Capitals-Panthers Game 6 news and notes: Florida looks for first series win since 1996
Yes, you read the title correctly. If they defeat the Capitals tonight, the Florida Panthers will clinch their first series win since the 1996 Eastern Conference Final.
If they plan to do so tonight, they may be doing it without their best player in the series, Carter Verhaeghe. Panthers Head Coach Andrew Brunette told reporters after the morning skate that Verhaeghe will be a game-time decision on Friday after suffering an injury on Thursday.
The Panthers will likely be without Mason Marchment for a second-straight game as he deals with an injury that's been lingering since late in the regular season.
#FlaPanthers coach Andrew Brunette says that Carter Verhaeghe is a game-time decision, says it is from an injury he suffered yesterday.— Colby Guy (@ColbyDGuy) May 13, 2022
As for the Capitals, they will be without Tom Wilson once again after he suffered a lower-body injury in Game 1. Wilson has skated the past two days, but won't be good to go tonight for Game 6 in Washington according to Head Coach Peter Laviolette.
WASH coach Peter Laviolette says Tom Wilson won't play tonight and Ilya Samsonov starts in goal— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 13, 2022
Here are the projected lines from each team's morning skate.
Panthers lineup
Duclair-Barkov-Giroux
Huberdeau-Bennett-Reinhart
Mamin-Lundell-Acciari
Lomberg-Luostarinen-Hornqvist
Chiarot-Ekblad
Forsling-Weegar
Montour-Gudas
Bobrovsky
Capitals lineup
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Sheary
Johansson-Backstrom-Oshie
McMichael-Eller-Mantha
Larsson-Dowd-Hathaway
Fehervary-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
TvR-Schultz
Samsonov
#FlaPanthers lines at morning skate:
Duclair-Barkov-Giroux
Huberdeau-Bennett-Reinhart
Mamin-Lundell-Acciari
Lomberg-Luostarinen-Hornqvist
Chiarot-Ekblad
Forsling-Weegar
Montour-Gudas
Bobrovsky in the starter's crease.— Colby Guy (@ColbyDGuy) May 13, 2022
Capitals lines at morning skate and D pairs:
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Sheary
Johansson-Backstrom-Oshie
McMichael-Eller-Mantha
Larsson-Dowd-Hathaway
Fehervary-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
TvR-Schultz
Samsonov
Vanecek
Copley— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) May 13, 2022
Puck drop for Game 6 in Washington is set for 7:30 p.m. ET and can be watched on TBS in the United States and Sportsnet360 in Canada.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brayden Point | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pavel Zacha | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Erik Karlsson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Elias Lindholm | - | 3 | 3 | |
| David Pastrnak | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Tim Stutzle | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Adam Gaudette | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Dylan Holloway | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Brad Marchand | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sam Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||