Mike Hoffman scored a power-play goal 91 seconds into overtime, his 25th tally of the season, from Keith Yandle and Aleksander Barkov to give the Florida Panthers a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals in a wild one from the nation’s capital.
The Panthers bounced back from blowing a two-goal, early third period lead to win in the extra session for the second consecutive game and climbed back over NHL . 500 at 23-22-8.
Frank Vatrano (18), Yandle (8), Colton Sceviour (5) and Derick Brassard (10) scored in regulation for the Cats, who pulled within nine points of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.