After rallying from a three-goal deficit before falling in a shootout to Philadelphia on Thursday, the Florida Panthers reversed that, jumping out to a 4-1 first period lead, before eventually coming up with a wild 6-5 shootout win over the Washington Capitals for their first win of the 2018-19 season.
First Period
The Panthers again proved they can be very effective... for about twenty minutes. Florida scored four goals on just eleven shots to end Braden Holtby’s night early. The Cats opened the scoring when Vincent Trocheck popped a rebound of Jonathan Huberdeau’s shot off Holtby and Lars Eller into the net.