(Washington) Carter Verhaeghe completed a brace in overtime and the Panthers won 3-2 against the Capitals on Monday, tying the series between Florida and Washington at 2-2.
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Verhaeghe ended the debate at 4:57, putting the clubs back to square one for Wednesday night’s game at Sunrise.
Verhaeghe made a wrist shot from around the blue line. The rebound went all the way to the right circle, from where the 26-year-old Ontarian fired the game-winning slap shot.
Sam Reinhart had leveled the score late in the third period.
With Sergei Bobrovsky on the bench in favor of one more forward, Reinhart grabbed a loose puck and beat Ilya Samsonov with 2:04 left in the third period.
“It’s the kind of situation you want to be in as a hockey player,” Reinhart said. It could have gone either way. We persevered and we are happy with the result. »
Still, the Panthers were stopped in four power plays, bringing their record to 0 for 13 in the series.
In addition, they failed to score five against five.
Verhaeghe scored his first goal of the game four against four, in a two against one.
Bobrovsky blocked 14 shots. Samsonov made 29 saves.
For the Capitals, TJ Oshie scored on the penalty kill, while Evgeny Kuznetsov converted on a breakaway.
The Panthers led the National League with 122 points this season.
Florida is attempting to advance to the first round for the first time since 1996, the year the club reached the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Panthers played with fire by taking seven penalties.
They also faced 43 seconds of three-on-five play.