After falling behind 4-1 in the first period, the Washington Capitals stormed back to grab a standings point Friday night but ultimately lost 6-5 to the Florida Panthers after a shootout.
Coach Todd Reirden benched starting goalie Braden Holtby and shuffled the Capitals‘ forward lines after the first 20 minutes, which had an immediate effect for the better.
“We were like two different teams, the first period and then the rest of the game after that,” Lars Eller said. “There was a lot of good stuff and some bad stuff we gotta correct.