Florida forward Sam Bennett, who scored 20 goals in the regular season, left early in the second period of his team's 3-2 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night with an upper-body injury, as the Panthers took a 2-0 series lead.
After a Game 2 loss in which his star captain was held scoreless again, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery, facing a 2-0 series deficit after a 4-3 defeat, told reporters that Alex Ovechkin is "struggling" against the matchups the Rangers are presenting.