Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
· National Hockey LeagueCapitals hand the Flyers a 6th consecutive loss, extend their win streak to 5
The Flyers clawed back from a four-goal deficit to make things interesting, but they still lost their sixth in a row since winning their season opener. They have been outscored 29-14 during this skid that have continued to snowball thanks to a mix of turnovers, bad goaltending and not enough offense to compensate.
Washington was undisciplined in almost blowing a big lead but kept rolling after getting 26 saves from Logan Thompson and production from up and down the lineup. In addition to McMichael's second and third goals of the season, fourth-line forwards Taylor Raddysh and Nic Dowd also scored for the Capitals, and Pierre-Luc Dubois also had an empty-net goal.
Ivan Fedotov allowed four goals on 24 shots in his fourth NHL start and still has yet to win a game. Travis Konecny, Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov had the Flyers' goals.
Capitals: Ovechkin, who has two goals this season, is now 40 from breaking Wayne Gretzky's career record.
WSH leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 4:50 | Taylor Raddysh Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Dylan McIlrath (1), Rasmus Sandin (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 2:49 | Nic Dowd Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (2), Aliaksei Protas (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 4:04 | Connor McMichael Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (3), Dylan McIlrath (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 7:16 | Connor McMichael Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (3), Pierre-Luc Dubois (4) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 12:04 | Travis Konecny Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Matvei Michkov (4), Jamie Drysdale (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 16:16 | Owen Tippett Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Egor Zamula (2), Tyson Foerster (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 6:36 | Matvei Michkov Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Owen Tippett (2), Jamie Drysdale (2) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 17:48 | Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:50 | Alex Ovechkin Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Dylan Strome (6) |
Statistics
PHI | WSH | |
---|---|---|
11 | Blocked Shots | 20 |
32 | Hits | 16 |
3 | Takeaways | 5 |
29 | Shots | 25 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
42 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
61.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 38.2 |
18 | Giveaways | 17 |
4 | Total Penalties | 5 |
8 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,254 | Capacity:
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,254 | 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 |