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The Washington Capitals are finally out of Canada and back on the east coast for the final game of their season-long six-game road trip.
Tonight, the Capitals are at Wells Fargo Center to take on Metropolitan Division-rival, the Philadelphia Flyers and it’s a big one. Both teams are near each other in the standings — the Caps sit in sixth (26 points) and the Flyers are seventh (23) — and both teams have a negative goal differential (WSH -11, PHI -21). The Flyers are just three points behind the Caps in the standings despite recently snapping a 10-game losing streak on November 29.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington and puck drop is a little after 7 pm. It’s Star Wars night at the arena.
Links
- Notes from practice: Charlie Lindgren is starting, No Orly again
- Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson continue skating at MCI
- Connor McDavid gives props to Alex Ovechkin
- All about Hendrix Lapierre’s great start in Hershey
- Capitals ‘dark horse’ for Boeser?
- Alex Ovechkin on his harrowing joy ride on a utility cart with Mike Green
- Alex Ovechkin to make cameo in second season of Russian comedy TV show ‘Evgenich’
- ‘Capitals Winter at The Wharf’ will feature ice skating, watch parties, and team-themed beverages
- Peter’s favorite things of 2022
Tunnel shenanigans
Open Shears?#ALLCAPS | @CaesarsSports pic.twitter.com/5JMVSnxiXE
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 7, 2022
Lines
Lineys#CapsFlyers | @JackDaniels_US pic.twitter.com/DWhzX6XBKK
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 7, 2022
1st Period
Capitals start Ovechkin-Strome-Sheary and Gustafsson-Carlson. Lindgren is in net facing Carter Hart.
TJ Oshie takes the first penalty – a hooking call.
The Capitals went the first seven minutes without a shot on goal. The Flyers out-shot them 5-0.
Conor Sheary to the box for hooking Travis Sanheim.
🚨 1-0 Flyers. Kevin Hayes scores on the power play. The goal came at the 15:46 mark of the period.
Alex Ovechkin hits the crossbar while the Flyers have a delayed penalty. Lukas Sedlak got the penalty for tripping Ovi. Capitals get no shots on the resulting PP. Flyers had the more dangerous chances.
Just thought you should know.
Worst 5v5 goals differential in the league as of 12/6/2022 pic.twitter.com/oEUNsgnTEB
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) December 8, 2022
Capitals draw another penalty on the Flyers with 10 seconds remaining in the period. MacEwen tripped TVR.
The first period was mostly unwatchable.
5v5 Shot attempts
9 PHI
8 WSH
Shots
7 PHI
4 WSH
2nd Period
Flyers play box plus one on Ovi and Capitals are unable to score on the PP.
Another power play for the Caps.
🚨 1-1. TJ Oshie scores from the bumper spot of the power play on a one-timer. The Capitals benefitted from one of the Flyers’ PK’ers breaking their stick.
This game continues to be punishing to watch. The Capitals lead in shots 16-15 and the Flyers have the 5v5 shot attempts advantage, 29-25.
3rd Period
Flyers beginning to put a lot of pressure on the Capitals.
🚨 2-1 Capitals. Dylan Strome deflects a John Carlson wrist shot past Carter Hart. 5v5 goal. The goal came 9:19 into the period.
Erik Gustafsson takes a delay of game penalty giving the Flyers a power play.
Flyers pull Carter Hart with a little over two minutes left.
🚨 3-1 Capitals. Alex Ovechkin scores career goal no. 794. It’s his 50th career empty netter. He has the second most in NHL history. Only Gretzky has more (56). Marian Hossa is the next closest player (40).
🚨 4-1 Capitals. Alex Ovechkin scores career goal no. 795. Another empty-netter. Ovi was cherry picking. Travis Konecny slashed him afterward and went “WHAT WAS THAT?”
Capitals win 4-1. Another not fun game to watch but a win is a win. The Flyers outshot the Capitals 30-27 and out-attempted them at 5v5, 42-39.
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