Capitals score 4 on first 8 shots, bury Panthers

John Erskine, Wojtek Wolski, John Carlson and Mike Ribeiro all scored before the game was 8 1/2 minutes old, and the Washington Capitals climbed out of a tie for last in the Eastern Conference by beating the Florida Panthers 7-1 Thursday night.
Mar 7, 2013, 11:07 pm - Associated Press
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Panthers0011
Capitals4127
1st PeriodFLAWSH
1:58John Erskine (3) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin (10), John Carlson (6)
01
3:10Wojtek Wolski (4) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Steven Oleksy (2), Mathieu Perreault (6)
02
5:38John Carlson (4) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (18), Troy Brouwer (5)
03
8:10Mike Ribeiro (9) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin (11), Matt Hendricks (2)
04
2nd PeriodFLAWSH
9:17Alex Ovechkin (9) (Power Play Powerplay Goal)
Assists: Troy Brouwer (6), Mike Ribeiro (18)
05
3rd PeriodFLAWSH
4:08Eric Fehr (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal)
Assists: Wojtek Wolski (3), Mike Ribeiro (19)
06
10:49Jack Skille (3) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Shawn Matthias (2)
16
19:01Mathieu Perreault (3) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Wojtek Wolski (4), Steven Oleksy (3)
17

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