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Dowd, Mangiapane scored short-handed goals as Washington beats Flyers 4-1

John Carlson redirects shot into net for Caps' goal

Alex Ovechkin went scoreless one game after pulling within 40 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record for goals. Ovechkin, playing in his 1,431st game, is still sitting on 854 career goals. Jakob Chychrun and John Carlson also tallied goals for the Capitals.

Travis Sanheim scored for Philadelphia, which lost its fifth straight. The Flyers were shut out 3-0 in their home opener on Saturday and went scoreless in the first two periods.

Dowd scored on a backhander, shooting high over Sam Ersson, just 3:49 into the contest. Mangiapane’s wrister on Philadelphia’s power play made it a two-goal game with 4:53 left in the first. After Sanheim pulled Philadelphia within 2-1 just 34 seconds into the third, Carlson answered for Washington 64 seconds later.

Takeaways Capitals: Tom Wilson cooled after scoring in each of the first four Washington games but Washington continued its early season surge.

Flyers: Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov, the No. 7 pick in the 2023 draft, matched up for the first time against fellow Russian Ovechkin, who is one of his idols. Michkov had an assist on Sanheim’s tally.

Key moment Dylan McIlrath and Nic Deslauriers squared off in a heavyweight battle 4 1/2 minutes into the game. Both players landed big blows, with Deslauriers sustaining a cut under his left eye and McIlrath heading to the locker room after the fight.

Key stat Dylan Strome, who led the Capitals with 67 points last season, has points in every game this season after assisting Carlson's tally. He has three goals and five assists.

Up Next The teams complete the home-and-home in Washington on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:49 Nic Dowd Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Martin Fehervary (1)
Goal 1st Period 15:07 Andrew Mangiapane Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (4)
Goal 3rd Period 0:34 Travis Sanheim Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Cam York (1), Matvei Michkov (3)
Goal 3rd Period 1:38 John Carlson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (5), Dylan Strome (5)
Goal 3rd Period 14:07 Jakob Chychrun Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Duhaime (1), Jakub Vrana (1)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 12
20 Hits 23
11 Takeaways 8
29 Shots 18
0 Power Play Goals 0
5 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
2 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 24
52.9 Faceoff Win Percent 47.1
14 Giveaways 15
5 Total Penalties 7
13 Penalty Minutes 17

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 18,132 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 14 5 28 0
New Jersey 13 7 28 2
Washington 13 5 27 1
NY Rangers 12 5 25 1
NY Islanders 7 8 19 5
Columbus 8 9 18 2
Philadelphia 8 10 18 2
Pittsburgh 7 10 18 4
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