Litter Box Cats · Dec 1, 2021
Recap: Samson snipes Samsonov to give Panthers 5-4 comeback win over Capitals
The Florida Panthers delivered a devastating third period performance, scoring four times on 27 shots to erase a three-goal deficit to defeat the Washington Capitals by a 5-4 count at FLA Live Arena.
Washington jumped out to an early lead when Connor McMichael scored on a bank shot off Sergei Bobrovsky at 5:52 and Beck Malenstyn finished off a nice setup by Brett Leason 11 seconds later. Malenstyn’s goal was his first in the NHL.
A screening Joe Thornton quickly pulled one back for the Panthers when he tapped in the rebound of MacKenzie Weegar’s blast after the defenseman took a pass from Jonathan Huberdeau.