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	36	15	6	78
Pittsburgh	29	15	12	70
NY Islanders	32	21	5	69
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	29	23	7	65
Philadelphia	25	20	11	61
New Jersey	28	27	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	37	14	4	78
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	19	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Ottawa	28	22	7	63
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	25	3	61

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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

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