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But after two agonizingly close chances in the final minutes — a Sergei Bobrovsky save on a Marcus Johansson breakaway and a Garnet Hathaway shot to the empty ...

It’s power play, penalty kill, power play, power play, penalty kill, penalty kill, penalty kill and it’s just, the period’s broken up. We gave up a little bit too much 4-on-4 but we pushed in the third period and got it to where we wanted.” I thought in the third period we got moving in the right direction and pressed and we got to where we wanted, but there’s not a lot of room out there 5-on-5.” “Again, they fired a lot of shots,” Laviolette said. The Capitals’ penalty kill held them off, though, as they escaped the period tied at one. “The third period was our best period,” coach Peter Laviolette said.

Sam Reinhart tied it late in regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored the overtime winner and the Presidents' Trophy-winning Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 3- ...

“I didn’t like the hit,” he said. “Those are the kind of situations you want to be in as a hockey player,” Reinhart said. “In third period, it was everything in our hands,” Kuznetsov said. The Panthers feel the same way after clawing back in a series that has seen the teams trade wins. “I feel a lot of trust in them that they’ll make something happen,” interim coach Andew Brunette said. Then, with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky pulled for an extra attacker, Reinhart collected a loose puck after it bounced off Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway and beat Ilya Samsonov with 2:04 remaining in the third period.

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“I thought in the third period we got moving in the right direction and pressed and we got to where we wanted, but there’s not a lot of room out there five-on-five.” It’s that effort, Oshie said last week, that has led to the unit’s recent success. T.J. Oshie has flourished in that role with the first unit, with two of his three goals in this series — including the first score Monday — coming from that net-front position. Washington’s power play was streaky in the regular season and ultimately finished 23rd at 18.8 percent. The Capitals’ penalties have yet to hurt them; the Panthers — who had the NHL’s fifth-best power play in the regular season, clicking at 24.4 percent — are 0 for 13 through four games. The Panthers had four 30-goal scorers in the regular season, and those four (Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Anthony Duclair and Jonathan Huberdeau) combined for 42 power-play tallies.

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I get the system they’re playing right now isn’t exactly conducive to a ton of offense but Bobrovsky has clear holes in this series and you cant find those without shooting the puck. The penalty kill is still shutting Florida out as they went 4-for-4 on kills in this game. The Panthers really have been the second-best team but they got the bounces in this one to force at least two more games.

Carter Verhaeghe scored twice, including the decisive goal 4:57 into overtime as the Florida Panthers pulled out a 3-2 overtime win over the Washington ...

After a scoreless second period, Evgeny Kuznetsov snapped the 1-1 tie at 9:31 when he took a pass from Alex Ovechkin, broke in on goal and finished up high after pulling Bobrovsky to the ice. Bobrovsky didn’t face a lot of shots, but came up with some big saves when he had to, including a dandy on Marcus Johansson right before he was pulled for the extra attacker. - Aaron Ekblad registered two assists for his first career multi-point postseason game. when Huberdeau’s forced pass attempt struck Garnet Hathaway and came down it the slot where Sam Reinhart slapped the bouncing puck by Samsonov for his first career playoff goal. Barkov drew the secondary assist on the tying marker which came shortly after Hathaway missed clinching the game when his long range attempt went just wide of the empty net, It was the latest game-tying goal in Panthers playoff history. After coming off the bench and taking a lead pass from Aaron Ekblad at the blue line, Verhaeghe moved into the Capitals zone and let go of shot that ticked off Sam Bennett’s leg.

Sam Reinhart tied it late in regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored the overtime winner and the Presidents' Trophy-winning Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 3- ...

“I didn’t like the hit,” he said. The Panthers feel the same way after clawing back in a series that has seen the teams trade wins. “In third period, it was everything in our hands,” Kuznetsov said. Forget about it, move on.” Washington let a late lead slip away after going up 2-1 on Evgeny Kuznetsov’s goal with 10:29 left in regulation. Given the combination of nerves and playoff inexperience that contributed to Florida’s struggles in the series, Reinhart’s goal may turn out to be the one that saved its season. “It’s huge having him back there,“ Reinhart said. Brunette was happy he didn’t call Bobrovsky to the bench sooner. “Those are the kind of situations you want to be in as a hockey player,” Reinhart said. Skip Advertisement Then, with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky pulled for an extra attacker, Reinhart collected a loose puck after it bounced off Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway and beat Ilya Samsonov with 2:04 remaining in the third period. Skip Advertisement

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Credit to the Capitals for their efforts, but this series shouldn’t be as close as it is when stacking up the rosters head-to-head. The problem is, they’re 0-for-13 on the power play in this series after going 0-for-4 in Game 4. As we learned in the regular season, they spent about 71.8 per cent of their power play time in the offensive zone after the deadline, up from 68.6 per cent before. His transitional abilities were a strength throughout the regular season, as he led the team in scoring chances off the rush. In fact, the Presidents' Trophy winning Panthers were just one goal away from being pushed to the brink of elimination against a team with an aging core and unstable goaltending. The Panthers’ offensive attack has significantly dipped this series — and the Capitals deserve credit for upping their defensive efforts to contain such a high octane team.

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The Capitals were that close to a 3-1 series lead. With the Capitals up a goal, Panthers head coach Andrew Brunette aggressively pulled Sergei Bobrovsky with 3:09 remaining in the third period as Florida had an offensive zone faceoff in the Caps zone. The Washington Capitals held a 2-1 lead late in the third period of Game Four despite being out-shot 32-16 and out-attempted at five-on-five 49-27.

With the exception of two disastrous periods in Game 2, the Washington Capitals have seemed to quell any concerns regarding their goaltending during this ...

“That’s the one thing I’m sure the Capitals really can point to tonight to take with them to Florida—knowing that they’ve got now at least a goaltender that they believe in, trust. “He gave us a chance to fight for that game…we’re gonna play best-of-three right now, and there is no panic. Net play remains a key factor in this series. There were calls for goalie interference on the Panthers’ game-winner in overtime, but that goal was hardly Samsonov’s fault. With the exception of two disastrous periods in Game 2, the Washington Capitals have seemed to quell any concerns regarding their goaltending during this postseason stretch. Florida doubled Washington’s shot output in the contest 32-16.

Hello All, The Washington Capitals lost to the Florida Panthers by a score of 3-2 (OT). The Capitals were NOT the better team last night yet still found ...

Words can not express just how massive this is for the Caps if he can keep this up. Some are calling for Oshie to be suspended for the hit to Sam Bennetts head. The hit was looked a tad high through the neck area but it didn't look intentional to the head at all. TJ Oshie crushed Bennett with a huge hit and that sprung the Caps open in the opposite direction. Here is the hit in slow mo and a poll: Sergei Bobrovsky - Bob had a really nice bounce back game for the Panthers. The Caps didn't generate much last night but of their 16 shots, 8 of them were considered high danger chances. Florida was trying anything and everything last night on the power play to no avail. The Caps struggled to get the puck into the zone and sustain long periods of possession time and quality shots when they had the extra man. The Penalty Kill - The PK did its job again and shut out the Florida Panthers. The Panthers are now 0/13 in the series on the power play. Neither team was able to score on the power play in the second period and I thought for the Caps particularly, they really struggled this period with the extra man. If you were to play out that exact scenario again last night when Florida pulled Bob, the Caps probably win that game and that scenario 9/10 times. The Washington Capitals lost to the Florida Panthers by a score of 3-2 (OT). The Capitals were NOT the better team last night yet still found themselves up 2-1 late in the third period.

Barry Svrluga and Samantha Pell answer your questions about the Washington Capitals' first-round playoff series with the Florida Panthers.

- Svrluga: For these underdog Capitals, the shoe is on the other foot. - Svrluga: The Capitals need every body against Florida, and a huge one is absent There’s still so much to discuss, so for a second straight week, I was joined by our Capitals beat writer Samantha Pell to answer your questions on the series and the rest of the playoffs.

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The Panthers have gone 0-for-13 with a man advantage in the series and are the only team in the first round without a power-play goal. “Conor Sheary is back in the mix, he’s taken on more minutes. Even without Tom on the ice, the Capitals have remained very physical in the series. Certinaly TJ has had some big hits in the series, Ovi’s had some big hits in the series. “I think (TJ Oshie) is playing really good hockey right now from a physical standpoint, an offensive standpoint, from an effort standpoint,” Laviolette said Tuesday. He’s a guy that’s very noticeable every game. The Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers are headed back to the Sunshine State for Game Five of their first-round series.

Sam Reinhart tied it late in regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored his second of the game in overtime and the Presidents' Trophy-winning Florida Panthers beat ...

The Panthers feel the same way after clawing back in a series that has seen the teams trade wins. “I didn’t like the hit,” he said. “In third period, it was everything in our hands,” Kuznetsov said. Given the combination of nerves and playoff inexperience that contributed to Florida’s struggles in the series, Reinhart’s goal may turn out to be the one that saved its season. “Those are the kind of situations you want to be in as a hockey player,” Reinhart said. "It is going to be a tough, long series, so move on. The Panthers outshot the Capitals 32-16 and look to be finding their game even amid some trouble finishing. Washington let a late lead slip away after going up 2-1 on Evgeny Kuznetsov's goal with 10:29 left in regulation. Then, with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky pulled for an extra attacker, Reinhart collected a loose puck after it bounced off Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway and beat Ilya Samsonov with 2:04 remaining in the third period. Brunette was happy he didn't call Bobrovsky to the bench sooner. “It’s huge having him back there," Reinhart said. “I feel a lot of trust in them that they’ll make something happen," interim coach Andew Brunette said.