Nic Dowd scored the fifth goal of the game Saturday, doing a Matt-Hendricks-like leg kick and scoring on Carolina goaltender Petr Mrazek.
According to the Caps, it was the first successful penalty shot in team history during the playoffs, on four total attempts. The last penalty shot they had, in fact, was by Joe Juneau on April 24, 1996, against Ken Wregget of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Dowder finds the 5-hole on the penalty shot #ALLCAPS #CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/KIXCvI9ons
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 21, 2019