FLORIDA PANTHERS at WASHINGTON CAPITALS
GAME 4
MAY 9, 2022
Capital One Arena – Washington, D.C.
| FLORIDA PANTHERS | WASHINGTON CAPITALS |
| 3 | 2 |
[OVERTIME]
PANTHERS POSTGAME QUOTES
Forward Carter Verhaeghe
On the momentum shift after tonight’s game:
“All series we’ve been kind of struggling with some stuff and I think we finally had our best game of the series. I think we’re going to keep on building. [This gives us] something to build on.”
Forward Sam Reinhart
On his first career playoff goal:
“Those are the kind of situations you want to be in as a hockey player. It’s a game that can really go either way at the end of it. We stuck with it. We’re happy with the result and obviously a much better feeling going back home 2-2, as opposed to 3-1.”Forward Aleksander Barkov
On tying the series:
“Obviously right now, all the emotions are about this game. But [we’ll] cool down and start thinking about the next game as soon as possible. Glad to go home with the series evened 2-2. Just keep working, keep getting better and keep finding the ways to win.”
Interim Head Coach Andrew Brunette
On tonight’s performance in the face of adversity:
“We’ve kind of shown that all year, the resilience. We stuck to our game, which we’ve done all year. I think it got away from us, a little bit, the other day. Today I thought, from the start, we kind of got into our flow a little bit. Things were looking a little shaky at the end but we showed a lot of poise. And again the resilience that we’ve shown all season long came through there at the end.”
CATS STATS
- Sam Reinhart scored the latest game-tying goal in Panthers playoff history and Carter Verhaeghe became the fourth Panthers skater to score a playoff overtime goal as the Cats evened the series at two games apiece, with the series heading back to South Florida for Game 5 on Wednesday.
- Carter Verhaeghe joined Mike Hough (Game 5 of 1996 CSF), Dave Lowry (Game 4 of 1996 CSF) and Ryan Lomberg (Game 3 of 2021 First Round) as the fourth player in Panthers history to score an overtime goal in the playoffs.
- Verhaeghe’s goal was his second of the game (2-0-2), becoming the first player in franchise history to score in regulation and overtime of a playoff game. He is the eighth Panthers skater to score multiple goals in a playoff game, and the first since Reilly Smith (May 4, 2016 vs. NYI).
- Verhaeghe has recorded five points (3-2-5) through the first four games of the series, the most on the team.
- Sam Reinhart scored his first career playoff goal with 2:04 remaining in the third period to tie the game 2-2, the latest game-tying playoff goal in club history. Gustav Forsling scored to tie the game with 3:07 remaining in the third period of Game 3 at TBL last season.
- Reinhart has recorded two points (1-1-2) in the series against Washington. He logged his first career point in Game 2 on Anton Lundell’s first career playoff goal.
- Jonathan Huberdeau notched an assist for his 19th career playoff point (5-14-19), surpassing Ray Sheppard for the most playoff points in franchise history.
- Huberdeau has produced three points (1-2-3) through the first four games of the series, tied for the third-most on Florida.
- Aaron Ekblad registered two assists for his first career multi-point playoff game. He has recorded four points (1-3-4) through the first four games of the series, the second-most on Florida, and has logged at least one point in each of the last three games.
- Aleksander Barkov posted an assist for his 17th career playoff point (5-12-17), tied for the third-most in Panthers history.
- Barkovhas posted three points (1-2-3) through the first four games of the series.
- Sam Bennett logged an assist, his second point (1-1-2) of the series. He led Florida with six shots on goal tonight.
- Sergei Bobrovsky earned his second playoff win with the Panthers (Game 3 at TBL, First Round 2021). He improved his playoff OT record to 7-4.
- Patric Hornqvist skated in his 100th career playoff game.
- The Panthers out-shot the Capitals 32-16, and did not allow a shot on goal in overtime. Washington’s 16 shots on goal are tied for the second-fewest allowed by Florida in a playoff game in club history, just behind their 15 shots against on May 2, 1996 vs. PHI.
LOOKING AHEAD
Next up for the Cats — The Panthers are OFF tomorrow, May 10. The Panthers will face off against the Capitals in Game 5 at FLA Live Arena on Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 P.M. (ET) on ESPN2 and Bally Sports Florida.
