FLORIDA PANTHERS at WASHINGTON CAPITALS
GAME 3
MAY 7, 2022
Capital One Arena – Washington, D.C.
| FLORIDA PANTHERS | WASHINGTON CAPITALS |
| 1 | 6 |
PANTHERS POSTGAME QUOTES
Forward Jonathan Huberdeau
On playing to the team’s regular season identity:
“I think we’ve just got to stick to our game plan. I think we are playing a little nervous, we are not playing the game that we should play. I think we are a way better team. Tonight happened, we just got to forget about it. That’s playoffs. We are down 2-1 and the next game is going to be important.”
Defenseman Brandon Montour
On responding to tonight in Game 4:
“We can say as much as we want in the room, but we get out on the ice and I don’t think we were on it. Penalties, we’ve got to clean up. They’ve got one of the best power plays in the league and we’ve got to watch that. All in all, we’ve got to be better.”
On Physicality in the series:
“It’s playoff hockey, it’s a physical game…It’s tight hockey, we’ve got to fight for every inch out there.”
Interim Head Coach Andrew Brunette
On the series after three games:
“It’s playoff hockey. All these games you watch every night on TV, it’s tight, there is no room. We have to find a way, again, to fight through it. So far this series we have proven at different stretches but not enough right now. We are behind 2-1, there is a lot of hockey left. We just have to play a little better.”
CATS STATS
- Jonathan Huberdeau scored his fifth career playoff goal. His 18 career playoff points (5-13-18) are tied with Dave Lowry for the most by a Panthers skater in franchise history.
- Huberdeau has produced a point in each of the past two games in the series (1-1-2).
- Aaron Ekblad notched his third career playoff assist and led Florida with 24:23 time on ice. He has registered two points (1-1-2) over Florida’s last two games.
- Anthony Duclair posted an assist for the second consecutive game.
- The Panthers out-hit the Capitals 49-44, led by MacKenzie Weegar (9), Mason Marchment (7) and Patric Hornqvist (6).
- Sam Reinhart led Florida with five shots on goal.
- Eetu Luostarinen won eight of his 10 faceoffs (80%).
