National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 3
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Philadelphia Flyers 1
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Match Report

Ovechkin, Capitals beat Flyers 3-1 in fans' return in Philly

— Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov and Nick Jensen scored to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night.

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Team Stats

WSH PHI
11
Blocked Shots
14
24
Hits
14
6
Takeaways
4
27
Shots
37
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
29
44.2
Faceoff Win Percent
55.8
8
Giveaways
5
4
Total Penalties
2
8
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

WSH

  • Ilya Samsonov G GA 1 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Nic Dowd C BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 1

PHI

  • Carter Hart G GA 3 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Scott Laughton C BS 0 · HT 6 · TK 0
  • Claude Giroux RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Sean Couturier C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

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 19:02 3-1
    Joel Farabee 3rd
  2. Missed 18:06 3-1
    Richard Panik 3rd
  3. Missed 17:51 3-1
    Kevin Hayes 3rd
  4. Missed 16:28 3-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  5. Missed 16:05 3-1
    Claude Giroux 3rd
  6. Penalty 9:08 3-1
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  7. Missed 6:00 3-1
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  8. Goal 4:15 3-1
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  9. Goal 19:44 2-1
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  10. Missed 16:44 1-1
    Erik Gustafsson 2nd
  11. Goal 15:11 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  12. Missed 14:02 0-1
    Travis Sanheim 2nd
  13. Missed 13:57 0-1
    Travis Konecny 2nd
  14. Missed 13:49 0-1
    Richard Panik 2nd
  15. Missed 12:41 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  16. Missed 12:16 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  17. Missed 10:15 0-1
    Travis Konecny 2nd
  18. Penalty 9:25 0-1
    John Carlson 2nd
  19. Penalty 8:01 0-1
    James van Riemsdyk 2nd
  20. Penalty 7:56 0-1
    Zdeno Chara 2nd
  21. Missed 5:50 0-1
    Nick Jensen 2nd
  22. Missed 2:10 0-1
    Daniel Sprong 2nd
  23. Missed 1:23 0-1
    Lars Eller 2nd
  24. Missed 0:47 0-1
    Erik Gustafsson 2nd
  25. Missed 0:23 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  26. Missed 19:12 0-1
    John Carlson 1st
  27. Penalty 16:00 0-1
    Travis Konecny 1st
  28. Penalty 12:40 0-1
    Conor Sheary 1st
  29. Goal 11:04 0-1
    Joel Farabee 1st
  30. Missed 4:07 0-0
    Erik Gustafsson 1st
  31. Missed 3:17 0-0
    Dmitry Orlov 1st
  32. Missed 0:53 0-0
    Richard Panik 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  3. Hit 19:32 3-1
    Scott Laughton 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:29 3-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  5. Stoppage 19:29 3-1
    3rd
  6. Missed 19:02 3-1
    Joel Farabee 3rd
  7. Shot 18:52 3-1
    Travis Konecny 3rd
  8. Hit 18:48 3-1
    James van Riemsdyk 3rd
  9. Blocked 18:30 3-1
    Shayne Gostisbehere 3rd
  10. Shot 18:15 3-1
    Joel Farabee 3rd
  11. Face Off 18:08 3-1
    Claude Giroux 3rd
  12. Stoppage 18:08 3-1
    3rd
  13. Missed 18:06 3-1
    Richard Panik 3rd
  14. Shot 18:02 3-1
    Travis Konecny 3rd
  15. Shot 18:01 3-1
    Scott Laughton 3rd
  16. Giveaway 17:55 3-1
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  17. Missed 17:51 3-1
    Kevin Hayes 3rd
  18. Blocked 17:30 3-1
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  19. Shot 17:21 3-1
    James van Riemsdyk 3rd
  20. Shot 17:19 3-1
    Joel Farabee 3rd
  21. Giveaway 17:06 3-1
    Joel Farabee 3rd
  22. Face Off 16:40 3-1
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  23. Stoppage 16:40 3-1
    3rd
  24. Face Off 16:34 3-1
    Sean Couturier 3rd
  25. Stoppage 16:34 3-1
    3rd
  26. Missed 16:28 3-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  27. Missed 16:05 3-1
    Claude Giroux 3rd
  28. Face Off 15:58 3-1
    Sean Couturier 3rd
  29. Shot 15:58 3-1
    Claude Giroux 3rd
  30. Stoppage 15:58 3-1
    3rd
  31. Face Off 15:44 3-1
    Claude Giroux 3rd
  32. Stoppage 15:44 3-1
    3rd
  33. Face Off 15:36 3-1
    Sean Couturier 3rd
  34. Shot 15:36 3-1
    Justin Schultz 3rd
  35. Stoppage 15:36 3-1
    3rd
  36. Hit 15:33 3-1
    Scott Laughton 3rd
  37. Hit 14:33 3-1
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  38. Blocked 14:28 3-1
    Ivan Provorov 3rd
  39. Face Off 14:16 3-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  40. Stoppage 14:16 3-1
    3rd

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