Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers 5/5/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Washington Capitals remain in Florida for game two of this playoff game. The Capitals beat the Panthers 4-2 on Tuesday to take control of this series. Washington had four different goal scorers in the game. Lar Eller had five shots on goal and scored once. 

Vitek Vanecek will make the start in goal for the Capitals. Vanecek stopped 30 of 32 shots on goal on Tuesday. Vanecek has allowed 103 goals this season and has 4 shutouts. 

The Florida Panthers hope not to drop another home playoff game on Thursday night. Sam Bennett and Claude Giroux both scored a goal in the loss. The Panthers have been an outstanding home team this season and won the regular season series against the Capitals. 

Sergei Bobrvosky will make the start in goal for the Florida Panthers. Bobrvosky allowed 3 of the goals in game one and stopped 34 of 37 shots. Washington and Florida both allow an average of 2.95 goals per game.