SUNRISE (CBSMiami) – The Panthers are in place to win their first playoff collection in 26 years.
Living as much as their nickname the “Comeback Cats,” they pulled off a wild sport 5 win, 5-3, earlier than greater than 20,000 followers at FLA Live Arena to take the collection lead towards Washington.
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Game 6 is within the nation’s capital Friday night time. The Panthers would host sport 7 Sunday, if essential.
Another Comeback
The Panthers trailed 3-0 24 minutes into the sport. As they’ve performed 5 occasions this season, they erased that deficit, scoring the subsequent 5 targets over the subsequent 28 minutes. The six comebacks from no less than three targets down is an NHL document.
Swaggy
Carter Verhaeghe had one of the best playoff sport by a participant in staff historical past with a 5-point sport. He was the catalyst that soar began the comeback. Verhaeghe additionally scored the sport 4 extra time objective that tied the collection. He has 10 factors within the collection equaling the franchise document set by Jonathan Huberdeau final 12 months. Verhaeghe set the staff playoff document with 5 targets in a collection. He’s incomes his cool nickname.
Series Lead
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Leading 3 video games to 2, that is the primary time the Panthers have led a playoff collection in 10 years. In 2012 they beat New Jersey in sport 5, additionally at residence, however misplaced the subsequent two video games in extra time.
Bob On The Job
Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was excellent after permitting the third objective. He stopped the final 20 photographs to slam the door on the Capitals together with a number of powerful saves with the Panthers main 4-3 within the third interval.
Capitals Kryptonite
Washington is 20-2 this season after they lead 3 targets or extra. The 2 losses? To the Panthers, in South Florida, together with sport 5 of this collection.
Kodak Moment
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Not certain the way it’s materialized, however rapper Kodak Black has grow to be an enormous Panthers fan. He even traveled to Washington earlier within the collection. The Panthers assist is much reaching!