WASHINGTON — Carter Verhaeghe wheeled his arm into a fist pump and, suddenly, two and a half decades of frustration for the Florida Panthers were over.
The forward — the hero of this series for and a game-tying decision — scored with 17:14 left in overtime period and the Panthers beat the Washington Capitals, 4-3, to win the series 4-2 in Game 6.
The drought is over. Florida is going to the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs.
