Panthers Wrap-Up: Capitals 4, Panthers 0
Ovechkin scores two, Vokoun turns aside 42 as Capitals shut out Panthers and take over first in the Southeast Division.
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 Former Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun stopped 42 shots in his fourth shutout of the season, the second against Florida. FULL RECAP |
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 - Panthers coach Kevin Dineen |
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 2. No Special Teams Success For The Cats: Only trailing by a goal, the Panthers put some good pressure on the Capitals in looking to tie the game. Washington on the other hand used the special teams to made the lead a mountain instead of a molehill. The Caps got the game's first power play of the game as Marcel Goc went to the box 8:47 into the first. Missing the two team's last contest due to a suspension, Alex Ovechkin made his presence felt as he sped in from the left side and fired a hard shot five-hole on Clemmensen just 34 seconds into the penalty, giving them a 2-0 lead. The Panthers would get their first power play of the game with 20 seconds left in the opening period when Dennis Wideman going to the box for slashing. Florida got a couple of good chances late in the period and opened the second with the man advantage. It was Washington however doing the scoring on the power play when Jason Chimera slipped in his own rebound on the rush 1:01 into the period for a 3-0 lead. First a power play goal given up then a shorthanded goal. Florida found no success on four power play chances despite putting up ten shots on net. 3. Unable To Bounce Back Leads To Flip Flop: The Panthers have been extremely good at bouncing back from regulation losses this season, picking up at least one point on most other occasions following a regulation loss. In fact, entering the night, Florida had just one other time where they lost back-to-back regulation losses and that came back in mid-October (Oct. 18 vs Washington and Oct. 20 vs Buffalo). Falling to Tampa Saturday night, and having a game of high importance with Florida and Washington battling for the top spot in the Southeast, one would have expected Florida to have a good bounce back. The Panthers threw 42 shots on net but Tomas Vokoun had little trouble seeing the puck as most of the opportunities came far out. It was the second time at the Verizon Center that Vokoun shut out his former mate as Ovechkin's two goals led the way. Despite flipflopping in the standings (with Washington one point up on the Cats), Florida still has one game in hand and there's a long way to go with 30 games to play. That all starts on Thursday against the Kings. |
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 Memorable twitter posts from the game.
@tvhpanther2: #FlaPanthers need a captain someone who can give a good word of advise after a game like tonight |
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 Memorable fan posts from the game.
Jose Ramirez: We need a scoring threat. Trading some prospects and some picks may help. Roni Baird Vezina: Don't just blame the goalie in this one. We didn't play as a team tonight. Amy Riley: Gonna be there thur. Guys better show up!!! Eddie Castro: I still love my Panthers! I will be there at the BAC to see the Cats get revenge on the 17th Mark Oakvik: Panthers didn't even show up !! |
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 0. Failing to score a goal against Washington, it was the fourth time this season that the Panthers couldn't find the back of the net. Half of that total has come to the Capitals, both coming at the Verizon Center. |
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2 Goals, 5 Shots, +1, 20:15 TOI
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Author: Glenn Odebralski | FloridaPanthers.com
