The Florida Panthers jumped out to a big four-goal lead before barely holding on for a 5-3 victory over the Washington Capitals to sweep the Stanley Cup champions and former division rivals for the first time in franchise history.
Speaking of the franchise, Aleksander Barkov dished out three assists to tie Pavel Bure for the most points in a season at 94. Barkov has two games left to set a new mark.
Frank Vatrano opened the scoring with 6:12 left in the first period, when he converted from the slot after Henrik Borgstrom forced a turnover and Colton Sceviour kicked the puck back out in front for Vatrano to snipe home.