Capitals 4–2 Panthers — Final Score & Stats (Oct 20, 2016)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Matt Niskanen

2 A

1 shots · 22:48 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Aleksander Barkov

2 A

21:49 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

1 G

4 shots · 15:33 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Justin Williams Go-ahead 1st · 08:25

Assists: Nate Schmidt · beat Roberto Luongo

1–0

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 1st · 10:21

Assists: Matt Niskanen · beat Roberto Luongo

2–0

🐆 Mike Matheson 1st · 13:47

Assists: Keith Yandle, Aleksander Barkov · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

2nd period

🐆 Jaromir Jagr PP Tying 2nd · 14:10

Assists: Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 3rd · 07:33

Assists: Matt Niskanen, Karl Alzner · beat Roberto Luongo

3–2

🦅 Marcus Johansson 3rd · 18:40

Unassisted · beat Roberto Luongo

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 16:42

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Eller 15:33

L3 Burakovsky · Beagle · Wilson 14:03

L4 Winnik · Williams · Connolly 12:12

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 23:44

D2 Orlov · Alzner 21:50

D3 Orpik · Schmidt 13:36

🐆Panthers

L1 Barkov · Trocheck · Smith 21:37

L2 Jokinen · Jagr · Marchessault 19:22

L3 MacKenzie · McKegg · Sceviour 10:16

L4 McCann · Malgin · Harper 8:29

D1 Yandle · Ekblad 24:02

D2 Demers · Matheson 21:10

D3 Petrovic · Pysyk 13:11

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH FLA🐆

29 Shots on goal 28

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

17 Hits 14

14 Blocked shots 8

4 Takeaways 16

2 Giveaways 5

8 Penalty minutes 2

WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29) FLA shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 59:07 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH FLA

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Feb 22016 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Dec 102015 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 1–4 Oct 312015 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–1 OT Jan 42015 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Dec 162014 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 1–2 SO

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Who won Capitals vs Panthers on October 20, 2016?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 4, Panthers 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Justin Williams, Marcus Johansson.

Who scored for Panthers?

Jaromir Jagr, Mike Matheson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeOct 18 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 AfterOct 22 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–2

🐆 Panthers

BeforeOct 18 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 3–4 AfterOct 22 🏔️COL @ 🐆FLA 2–5

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