Washington Capitals

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Panthers beat Capitals 3-2 in overtime to even Stanley Cup playoff ... (NBC Sports)

The Capitals and Panthers played an overtime thriller on Monday night but a late lead slipped away for Washington.

In that second period, shot attempts favored the Panthers 25-6 and shots favored them 12-4. Samsonov stopped 29 of 32 Panthers shots sent his way as the netminder undoubtedly earned a start in Game 5. Coach Peter Laviolette said Monday that the injury was still of the day-to-day variety. It was the team's fourth power play goal in four games. And in the first period their power play gave them the first goal of the night to put them ahead 1-0. In the second period, and throughout the night, special teams were the name of the game.

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The refs didn’t call an obvious trip on Florida because it would have given the Caps three straight calls to start the game and then the Panthers scored only a few moments later. Sam Reinhart tied the game with the goaltender pulled very late. TJ Oshie opened the scoring with another deflection in front.

Capitals vs. Panthers Game 4 Recap: Cats Even Series in 3-2 OT Win (Japers' Rink)

Florida comes out on top in tonight's parade to the penalty box, with Verhaeghe scoring the overtime game-winner.

Florida had a lot of pressure on Samsonov and the Caps in these final few minutes, and Sam Reinhart managed to covert on a bouncing puck in the high slot to tie the game with 2:04 to go. Evgeny Kuznetsov finally broke the tie with 10:29 to go in the second on what has become his trademark sharp-angle shot to cap off a breakaway. The rush came after T.J. Oshie laid a massive open-ice hit on Sam Bennett, who turned the puck over to Alex Ovechkin (the hit went uncalled, and it probably shouldn’t have). Ovechkin passed to Kuznetsov to spring him for the breakaway, and Bird Man put the Caps up 2-1. Washington’s PK remained perfect on the series, once again stifling Florida’s PP. Fehervary actually got a clean breakaway chance as soon as he exited the box, but he had trouble controlling the bouncing puck and Bobrovsky read the puck well to make the stop on a five-hole shot. Both teams were having trouble getting the puck to the net, but the simplified game was probably a welcome change. The Panthers’ power play was much better this time around, doing more to limit Washington’s chances and keeping them from doing much of anything. Also, for those of you keeping track at home, this is the ninth minor penalty of the game. 4. Justin Schultz was called for interference just one second before the Mantha and Huberdeau penalties expired, putting the Panthers on the power play for the first time tonight. Alright, boys and girls and babes, time for Game 4 between the Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers. The Capitals have the opportunity to take a commanding 3-1 series lead after their decisive Game 3 victory on Saturday, but don’t count the Panthers out just yet. 1. As expected, the game got off to quite a physical start and Garnet Hathaway and Aaron Ekblad were called for matching roughing minors just 31 seconds after puck drop. John Carlson fired the puck from above the right circle and it bounced off a jumping T.J. Oshie’s skate and past Sergei Bobrovsky. It felt a bit like the universe balancing things out after Ekblad’s weird bouncing shot in Game 2. 3. Anthony Mantha and Jonathan Huberdeau took matching minors for interference and tripping respectively, cueing up some more 4-on-4 hockey at 13:11 of the first.

Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals: Injuries, Lineups ... (Stars and Sticks)

The Washington Capitals take on the Florida Panthers tonight in Game 4 looking to put the President's Trophy winners on the brink. How to watch and bet.

Betting Odds: The Panthers vs. No surprises here Ilya Samsonov will get the start in goal for the Caps after an outstanding performance in Game 3. Here were the Capitals lines for morning skate.

Panthers rally, beat Capitals in OT, even first-round series (The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON — Sam Reinhart tied it late in regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored his second of the game in overtime and the Presidents' Trophy-winning Florida ...

Louis Domingue made 22 saves to win his third game of the series. Shesterkin sat out the third period after giving up six goals on 30 shots. Then, with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky pulled for an extra attacker, Reinhart collected a loose puck after it bounced off Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway and beat Ilya Samsonov with 2:04 remaining in the third period.

Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals Game 4 odds, picks and ... (USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire)

The Florida Panthers (1-2) and Washington Capitals (2-1) face off Monday in Game 4 of their 1st-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

However, the value is on the money line, and the Capitals +1.5 (-170) are a little out of my price range. They can’t execute a power play while the Caps have scored on the PP in each game and are 4-for-12 overall. We hit on the Caps’ puck line in Game 3, and I expect this one to cash again. You have to be able to grind the tight games out in playoff hockey and they haven’t proven that yet. Some bad luck there, but the Under hit in the previous two. He was 1-1 against Florida this season with a whopping 11 goals allowed on 91 shots for an .879 SV%. While the numbers aren’t good, the confidence boost after falling behind 1-0 early in Game 3 and shutting the door can’t be ignored. A glaring problem for Florida is that it’s now 0-for-9 on the power play in the series. Bobrovsky took a big step back in Game 3 after a strong 2 games at home. All-Star RW Tom Wilson missed Game 3, and his status for Game 4 is in serious doubt after missing Sunday’s optional skate with a lower-body injury. Panthers stud LW Jonathan Huberdeau got them on the board less than 3 minutes into the game, but they were outscored 6-0 in the final 57 minutes of the game. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if they had him on a super short leash or went to G Spencer Knight for this game. Puck drop from Capital One Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (TBS). Below, we look at the Panthers vs.