nhl Game Recap
Florida Ices Washington 5-2 - Recap
Florida got a pair of goals from Carter Verhaeghe as the Panthers skated to a 5-2 victory over Washington on Tuesday at FLA Live Arena.
Florida won as a -201 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Florida got goals from Carter Verhaeghe(2), Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, and Nick Cousins in the victory. Barkov opened the scoring at 5:45 of the first period.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 40 of 42 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got goals from John Carlson, and Dylan Strome in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 38 of 42 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Florida scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Washington 43-42 in the game.
Next game, Florida takes its act home to face Dallas looking for another win. For Washington, they head on the road to face St. Louis.