Capitals 6-1 Panthers (7 May, 2022) Final Score

Florida Panthers

58-18-6, 24-11-6 away

	1	2	3	T
FLA	1	0	0	1
WSH	1	2	3	6

Capitals rout Panthers 6-1 in Game 3 to take 2-1 series lead

— Fans' cheers brought Ilya Samsonov close to tears on the way to his first NHL playoff victory.

May 7, 2022, 10:11 pm - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Panthers	1	0	0	1
	Capitals	1	2	3	6

1st Period			FLA	WSH
2:45		Jonathan Huberdeau (1) Assists: Anthony Duclair (2), Aaron Ekblad (1)	1	0
19:34		T.J. Oshie (2) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (3), John Carlson (2)	1	1

2nd Period			FLA	WSH
9:51		Marcus Johansson (1) Assists: Anthony Mantha (2), Nicklas Backstrom (2)	1	2
18:49		Trevor van Riemsdyk (1) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (3), Marcus Johansson (1)	1	3

3rd Period		FLA	WSH
10:25	Alex Ovechkin (1) (Power Play) Assists: Conor Sheary (1), Anthony Mantha (3)	1	4
15:40	John Carlson (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Lars Eller (1)	1	5
19:18	Garnet Hathaway (1) Assists: Johan Larsson (1), Nic Dowd (1)	1	6

PANTHERS

CAPITALS

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
Toronto	21	10	2	44
Florida	21	11	2	44
Tampa Bay	18	10	2	38
Boston	17	13	4	38
Ottawa	17	13	2	36
Detroit	13	15	4	30
Montreal	13	16	3	29
Buffalo	11	18	4	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	22	8	2	46
New Jersey	21	11	3	45
Carolina	20	11	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	14	5	35
NY Rangers	16	15	1	33
Philadelphia	14	15	4	32
Columbus	13	15	5	31
NY Islanders	12	14	7	31

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Florida Panthers

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Stars of the Game

Ilya SamsonovG - WSH

Marcus JohanssonLW - WSH

Trevor van RiemsdykD - WSH

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