Dramatic win for Panthers – series tied against Capitals

The Florida Panthers won 3-2 (1-1, 0-0, 1-1, 1-0) on road against the Washington Capitals in the NHL Åttondelsfinal in a game that went to overtime. The series is now tied at 2-2.

The game-winning goal was scored by Florida's Carter Verhaeghe.

The hosting team took the lead, with a goal scored by T. J. Oshie. John Carlson and Nicklas Bäckström assisted.

The Panthers tied it up late into the first period, after a Carter Verhaeghe goal assisted by Ekblad Aaron.

In the third period, Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the 10th minute of the third period, assisted by Alex Ovechkin and T. J. Oshie, giving the Capitals 2-1 a lead.

In the third, Sam Reinhart scored with 2 minutes remaining, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Barkov Aleksander, to tie the game. With this goal, the score was tied and then, the game went to overtime.

Washington's record drops to 2–0–0, while Florida improves to 2–0–0.

The teams play again for Game 5 on Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m.