Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals

Sunday, January 4, 2015, 3:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4–3 on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Florida Panthers	3	38-29-15
at Washington Capitals	4	45-26-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	0	2	1	3
Washington Capitals	0	3	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	4	14	14	32
Washington Capitals	8	13	5	26

Three stars

B. Laich, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
N. Bjugstad, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:16	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (19)	Nicklas Backstrom (27), Marcus Johansson (12)	Power play	FLA 0, WSH 1
2nd	03:57	Florida Panthers	Vincent Trocheck (4)	Willie Mitchell (2), Jussi Jokinen (16)	Even strength	FLA 1, WSH 1
2nd	05:22	Florida Panthers	Dylan Olsen (2)	Shane O'Brien (1), Nick Bjugstad (9)	Even strength	FLA 2, WSH 1
2nd	12:13	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (4)	John Carlson (24), Brooks Orpik (9)	Even strength	FLA 2, WSH 2
2nd	19:06	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner (3)	Eric Fehr (6)	Even strength	FLA 2, WSH 3
3rd	05:42	Washington Capitals	Andre Burakovsky (5)	Alex Ovechkin (15), Jack Hillen (4)	Even strength	FLA 2, WSH 4
3rd	18:01	Florida Panthers	Nick Bjugstad (15)	Aaron Ekblad (17), Dave Bolland (5)	Even strength	FLA 3, WSH 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Stat	Florida Panthers	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	32	26
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	12
Hits	23	29
Blocked shots	19	16
Giveaways	10	10
Takeaways	8	8
Faceoffs won	29/72 (40.3%)	43/72 (59.7%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Huberdeau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		15:34
Number 12 J. Hayes	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	0	0		16:25
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0	25%	17:15
Number 17 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	57.1%	12:45
Number 19 S. Upshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		12:58
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		13:55
Number 21 V. Trocheck	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	60%	12:27
Number 24 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:21
Number 27 N. Bjugstad	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	16:55
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		16:03
Number 63 D. Bolland	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	42.1%	14:57
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2	0		12:36
Number 4 D. Olsen	D	1	0	1	-2	0	1	1	3	0		14:09
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	1	0		25:07
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		22:39
Number 33 W. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	0		21:00
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		25:57
Number 74 S. O'Brien	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	3	3	0		10:34

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	21	18	3	.857	40:00
Number 35 A. Montoya	5	4	1	.800	18:07	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	3	0	1		17:08
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	45.5%	13:55
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	69.2%	18:55
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	100%	14:56
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	40%	15:05
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	10:55
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	40%	12:46
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		10:16
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		12:55
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	63.6%	14:23
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		14:47
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	20%	12:35
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	5	1	2	0		22:03
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	2	0		18:57
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		12:23
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	5	1	0		24:18
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		17:18
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	-1	2	4	2	4	0		24:25

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:07	Washington Capitals	Jay Beagle	Interference	2
1st	05:13	Florida Panthers	Sean Bergenheim	Roughing	2
1st	05:13	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Roughing	2
1st	08:37	Florida Panthers	Brandon Pirri	Interference	2
1st	20:00	Florida Panthers	Dave Bolland	Hooking	2
2nd	13:42	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Roughing	2
3rd	03:29	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Tripping	2
3rd	09:51	Washington Capitals	John Carlson	High sticking	2
3rd	11:04	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Slashing	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Gerard Gallant
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Rob Martell, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Jean Morin
Florida Panthers scratches: Tomas Fleischmann, Erik Gudbranson
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Latta, Nate Schmidt

2014-2015 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 18, 2014
Washington Capitals 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Tue, Dec 16, 2014
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 4, 2015

Other NHL games on Jan 4

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 4, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Jan 4, 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Jan 4, 2015
Dallas Stars 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 4, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Jan 4, 2015
Nashville Predators 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Jan 4, 2015
New York Islanders 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Jan 4, 2015

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