Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers

Thursday, February 22, 2018, 7:30 PM ET BB&T Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Washington Capitals	2	49-26-7
at Florida Panthers	3	44-30-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	14	11	10	35
Florida Panthers	11	7	15	33

Three stars

V. Trocheck, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
R. Luongo, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
N. Bjugstad, Florida Panthers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:50	Florida Panthers	Maxim Mamin (1)	Colton Sceviour (8), Ian McCoshen (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, FLA 1
1st	18:55	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller (13)	Brett Connolly (7), Andre Burakovsky (9)	Even strength	WSH 1, FLA 1
2nd	09:56	Washington Capitals	Andre Burakovsky (7)	Alex Ovechkin (32)	Power play	WSH 2, FLA 1
3rd	16:18	Florida Panthers	Nick Bjugstad (11)	Aleksander Barkov (35), Evgenii Dadonov (23)	Even strength	WSH 2, FLA 2
3rd	19:40	Florida Panthers	Vincent Trocheck (23)	Jonathan Huberdeau (36), Keith Yandle (30)	Power play	WSH 2, FLA 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Stat	Washington Capitals	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	35	33
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	33	11
Hits	14	19
Blocked shots	14	13
Giveaways	14	12
Takeaways	9	7
Faceoffs won	28/62 (45.2%)	34/62 (54.8%)

Box score

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	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	0	0		21:47
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	1	1	0	10	2	1	1	0		14:07
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		12:12
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:11
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	10	4	1	2	0	50%	17:37
Number 20 L. Eller	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	50%	17:05
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	09:26
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		17:56
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	1		13:35
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:19
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54.5%	11:23
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	40%	18:35
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		23:20
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		14:15
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		25:17
Number 29 C. Djoos	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:39
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	3	0		17:01
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	3	0		23:22

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	33	30	3	.909	59:31	Loss

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 7 C. Sceviour	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	12:27
Number 11 J. Huberdeau	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		20:36
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	57.7%	22:00
Number 17 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	2	0	40%	06:57
Number 18 M. Haley	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		06:42
Number 21 V. Trocheck	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	2	0	1	56.5%	23:43
Number 23 C. Brickley	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		09:10
Number 27 N. Bjugstad	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	0	0		16:24
Number 62 D. Malgin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	18:56
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2	0		18:57
Number 78 M. Mamin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:33
Number 90 J. McCann	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0	66.7%	12:59
Number 3 K. Yandle	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	3	0		26:27
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0		23:56
Number 6 A. Petrovic	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:36
Number 12 I. McCoshen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0		12:25
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:34
Number 19 M. Matheson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		22:56

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:09	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	10:44	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:44	Florida Panthers	Derek MacKenzie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:43	Florida Panthers	Vincent Trocheck	Hooking	2
1st	19:40	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Holding	2
2nd	09:14	Florida Panthers	Aaron Ekblad	Interference	2
2nd	17:32	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Holding	2
3rd	02:45	Florida Panthers	Derek MacKenzie	Hooking	2
3rd	19:18	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller	Interference	2
3rd	19:40	Washington Capitals	Brett Connolly	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Florida Panthers head coach: Bob Boughner
Referees: Dave Jackson, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Darren Gibbs
Washington Capitals scratches: Alex Chiasson, Madison Bowey, Jakub Jerabek
Florida Panthers scratches: Radim Vrbata, Jamie McGinn, MacKenzie Weegar

2017-2018 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 21, 2017
Washington Capitals 4 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Thu, Jan 25, 2018
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 22, 2018

Other NHL games on Feb 22

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 22, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
Minnesota Wild 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
San Jose Sharks 1 at Nashville Predators 7	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
Calgary Flames 5 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
Dallas Stars 2 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 22, 2018

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