Verhaeghe establishes new Panthers postseason record

With a five-point night from Carter Verhaeghe, the Florida Panthers overcame a three-goal deficit to upset the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Wednesday, taking a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series.

Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves in the second period, while trailing 3-0. For the Panthers, Verhaeghe had two goals and three assists.

Patric Hornqvist, Claude Giroux, and Sam Reinhart also scored for the Panthers, who also received two assists from Aleksander Barkov.

T.J. Oshie scored twice for Washington, which also received goals from Justin Schultz and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Ilya Samsonov came up with 33 saves.