SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers did not have much trouble with the Washington Capitals for the first two periods of their 5-2 win Tuesday in Sunrise. They were well on their way to 50 shots on goal, converted on a power play and every one of the Capitals’. Even so, they were only up by one and only one miscue away from letting Washington erase a two-goal deficit.
For more than five minutes to start the third period, the Capitals got close. They spent almost the entire first quarter of the final period in the Panthers’ zone, firing shots at Sergei Bobrovsky and launching rockets just wide of the star goaltender’s net.
With 10 saves by the 34-year-old goalie and finally a timely goal by Nick Cousins, Florida survived to beat Washington in a rematch of their first-round series from the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs.
