Carter Verhaeghe scored twice, including the decisive goal 4:57 into overtime as the Florida Panthers pulled out a 3-2 overtime win over the Washington Capitals to even the first round series at two games apiece.
After coming off the bench and taking a lead pass from Aaron Ekblad at the blue line, Verhaeghe moved into the Capitals zone and let go of shot that ticked off Sam Bennett’s leg. Ilya Samsonov kicked out a pad to stop the redirected shot, but the Verhaeghe got to the rebound in the lower left circle and ripped the puck over into the top righthand corner of the net to end it.