Panthers 4–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Apr 8, 2023)

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 🐆 FLA

Matthew Tkachuk

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 22:35 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Sam Reinhart

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 20:05 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Aleksander Barkov

2 A

3 shots · 24:47 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Dylan Strome Go-ahead 2nd · 08:51

Assists: Tom Wilson, Aliaksei Protas · beat Alex Lyon

0–1

🐆 Carter Verhaeghe Tying 2nd · 10:56

Assists: Brandon Montour, Aleksander Barkov · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–1

🐆 Aaron Ekblad PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:47

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Matthew Tkachuk · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–1

🦅 Tom Wilson Tying 2nd · 16:05

Assists: Conor Sheary, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Alex Lyon

2–2

3rd period

🐆 Matthew Tkachuk Go-ahead 3rd · 19:00

Unassisted · beat Charlie Lindgren

3–2

🐆 Sam Reinhart Empty net 3rd · 19:20

Assists: Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Tkachuk · Barkov · Reinhart 22:35

L2 Staal · Verhaeghe · Lundell 16:52

L3 Duclair · Lomberg · Luostarinen 12:48

L4 Cousins · Smith · White 4:48

D1 Ekblad · Montour 27:40

D2 Forsling · Staal 20:39

D3 Gudas · Mahura 11:38

🦅Capitals

L1 Sheary · Strome · Wilson 19:28

L2 Milano · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 16:32

L3 Protas · Dowd · Aube-Kubel 13:24

L4 Malenstyn · Smith 11:40

D1 Fehervary · Carlson 25:17

D2 Sandin · Jensen 21:50

D3 Alexeyev · Irwin 12:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA WSH🦅

37 Shots on goal 24

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

10 Hits 21

14 Blocked shots 24

6 Takeaways 8

8 Giveaways 9

8 Penalty minutes 10

FLA shooting 10.8% (4/37) WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Alex Lyon

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 59:11 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

FLA WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 10-8-2 (50% win rate, 20 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-10-3 (46% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-5-3 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Panthers lead the season series 3–0

Feb 162023 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 6–3 Nov 152022 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–5 May 132022 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT May 112022 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 3–5 May 92022 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT

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Who won Panthers vs Capitals on April 8, 2023?

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

Who scored for Panthers?

Aaron Ekblad, Carter Verhaeghe, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dylan Strome, Tom Wilson.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Alex Lyon made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Capitals season series?

Panthers lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐆 Panthers

BeforeApr 6 🏛️OTT @ 🐆FLA 2–7 AfterApr 10 🍁TOR @ 🐆FLA 2–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 6 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 AfterApr 10 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–5

Also on April 8

🐧PIT 5–1 🐙DET 🎰VGK 1–2 ⭐DAL 🛢️EDM 6–1 🦈SJS 🦆ANA 4–5 🌵ARI 🇨🇦MTL 1–7 🍁TOR 🗽NYR 4–0 🧥CBJ ⚡TBL 4–7 🏛️OTT 🔔PHI 0–4 🏝️NYI

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