National Hockey League

FINAL
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Philadelphia Flyers 3
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Match Report

Laughton scores twice to lead Flyers past Capitals 3-1

Scott Laughton had two goals and an assist to help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Thursday.

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Team Stats

WSH PHI
10
Blocked Shots
8
42
Hits
23
7
Takeaways
10
17
Shots
21
0
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
6
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
20
Faceoffs Won
40
33.3
Faceoff Win Percent
66.7
15
Giveaways
17
7
Total Penalties
5
14
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

WSH

  • Braden Holtby G GA 3 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Nic Dowd C BS 1 · HT 5 · TK 1
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 2

PHI

  • Brian Elliott G GA 1 · SA 17 · SOS 0
  • Kevin Hayes RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Nate Thompson C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Claude Giroux RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

Head to Head

PHI wins series 3-1

Injuries

Philadelphia Flyers

  • Rasmus Ristolainen Injured Reserve
  • Owen Tippett Injured Reserve
  • Travis Konecny Injured Reserve
  • Nikita Grebenkin Injured Reserve

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:37 1-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  2. Missed 17:37 1-3
    Nate Thompson 3rd
  3. Missed 16:23 1-3
    Richard Panik 3rd
  4. Missed 15:59 1-3
    Robert Hagg 3rd
  5. Missed 15:08 1-3
    Tyler Pitlick 3rd
  6. Missed 12:20 1-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  7. Penalty 10:49
    Travis Sanheim 3rd
  8. Goal 8:49 1-3
    Travis Boyd 3rd
  9. Goal 8:37 0-3
    Scott Laughton 3rd
  10. Missed 8:34 0-2
    Philippe Myers 3rd
  11. Missed 5:22 0-2
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  12. Missed 4:09 0-2
    Connor Bunnaman 3rd
  13. Missed 2:43 0-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  14. Missed 14:27 0-2
    Ivan Provorov 2nd
  15. Penalty 13:36
    Carl Hagelin 2nd
  16. Goal 11:30 0-2
    Travis Sanheim 2nd
  17. Penalty 11:08
    Michal Kempny 2nd
  18. Penalty 10:49
    Travis Konecny 2nd
  19. Missed 10:07 0-1
    Jakub Voracek 2nd
  20. Penalty 9:12
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  21. Missed 7:19 0-1
    Joel Farabee 2nd
  22. Missed 7:11 0-1
    Sean Couturier 2nd
  23. Penalty 6:08
    Garnet Hathaway 2nd
  24. Missed 6:00 0-1
    Nick Jensen 2nd
  25. Missed 19:17 0-1
    T.J. Oshie 1st
  26. Penalty 18:28
    Connor Bunnaman 1st
  27. Missed 16:49 0-1
    Nic Dowd 1st
  28. Penalty 14:12
    Jakub Voracek 1st
  29. Goal 13:03 0-1
    Scott Laughton 1st
  30. Missed 12:27 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  31. Missed 12:18 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  32. Penalty 7:18
    Brenden Dillon 1st
  33. Penalty 4:56
    Tom Wilson 1st
  34. Penalty 3:56
    Sean Couturier 1st
  35. Penalty 3:56
    Michal Kempny 1st
  36. Missed 3:49 0-0
    Garnet Hathaway 1st
  37. Missed 1:51 0-0
    Nicolas Aube-Kubel 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-3
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-3
    3rd
  3. Hit 19:51 1-3
    Scott Laughton 3rd
  4. Hit 19:46 1-3
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  5. Missed 19:37 1-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  6. Hit 19:03 1-3
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  7. Hit 19:03 1-3
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  8. Giveaway 18:30 1-3
    Philippe Myers 3rd
  9. Face Off 18:25 1-3
    Nate Thompson 3rd
  10. Stoppage 18:25 1-3
    3rd
  11. Hit 17:41 1-3
    Nate Thompson 3rd
  12. Missed 17:37 1-3
    Nate Thompson 3rd
  13. Hit 17:26 1-3
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  14. Blocked 17:07 1-3
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  15. Giveaway 17:04 1-3
    Kevin Hayes 3rd
  16. Hit 17:01 1-3
    Richard Panik 3rd
  17. Face Off 16:33 1-3
    Kevin Hayes 3rd
  18. Stoppage 16:33 1-3
    3rd
  19. Shot 16:32 1-3
    Nicolas Aube-Kubel 3rd
  20. Missed 16:23 1-3
    Richard Panik 3rd
  21. Face Off 16:03 1-3
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  22. Stoppage 16:03 1-3
    3rd
  23. Missed 15:59 1-3
    Robert Hagg 3rd
  24. Missed 15:08 1-3
    Tyler Pitlick 3rd
  25. Hit 14:52 1-3
    Tyler Pitlick 3rd
  26. Face Off 14:36 1-3
    Nate Thompson 3rd
  27. Stoppage 14:36 1-3
    3rd
  28. Shot 14:35 1-3
    Kevin Hayes 3rd
  29. Takeaway 14:33 1-3
    Kevin Hayes 3rd
  30. Takeaway 14:27 1-3
    Scott Laughton 3rd
  31. Shot 14:10 1-3
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  32. Face Off 14:09 1-3
    Kevin Hayes 3rd
  33. Stoppage 14:09 1-3
    3rd
  34. Hit 14:01 1-3
    Nicolas Aube-Kubel 3rd
  35. Giveaway 13:37 1-3
    Ivan Provorov 3rd
  36. Giveaway 13:05 1-3
    Michal Kempny 3rd
  37. Shot 12:46 1-3
    Philippe Myers 3rd
  38. Giveaway 12:46 1-3
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  39. Missed 12:20 1-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  40. Giveaway 12:15 1-3
    Robert Hagg 3rd

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