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Alex Ovechkin signed memorabilia for a Florida Panthers auction. The #MSDStrong autographed items raised over $1,000 for Stoneman Douglas victims.

Thursday night, the Florida Panthers played their first game since the Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy. 17 students and teachers died on Valentine’s Day as a 19-year-old, expelled former student opened fire inside the school.

The Panthers did their best to turn the hockey game into an opportunity to support and console Parkland, Florida – the city of the mass shooting. The team took down their advertisements on the dasher boards and put up the Stoneman Douglas High School logo and the MSDStrong hashtag. The Panthers held a blood drive and an emotional ceremony before puck drop, which included a speech from goaltender Roberto Luongo. Unbeknownst to us, the Panthers also held an auction at BB&T Center during the game.

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin contributed two items.

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They had it, until they didn’t: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals looked like they were going to down the Florida Panthers in Sunrise for the second time this season, but alas the final moments of the third period changed that in a blink of an eye as the boys fell 3-2 after 60 minutes. It was a game in which the Caps finish left a lot to be desired and a few key defensive lapses cost them two points.

The Caps out-shot the Panthers 35 to 33 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 49 to 42.

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By Chris Cerullo On February 23, 2018 0 Comment

Hockey takes a backseat: Caps lose 3-2

The Caps visited Sunrise on Thursday night. But before the game the NHL and the Florida Panthers honored the victims of last week’s tragedy in nearby Parkland. To call the ceremony powerful and heart-wrenching would be obvious and an understatement. The ceremony, and the thoughts it forces to the front of the mind of students and teachers being gunned down in a f@$#ing school building, really puts things in perspective. Hockey? Yeah sure, a fun hobby. And hopefully a hobby that helped give an outlet to a community likely in need of a distraction for a bit.

Maxim Mamin, which is a fun name, started the scoring early, banging home a rebound to give the home team an early lead. Late in the period Andre Burakovsky, who is sometimes not placed among the team’s top-12 forwards by his coach, tied the game with a shot through traffic. Just kidding, the goal was later credited to Lars Eller.

About halfway through the second, Andre Burakovsky fired home a PP goal to give the Caps the lead.

With a little under four minutes left, Nick Bjugstad tied it up. Vincent Trochek gave the Panthers the win with 18 seconds left on a PP goal after a STUPID penalty by Lars Eller.

Caps lose 3-2

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By Patrick Holden On February 22, 2018 0 Comment

Florida Panthers honor Stoneman Douglas High School in emotional pregame ceremony

Thursday night, the Florida Panthers delayed the start of their game against the Washington Capitals to honor the victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. On Valentine’s Day, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz burst into the school and killed 17 people with an AR-15 style rifle.

The game marked the first time the team had been back at BB&T Center since the tragedy. The Panthers’ 15-minute salute was beautiful and tear-inducing.

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By Ian Oland On February 22, 2018 0 Comment

Caps at Panthers pregame: On the road again

The Washington Capitals just could not wait to get on the road again. After a quick stop home to play the Tampa Bay Lighting, the boys have traveled down south to Florida to take on another once Southeast Division rival in the Florida Panthers. Can the Caps repeat the success they had in Sunrise almost exactly a month ago?

Find out with us all at 7:30 PM on NBCSWA. Pat has your recap.

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By Chris Cerullo On February 22, 2018 0 Comment

Florida Panthers to hold ceremony honoring Stoneman Douglas High School before Capitals game

A week after 17 students and teachers were tragically killed in a mass shooting, the Florida Panthers will hold a ceremony honoring the students of Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The news was first reported by NHL.com columnist Nick Cotsonika.

Thursday marks the Panthers’ first home game since the Valentine’s Day tragedy.

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By Cara Bahniuk On February 22, 2018 0 Comment

Pretty nice: Caps beat Panthers 4-2

On the same day Vince McMahon announced the rebirth of the XFL, the Caps visited Florida to take on the Panthers.

The Caps killed off three early penalties only to see Denis Malgin give the Panthers a 1-0 lead a little over halfway into the opening frame. The Caps finally got a power play and that led to Nick Backstrom tying the game late in the first.

Malgin scored again in the second to put the Panthers back on top. Later in the period, Brooks Orpik wisely threw the puck on net and Alex Ovechkin tipped it home to tie the game. Late in the second, John Carlson capped off some nice play from the top line and nicely put the good guys on top. Nice.

Early in the third, Brett Connolly took a good feed from Andre Burakovsky and put it in the net to put the Caps up 4-2.

Caps win 4-2!

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By Patrick Holden On January 25, 2018 0 Comment

Caps at Panthers pregame: A Floridan face-off

The Capitals have headed down to sunny Florida to face off against the Panthers tonight before they take some time off for the All-Star break.

While some people think that the Capitals haven’t been looking too hot, the Panthers are actually not doing well. Not only have they lost six of their last eight games, but their two top goaltenders are injured. So now some stranger named Harri Sateri is in net and I can’t stop saying tonight is going to be a “Harri Sateri Parti” (all pronounced to rhyme). But they do have two things going for them. First, their shot attempt percentage is slightly higher than the Capitals. And second, they are based near Miami. There are worse places to be located in Florida.

The game starts at 7:30 PM, just enough to throw you off. You can meet Pat Holden back here for the recap.

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By Elyse Bailey On January 25, 2018 0 Comment

Penalties doom Caps against Cats: numbers for the morning after

Saturday night The Capitals were back home to play the Florida Panthers before they head out on a road trip that tours western Canada. The team won’t take a victory with them, as they fell 4-1 to the Panthers in a penalty-ridden display.

The Capitals out-attempted the Panthers 56 to 28 at five-on-five and outshot them 42 to 23. The Capitals’ 42 shots on goal set a new season high. You can dominate all the shot metrics you want, but if you take eleventy billion penalties in the first two periods, you’re not going to win many games.

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By Chris Cerullo On October 22, 2017 0 Comment

Not good enough: Panthers beat Caps 4-1

We’ve got Caps, we’ve got Cats, we’ve got Ovi (not Ovie), we’ve got face/offs, and we’ve got Saturday night hockey.

Connor Brickley put the Panthers up 1-0 before the game was even two minutes old, capitalizing on a turnover behind the net by Christian Djoos. The Caps had the better of the play for much of the period but couldn’t convert. With less than a minute to go, Evgenii Dadonov, who really does spell his name with two i‘s, scored on the power play to put the Panthers up 2-0.

Jumping to the second, the Caps continued their 2017-18 strategy of taking three bajillion penalties and it didn’t work out. Vincent Trocheck scored on a five-on-three to put the bad guys up 3-0. After some more penalties, Christian Djoos scored a beauty to pull the Caps within two, 3-1.

The Caps brought the heat in the third as the Panthers ~~turtled~~ protected the lead but couldn’t break through. Aleksander Barkov added an empty netter.

Panthers beat Caps 4-1.

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By Patrick Holden On October 21, 2017 0 Comment

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