nhl Game Recap
Panthers Down Washington 5-1 - Match Report
The Panthers beat Washington 5-1 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Sergei Bobrovsky's 26 saves.
The Panthers were a -259 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Aaron Ekblad, Aleksander Barkov, Mason Marchment, Anton Lundell, and Carter Verhaeghe each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Ekblad opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 27 Washington shots in the victory.
Nicklas Backstrom scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 14 of 19 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Florida scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Washington went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 36-27.