Giroux already making a big playoff impact
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O. EngMay 4, 2022 (10:46)
Former Flyers captain Claude Giroux wasted no time to make his mark on his new team this postseason. In Game 1 of the first round series between the Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers, Giroux already scored a goal.
Although his team choked a 2-1 lead and ended up losing, Bill Zito, Panthers GM has to be happy that Giroux has showed up and showed out.
After Tom Wilson gave the Caps an early 1-0 lead in the first, Sam Bennet evened the game at late in the period.
To start the second period, Giroux drove the net and with not even a minute gone in the second, gave his team a 2-1 lead.
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T.J Oshie scored a sick goal after Nicklas Backstrom threads the needle through a defenders legs.
Kuznetsov, Oshie and Eller would score three unanswered goals to put the game out of reach, giving the eighth seed Capitals a 1-0 series lead over the Presidents Trophy winners.
Giroux finished with 17:39 of ice time and had a goal in the game.
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