Panthers fall to Caps again
November 07, 2009 9:47 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a
five-goal third period, and the short-handed Washington Capitals
beat the Florida Panthers 7-4 Saturday night for a sweep of their
home-and-home series.
Washington played a third straight game without two-time NHL MVP
Alex Ovechkin, who has an upper body injury. The Capitals were also
without injured defensemen Mike Green and Jeff Schultz, both of
whom were hurt Friday night during a 4-1 victory in Florida.
But the Capitals prevailed anyway. Getting 23 saves from
goaltender Jose Theodore and goals 40 seconds apart from Mathieu
Perreault and Quintin Laing, Washington defeated the Panthers for
the second time in two nights.
