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The Capitals, meanwhile, are coming off a tough loss but have already stolen a game on the road and look to gain momentum in the First Round series as Games Three and Four will be on their home ice. - Game 3: Colorado at Nashville 4:30 p.m. TNT - LAST MEETING: @FLA 5, WSH 1 - (Game 2 Recap)

After replacing the starter of the first two games, Vitek Vanecek, for the third period of Game 2, Washington Capitols' Ilya Samsonov got the start for Game ...

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This feels familiar, doesn't it? Not so much the 6-1 drubbing the Washington Capitals placed around the neck of the Florida Panthers but the yoke that now ...

The Capitals might not be the better team, and they might not win the series. Against that group, Florida also has to deal with its own expectations, and it might be there’s a burden that comes with having the NHL’s best regular season record. The years, they kind of run together because for a decade the Capitals looked more likely to play deep into the spring than they did to go home early. But the Panthers aren’t facing a bunch of what-are-we-doing-here neophytes, either. “So far, the story written right now is they’ve outcompeted us, outwilled us, pretty much in every puck battle, every area,” Florida Coach Andrew Brunette said. But the first of those two was correct. They handled Philadelphia in the first round. In 2010, the Alex Ovechkin-era Capitals’ first real foray into the playoffs with a we’re-in-it-to-win-it swagger, they found a Montreal team that was willing to pack it in and block every shot, one that came with a goaltender who did cartwheels and backflips to make saves. Could that be these Panthers? It’s such a delicate balance at the end of a regular season like that — how to stay sharp for what’s to come but not risk unnecessary injury or fatigue. Alas, journalism classes require including the who along with the what, the when and the why. Those Capitals came into the playoffs rested. Those words could have escaped the lips of, say, Mike Green in 2010, Justin Williams in 2016 or Brooks Orpik in 2017.

Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves as the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 in Game 3 to take a lead in their first-round playoff series.

Washington went 2 for 6 on the power play and improved to 4 for 12 in the series. Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal and assisted on another to put the Capitals up two games to one. Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves as the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 on Saturday in Game 3 to take a lead in their first-round playoff series.

The Florida Panthers find themselves in a 2-1 series hole after the Washington Capitals shut them down in Game 3.

“We will work on it, we will figure it out, just as a 20-man group we need to play better. We have to be tighter on him, obviously, you have to be aware of the other players on their team because they have a pretty good power play over there, but you just have to be tight on him and not give him any chances.” Florida made a chance to their top power play unit after they went without a quality scoring chance on their first opportunity. It could be nerves, but we have to find a way and you get frustrated when you’re not working hard, and that’s kind of the case right now, and you do undisciplined things when you’re frustrated.” I don’t even know if there were any rebounds we got to and we score a lot of goals in that area. Washington tied it up with 26 seconds to go as T.J. Oshie tipped in a big slap shot from Ovechkin just seven seconds after MacKenzie Weegar took a holding the stick penalty.

The Capitals took a 2-1 series lead over the Panthers by beating Florida 6-1. How worried should the Panthers be after a stunning loss to the Capitals?

But for the Capitals to dominate it so far? Can the Panthers’ style of play really work in the playoffs? - Following a listless Panthers power play, the Capitals converted on a PP opportunity of their own with just 26 seconds left in the first period. An impressive 6-1 Capitals win in Game 3 doesn’t automatically confirm that the Panthers can’t convert their high-octane regular season style to the playoffs. If NHL playoff history teaches us anything, it’s that a 1-3-1 trap and similar tactics can simply be tough to crack when a team is operating at a high level. It’s way too hasty to say it cannot. - Things frankly didn’t look that promising for Florida down 3-1 in the third. - Again, Game 2 looked more like many anticipated. At 5-on-5, Washington generated a 9-7 advantage in high-danger chances. If there’s an underrated part of the Florida Panthers’ stellar regular season, it’s how seamlessly Andrew Brunette took over after Joel Quenneville resigned in disgrace. In Game 3, the Capitals went 2-for-6 on the power play, while the Panthers were 0-for-3. During the rare moments when Florida did break through, Ilya Samsonov was sharp.

The Washington Capitals host the Florida Panthers for Game 3 this afternoon at Capital One Arena. Here's how to watch and bet on the game.

The moneyline has the Caps at +185 and the Panthers at -165. fuboTV is currently available in the United States, Canada, and Spain. The Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers series shifts to D.C. this afternoon for Game 3. Live Streaming: fuboTV has live NHL games on ESPN in which you can stream from your phone, television, and all your favorite devices. Reddit: Reddit can sometimes have streams of live NHL games but make sure they are legal. Capitals betting odds on WynnBET have the Capitals as +1.5 point underdogs at home.

The series is tied 1-1 heading into this matchup. Here are key stats to know, paths to victory for each club, and picks from our reporters.

He's the difference between the Capitals ranking first in the league in shot attempts per 60 minutes and 29th in the league. Ovechkin has recorded a point in six of his last seven playoff games dating to the 2021 postseason. Washington has lost three straight Game 3's, all of which came in the first round of the playoffs. To take back a lead in this series, the Caps have to tap into their mental toughness and make the Presidents' Trophy winners (especially goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky) as uncomfortable as they did in Game 1. That won't fly against a Panthers team that boasts unparalleled depths of offensive talent that averaged over four goals per game in the regular season. Each club has a win as the series shifts to Washington, with Game 3 coming up on Saturday (1 ET, ESPN).

The Panthers were the best team in the NHL but now face a 2-1 hole versus Washington and a huge Game 4 on Monday.

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The Capitals will meet the Panthers for Game 4 on Monday night at Capital One Arena. Washington now leads the first-round series 2-1.

… I’m sure they’ll come back next game looking to put pucks in the net, and we’ve got to do our best to kind of adjust.” It’s just the way that it’s gone for us with two young goaltenders in their second year. The Capitals opened the second period with two successful penalty kills, leaving them 9 for 9 in the series against Florida’s potent offense. “The boys did a really good job from the drop of the puck all the way through,” winger T.J. Oshie said. “It was an unbelievable save,” Johansson said. He makes a big save, and then we go the other way and get one. Then his backhanded shot banked off Panthers defenseman Ben Chiarot before Johansson collected the rebound and buried it in front. The Capitals equalized late in the first period, when Oshie deflected Ovechkin’s shot through traffic on the power play. Samsonov’s lone error happened early — a goal from Florida’s Jonathan Huberdeau that came just 2:45 into the game. The Capitals rebounded from an early 1-0 deficit and held a 3-1 lead entering the final period. Captain Alex Ovechkin got his first goal of the Stanley Cup playoffs midway through the third with a powerful blast that beat Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. Our preparation, our work, our detail: That has to be the priority.”

Ilya Samsonov, who replaced Vitek Vanecek in goal, made 29 saves for his first playoff win as the Washington Capitals took a 2-1 series lead over the ...

The Capitals made it 3-1 with just 71 seconds left in the second. Johansson scored with 10:09 left in the second period to give Washington a 2-1 lead. The sequence started with Weegar losing the puck deep in his own end. It was a 50-50 puck that we lost. Weegar was called for holding the stick of Washington’s Hathaway, who would’ve had a shorthanded breakaway. Mantha’s backhander was stopped by Bobrovsky’s left pad, but that gave a juicy rebound right to Johansson. The Panthers also went 0-for-3 on their power play. “We could have gone up 2-1 (on Barkov’s shot). They go on the other end and score. Anthony Duclair’s cross-ice pass unleashed Huberdeau, who was unfazed by the Ovechkin hit. We (normally) score a lot of goals in that area.” Indeed, the Capitals scored six straight goals after Huberdeau’s tally. Samsonov, a 25-year-old Russian native who was Washington’s first-round pick in 2015, went 0-3 in his first playoffs exposure last season.

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One of the big reasons for the win was the play of both special teams units. It was his 72nd career playoff goal, moving him past Bryan Trottier for the 16th-most playoff goals in NHL history. Connor McMichael didn’t have the most standout game of all time but I think his inclusion in the lineup was important.

The Washington Capitals are up 2-1 in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs thanks in large part to their offense in Game 3 against the Panthers.

Then the Caps would pile it on in the second period. T.J. Oshie would tie things on the power play in the first period. But the Caps shut them down thanks in large part to Ilya Samsonov and got some goals from heroes both likely and unlikely.