🦅 Away Capitals 33-24-4 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🐆 Home Panthers 39-16-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
WSH 10102
FLA 20002

Capitals at Panthers

Capitals beat Panthers 2–2 in overtime at Amerant Bank Arena on February 29, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Feb 29, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Rob Niedermayer
2 G
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Dale Hunter
1 G
3 shots · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Andrew Brunette
1 G
1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🐆 Rob Niedermayer PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:03
Assists: Robert Svehla, Jason Woolley
0–1
🦅 Andrew Brunette Tying 1st · 13:30
Assists: Sylvain Cote, Michal Pivonka
1–1
🐆 Rob Niedermayer Go-ahead 1st · 19:30
Assists: Johan Garpenlov, Scott Mellanby
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Dale Hunter Tying 3rd · 19:43
Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Joe Juneau
2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH FLA🐆
32 Shots on goal 31
0/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
32 Penalty minutes 47
WSH shooting 6.2% (2/32) FLA shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:49 TOI
🐆Panthers
John Vanbiesbrouck
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–2
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →
Jan 23, 1996
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
5–4 · Panthers won
Dec 28, 1995
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
5–4 · Capitals won
Dec 5, 1995
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
4–3 · Panthers won
Nov 3, 1995
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
3–2 · Panthers won
Apr 30, 1995
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs FLA, answered

Who won Capitals vs Panthers on February 29, 1996?

Capitals won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Panthers?

The final score was Capitals 2, Panthers 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrew Brunette, Dale Hunter.

Who scored for Panthers?

Rob Niedermayer (2).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Panthers season series?

Panthers lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Feb 27
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
5–3 · WSH won
Next game · Mar 2
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
2–0 · WSH won
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Feb 25
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
1–6 · BUF won
Next game · Mar 2
🐆FLA @ 🐳HFD
1–7 · HFD won
Also on February 29, 1996
🏝️NYI @ 🐙DET
1–5 final
🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI
3–4 final
🐧PIT @ 🔥CGY
3–7 final
🎵STL @ 🐋VAN
2–2 final
Capitals season page Panthers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule