The Florida Panthers (9-5-2 20P) will open a three-game road trip this afternoon when they face the middling Washington Capitals (8-6-0 14P) at Capital One Arena.
Florida got its first win in their splashy new Hometown Remix kit when they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Wednesday to complete the season-series sweep of the lowly original sixers. Sandis Vilmanis delivered the best game of his burgeoning career, finishing the night with four points. Vilmanis opened the scoring and then notched a key third period goal to help keep the Cats ahead. Carter Verhagehe, Seth Jones and Sam Reinhart also lit the lamp with the Jones and Reinhart goals coming off assists from the 22-year-old…
