3 Keys: Panthers at Capitals, Game 3 of Eastern First Round
(2WC) Capitals at (1A) Panthers The Washington Capitals will switch to Ilya Samsonov from Vitek Vanecek as their starting goalie for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Florida Panthers at Capital One Arena on Saturday. Vanecek played well and made 30 saves in the Capitals' 4-2 victory in Game 1 on Tuesday, but was pulled after allowing five goals on 19 shots, including three goals on the first seven, in the first two periods of the Panthers' 5-1 win in Game 2 on Thursday. The Panthers hope to continue that success in Game 3, and the Capitals want to bring their winning road formula to Capital One Arena, where they were 19-16-6 during the regular season. The Capitals' challenge for Game 3 will be to bottle the Panthers up again after they gained confidence offensively Thursday....
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