Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals, East 1st Round Game 3

NHL

Panthers

58-18-6, 122 PTS

1-6

Final

Capitals

44-26-12, 100 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

FLA shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
FLA	9	13	8	30
WSH	11	7	13	31

In net

Sergei Bobrovsky25/30 SV, .833

Ilya Samsonov29/30 SV, .967

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

Who won: Capitals 6-1

The Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 in East 1st Round Game 3 on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Capital One Arena. The Panthers win the series 2-1. The Capitals outscored the Panthers 3-0 in the 3rd period. Marcus Johansson led the Capitals in goals (1). Jonathan Huberdeau led the Panthers in goals (1).

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Panthers won the series 2-1.

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Injuries and inactives

Panthers6th in Eastern Conference

Radko Gudas D
Undisclosed
Out
Aleksander Barkov C
Lower Body, left
Injured Reserve
Brad Marchand LW
Leg, left
Injured Reserve
Jonah Gadjovich LW
Upper Body, Surgery
Injured Reserve

Capitals6th in Eastern Conference

Justin Sourdif RW
Illness
Out
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Panthers6th in Eastern Conference

Sergei Bobrovsky G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals6th in Eastern Conference

Ilya Samsonov G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

FLA wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Panthers 5, Capitals 4 (Nov 30)

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Brian Pochmara (Referee), Dan O'Rourke (Referee), Matt MacPherson (Linesman), Andrew Smith (Linesman)