Capitals 2, Panthers 1, SO

Matt Pettinger made up for his missed penalty shot in the shootout.

Pettinger beat Jamie McLennan with a low shot in the fourth round of a shootout and Brent Johnson stopped Jozef Stumpel's attempt to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

"I pretty much knew I needed to do something different," said Pettinger, who came up empty on a penalty shot in the first period. "The five hole opened up and I put it there.

• Capitals 2, Panthers 1, SO