Tomas Vokoun wasn't seeking revenge or trying to prove anything against his former team, but he did shut out the Panthers as the Capitals won 3-0 on Tuesday.
Vokoun stopped 20 shots for his 45th NHL shutout, and the Capitals improved to 5-0, the best start in franchise history.
"It's my old team, so you want to win and you want to play good," Vokoun said. "It wasn't like I was looking at the game and saying, 'I've got to win.' I'd be lying if I said I wasn't happy, but when you win you're happy every time. I was as happy when we beat Ottawa or Pittsburgh."
It was Vokoun's first shutout since April 9, 2011, when he blanked the Capitals for Florida.
Caps Shut Out Panthers To Move To 5-0