taylor Chorney
13:44 Florida Shot missed by Reilly Smith, Wide of Net(Wristshot 28 ft)
14:04
Stoppage - Icing
14:04 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
14:12
Stoppage - Icing
14:12 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
14:25 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Al Montoya(Slapshot 50 ft)
14:31 Washington penalty to Jason Chimera 2 minutes for Boarding Vincent Trocheck
14:31
Stoppage - ; TV timeout
14:31 Florida Power play - Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Mike Richards in offensive zone
14:44 Florida Power play - Reilly Smith shot blocked by Matt Niskanen
15:10 Florida Power Play Goal Scored by Jonathan Huberdeau(Snap 31 ft) assisted by Reilly Smith and Nick Bjugstad
15:10 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
15:30
Stoppage - Icing
15:30 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
15:44 Florida Shot on goal by Dmitry Kulikov saved by Philipp Grubauer(Wristshot 43 ft)
15:46
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:46 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
15:57 Washington Giveaway by T.J. Oshie in neutral zone
16:30 Florida penalty to Derek MacKenzie 2 minutes for Hooking Nate Schmidt
16:30 Florida penalty to Derek MacKenzie 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Nate Schmidt
16:30 Florida Shorthanded - Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone
16:54
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:54 Florida Shorthanded - Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone
17:18 Washington Power play - Takeaway by Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
17:29 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 27 ft)
17:30
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:30 Washington Power play - Justin Williams won faceoff against Logan Shaw in offensive zone
17:48 Washington Power play - T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Reilly Smith
18:38 Washington Power play - Giveaway by T.J. Oshie in offensive zone
19:01 Florida Shorthanded - Takeaway by Dmitry Kulikov in defensive zone
19:36 Washington Power play - Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Reilly Smith
19:40 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 55 ft)
19:41
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:41 Florida Shorthanded - Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Justin Williams in defensive zone
19:48 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Al Montoya(Tip-In 15 ft)
19:55 Washington Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
20:00
End of 2nd period

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 3rd period
0:00 Washington Power play - Justin Williams won faceoff against Jussi Jokinen in neutral zone
0:25 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wide of Net(Tip-In 17 ft)
0:34 Washington Goal scored by Nicklas Backstrom(Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie
0:34 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Mike Richards in neutral zone
0:51 Washington Shot missed by Tom Wilson, Wide of Net(Tip-In 21 ft)
0:52
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:52 Florida Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
1:24 Washington Shot missed by Justin Williams, Wide of Net(Wristshot 25 ft)
1:32 Washington Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 21 ft)
1:46 Washington Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Steve Kampfer
1:53 Washington Goal scored by Andre Burakovsky(Wristshot 13 ft) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov
1:53 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
2:47 Washington Zach Sill credited with hit on Shawn Thornton in neutral zone
2:49
Stoppage - Icing
2:49 Florida Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Zach Sill in defensive zone
2:57
Stoppage - Icing
2:57 Washington Zach Sill won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
2:59 Washington Shot on goal by Nate Schmidt saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 38 ft)
3:00
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:00 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
3:06 Florida Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
3:48 Washington Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
3:54 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Al Montoya(Snap 35 ft)
3:55
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:55 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Mike Richards in defensive zone
4:10 Washington Nate Schmidt credited with hit on Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone
4:11
Stoppage - Offside
4:11 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
4:19
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
4:19 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone
4:40 Washington Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Dmitry Kulikov in defensive zone
5:19 Florida Takeaway by Logan Shaw in neutral zone
6:11 Washington Takeaway by Michael Latta in neutral zone
6:16 Washington Stanislav Galiev shot blocked by Alexander Petrovic
6:41 Washington Zach Sill credited with hit on Alexander Petrovic in offensive zone
7:03 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Al Montoya(Tip-In 25 ft)
7:13
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
7:13 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
8:40 Florida Takeaway by Brian Campbell in defensive zone
8:55
Stoppage - Offside
8:55 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in neutral zone
9:05 Florida Shot on goal by Derek MacKenzie saved by Philipp Grubauer(Wristshot 68 ft)
9:13 Florida Takeaway by Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
9:27 Washington Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Al Montoya(Slapshot 92 ft)
9:36 Washington Brooks Laich credited with hit on Steve Kampfer in offensive zone
9:39 Florida Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Philipp Grubauer(Tip-In 19 ft)
9:55 Washington T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
10:27 Florida Dmitry Kulikov credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in neutral zone
10:39 Washington Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 34 ft)
10:41
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
10:41 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
10:47 Washington Shot missed by Matt Niskanen, Wide of Net(Slapshot 58 ft)
10:51 Washington Brooks Laich shot blocked by Nick Bjugstad
10:59 Florida Erik Gudbranson credited with hit on Mike Richards in defensive zone
11:25 Florida Shot missed by Jonathan Huberdeau, Over Net(Wristshot 33 ft)
12:13 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov credited with hit on Quinton Howden in offensive zone
12:29 Florida Takeaway by Jussi Jokinen in neutral zone
12:37 Florida Shot on goal by Dmitry Kulikov saved by Philipp Grubauer(Slapshot 61 ft)
12:47 Washington Andre Burakovsky credited with hit on Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
13:07 Washington Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Al Montoya(Tip-In 26 ft)
13:08
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:08 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
13:13 Washington Shot missed by Brooks Laich, Wide of Net(Slapshot 47 ft)
13:19 Washington Karl Alzner credited with hit on Quinton Howden in offensive zone
13:24
Stoppage - Icing
13:24 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
14:00 Florida Jussi Jokinen credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
15:04
Stoppage - Icing
15:04 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
15:14 Florida Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Philipp Grubauer(Tip-In 22 ft)
15:20
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout
15:20 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
15:45 Washington Takeaway by Karl Alzner in offensive zone
15:46 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 51 ft)
15:47
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:47 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
16:34 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Erik Gudbranson in offensive zone
16:50 Washington Mike Richards credited with hit on Erik Gudbranson in offensive zone
17:01 Florida Alexander Petrovic credited with hit on Brooks Laich in defensive zone
17:03 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
17:18
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
17:18 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone
18:07 Florida Goal scored by Quinton Howden(Wristshot 11 ft) assisted by Jussi Jokinen and Vincent Trocheck
18:07 Florida Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Zach Sill in neutral zone
18:34 Washington Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov in defensive zone
19:44 Florida Giveaway by Al Montoya in defensive zone
19:46 Washington Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Al Montoya(Wristshot 32 ft)
19:51
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:51 Florida Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Mike Richards in defensive zone
20:00
End of 3rd period
20:00
End of Game




Game Information

Arena: Verizon Center
Location: Washington, District of Columbia		Referees: Eric Furlatt, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18,506 (100.6% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Florida   Washington
Total Shots
  19
 38
PIM
 16
  8
Hits
  11
 25
Giveaways
  5
 18
Takeaways
  7
 8
Faceoffs Won
  33
 36

1st Period Summary

Time Team Scoring Detail FLA WSH
10:43
Jonathan Huberdeau (9)
Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Aleksander Barkov		10
15:06
Aleksander Barkov (14) (Power Play)
Assists: Nick Bjugstad, Jonathan Huberdeau		20
TimeTeamPenalty Detail
5:51
Erik Gudbranson: 2 Minutes for Hooking
7:17
Aleksander Barkov: 2 Minutes for Illegal Stick
7:28
T.J. Oshie: 2 Minutes for Hooking
12:10
Shawn Thornton: 2 Minutes for Goalkeeper Interference
12:45
Dmitry Kulikov: 2 Minutes for Hooking
13:51
Nicklas Backstrom: 2 Minutes for Holding
14:52
Dmitry Orlov: 2 Minutes for Slashing
17:58
Nick Bjugstad: 2 Minutes for Interference

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Scoring Detail FLA WSH
0:21
Vincent Trocheck (15)
Unassisted		30
15:10
Jonathan Huberdeau (10) (Power Play)
Assists: Reilly Smith, Nick Bjugstad		40
TimeTeamPenalty Detail
6:06
Logan Shaw: 2 Minutes for Tripping
14:31
Jason Chimera: 2 Minutes for Boarding
16:30
Derek MacKenzie: 2 Minutes for Hooking
16:30
Derek MacKenzie: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Scoring Detail FLA WSH
0:34
Nicklas Backstrom (17)
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie		41
1:53
Andre Burakovsky (8)
Assist: Evgeny Kuznetsov		42
18:07
Quinton Howden (6)
Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Vincent Trocheck		52
TimeTeamPenalty Detail
No penalties this period

Player Summary

Florida PanthersTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
A. Barkov C 111400120002518:052:043:5312:0814863.6
N. Bjugstad C 02-1002120001913:351:590:0011:366842.9
B. Campbell D 000001000112522:000:544:5816:080000.0
A. Ekblad D 003011001002318:132:031:5114:190000.0
E. Gudbranson D 00-1002121012321:410:076:1715:170000.0
Q. Howden C 100200001001511:230:000:0011:230000.0
J. Huberdeau C 211213000002117:512:031:4214:060000.0
J. Jagr RW011110000001410:320:410:009:510000.0
J. Jokinen LW011100001102818:170:414:3113:050400.0
S. Kampfer D 00-1102000001915:360:060:1915:110000.0
C. Knight C 00000000100116:410:000:006:410000.0
D. Kulikov D 002200121102820:070:116:2913:270000.0
D. MacKenzie C 00-1111241102314:040:004:459:197846.7
A. Petrovic D 00-1001003102419:530:004:0615:470000.0
L. Shaw RW00-1201120112012:500:481:3610:260200.0
R. Smith RW010032000102820:332:094:4713:370000.0
S. Thornton RW00010012000125:410:000:005:410000.0
V. Trocheck C 112210001012216:580:590:4715:126650.0
Florida Panthers Scratches
PlayerDetail
B. PirriScratched
D. BollandLower Body Injury
Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
K. Alzner D 000010002122319:320:002:1017:220000.0
N. Backstrom C 10-1100120112321:588:050:0013:53141058.3
A. Burakovsky LW1001000001032318:203:440:0014:361325.0
J. Carlson D 00-1210000002924:176:030:4017:340000.0
J. Chimera LW00-1110121102116:133:240:0712:420000.0
T. Chorney D 00-10010000094:340:000:004:340000.0
S. Galiev RW000100000021311:242:190:009:050000.0
E. Kuznetsov C 021210002102321:318:000:0013:313633.3
B. Laich C 00-1010003001610:350:310:409:240000.0
M. Latta C 00010000010116:190:190:006:000000.0
M. Niskanen D 00-1511003132728:076:482:1019:090000.0
D. Orlov D 000100120212213:080:000:0713:010000.0
T. Oshie RW01-1410124022523:298:271:0114:0120100.0
M. Richards C 000000002011712:230:002:1010:139756.3
N. Schmidt D 000301001012619:340:050:4718:420000.0
Z. Sill LW00-100000300106:380:190:006:194544.4
J. Williams RW001330000002320:547:480:0712:593260.0
T. Wilson RW000410003002116:053:341:3510:560000.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PlayerDetail
A. OvechkinSuspended By League
M. JohanssonUpper Body

Goaltending Summary

Florida Panthers Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
A. Montoya38236.94760:000
Washington Capitals Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
P. Grubauer18414.77859:050

Shots On Goal

Team1st2nd3rdT
Florida86519
Washington16111138

Power Play Summary

TeamPPG / PPO
Florida2 of 4
Washington0 of 8

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.