Washington Capitals @ Florida Panthers

East 1st Round - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1

44-26-12, 25-10-6 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	1	0	1
Panthers FLA	2	3	0	5

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

58-18-6, 34-7-0 Home

Panthers rout Capitals 5-1 in Game 2 to even series

— The bounce-back game that the Florida Panthers needed started, perhaps fittingly, with a puck that took a fortuitous bounce.

May 6, 2022, 04:08 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	1	0	1
	Panthers	2	3	0	5

1st Period			WSH	FLA
16:20		Aaron Ekblad (1) Assists: Aleksander Barkov (1)	0	1
17:58		Aleksander Barkov (1) Assists: Anthony Duclair (1), Jonathan Huberdeau (1)	0	2

2nd Period		WSH	FLA
2:44	Nicklas Backstrom (1) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (2), John Carlson (1)	1	2
3:11	Mason Marchment (1) Assists: Brandon Montour (2), Claude Giroux (1)	1	3
15:24	Anton Lundell (1) Assists: Sam Reinhart (1), Carter Verhaeghe (2)	1	4
17:32	Carter Verhaeghe (1) Assists: Radko Gudas (2), Gustav Forsling (1)	1	5

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

CAPITALS

PANTHERS

Capitals
4
Panthers
2

Game 1

4/5

Capitals
1
Panthers
5

Game 2

6/5

Panthers
1
Capitals
6

Game 3

7/5

Panthers
3
Capitals
2

Game 4

10/5

Capitals
3
Panthers
5

Game 5

12/5

Panthers
4
Capitals
3

Game 6

14/5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	28	15	4	60
NY Islanders	26	16	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	10	54
Washington	24	18	6	54
Philadelphia	22	16	8	52
New Jersey	24	21	2	50
Columbus	21	19	7	49
NY Rangers	20	22	6	46

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	29	13	3	61
Detroit	28	16	4	60
Montreal	26	15	7	59
Buffalo	26	16	4	56
Boston	27	19	2	56
Toronto	23	16	8	54
Florida	24	18	3	51
Ottawa	22	19	5	49

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Washington Capitals @ Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Aleksander BarkovC - FLA

Aaron EkbladD - FLA

Sergei BobrovskyG - FLA

Game Information

Panthers rout Capitals 5-1 in Game 2 to even series

Shot Chart

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Caps GM says Ovechkin future talk will 'have to wait' amid playoff push

Hurricanes acquire defenseman Kyle Masters from Sharks

Ducks trade for Bruins forward Jeffrey Viel, give up 4th-rounder