After another insanely long three-day break, the Washington Capitals are back to take on their longtime rival, the Philadelphia Flyers.
Nothing big happened during that down time. Nothing significant at all.
Evgeny Kuznetsov and Sonny Milano will be surprise scratches due to mysterious injuries and ailments. Charlie Lindgren will get the start.
Tonight’s game is on Monumental Sports Network and puck drop is a little after 7:00 pm (EST). Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call.
Lines
Alex Alexeyev and Lucas Johansen are the Caps’ scratches.
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Tunnel weirdness
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1st Period
Charlie Lindgren, who has not turned into a pumpkin yet, will oppose Samuel Ersson in net. Malenstyn-Dowd-Aube-Kubel and Edmundson-Jensen get the start.
Joel Edmundson lands a huge hit on Garnet Hathaway in the Capitals offensive zone early in the game’s first shift. Edmundson appeared to look woozy afterward.
Martin Fehervary takes the game’s first penalty 1:07 in for holding.
Garnet Hathaway to the box for an illegal check to the head on Nic Dowd.
The Capitals outshot the Flyers 7-2 in the first. Sleepy, sleepy period.
2nd Period
🚨 1-0 Flyers. Slo-mo shot from the point deflects. Bobby Brink gets his stick on the rebound and quickly lifts the puck past Lindgren.
🚨 1-1 tie. Wide open in front of the net, Connor McMichael dekes the goalie out of position and scores. It’s his sixth of the year.
Oshie to the box for tripping.
Flyers hit the crossbar on the power play.
Oshie back to the box – now for high-sticking.
Shorthanded, Connor McMichael makes a beautiful pass on a two-on-one to Beck Malenstyn but Samuel Ersson makes a huge stop.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel sprung on a breakaway, dekes to his backhand but an incredible save by Samuel Ersson going to the splits.
Scott Laughton to the box after being all over Nic Dowd and committing interference.
🚨 2-1 Caps. Tom Wilson gets his hands on a rebound and scores on the power play. Wilson’s 10th goal of the year came at the 15:29 mark.
With 1:53 remaining in the period, Edmundson goes to the box for tripping.
Connor McMichael to the box after Konecny falls over. Flyers to a brief 5-on-3 power play.
Capitals outshooting the Flyers 18-14 and out-attempting them 24-18 at 5v5.
3rd Period
Capitals kill off the long power play including a 45 second long 5-on-3.
🚨 2-2 tie. Joel Farabee picks up a loose puck along the boards, wraps it around the net, and tucks the biscuit under Charlie Lindgren’s right leg. It’s his 11th goal of the season – all at five-on-five.
🚨 3-2 Caps. Aliaksei Protas’s stick shatters in half on a one-timer, but the puck goes directly to Dylan Strome standing in front of the net. That’s Strome’s team-leading 12th goal of the year.
🚨 3-3 tie. Owen Tippet beats Lindgren from deep as Sanheim screens Lindgren in front. It’s a time game with 2:59 remaining.
Flyers dominate the final few minutes but Lindgren makes several huge saves. This game is going to overtime.
Flyers outshoot the Capitals 29-25 in regulation.
Overtime
Puck is dropped.
An incredible period of hockey by both teams but no one scores.
Shootout
Sean Couturier scores on a shot skating laterally.
Oshie scores after a huge headfake. Stunning.
Lindgren pokechecks Tyson Foerster.
Dylan Strome is stopped.
Bobby Brink beats Lindgren’s pokecheck and taps it in.
Anthony Mantha loses control of the puck and the Flyers win.
Flyers win 4-3.
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