Protas and Dubois lead Capitals past Panthers 4–3
Washington scored three straight after Brady Tkachuk put Florida ahead with two first-period goals.
Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had a goal and an assist as the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4–3 at Capital One Arena on Saturday. The win ended Washington’s two-game skid.
Jack St. Ivany opened the scoring at 2:21 of the first period with his first NHL goal. Brady Tkachuk put Florida ahead with two goals in the next eight minutes, the second on a power play.
Alex Tuch tied the game 4:39 into the second period. Dubois set up Protas for the go-ahead goal later in the period, and Protas returned the favour 4:42 into the third.
Sam Bennett made it a one-goal game with 47 seconds left after Florida pulled Akira Schmid. Matthew Tkachuk assisted on all three Florida goals. Schmid and Washington’s Logan Thompson each finished with 27 saves.
