Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

Sunday, February 7, 2016, 12:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at home.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Philadelphia Flyers	2	41-27-14
at Washington Capitals	3	56-18-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	1	0	1	2
Washington Capitals	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	14	8	13	35
Washington Capitals	7	14	9	30

Three stars

M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
M. Del Zotto, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:21	Philadelphia Flyers	Michael Del Zotto (4)	Shayne Gostisbehere (18), Nick Cousins (1)	Even strength	PHI 1, WSH 0
2nd	15:56	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (30)	Karl Alzner (13)	Even strength	PHI 1, WSH 1
2nd	17:05	Washington Capitals	Dmitry Orlov (5)	Andre Burakovsky (13), Evgeny Kuznetsov (38)	Even strength	PHI 1, WSH 2
3rd	00:51	Philadelphia Flyers	Nick Schultz (1)	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (3)	Even strength	PHI 2, WSH 2
3rd	05:24	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen (3)	Karl Alzner (14)	Even strength	PHI 2, WSH 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Stat	Philadelphia Flyers	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	35	30
Power play	0 of 5	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	10
Hits	21	19
Blocked shots	18	15
Giveaways	5	12
Takeaways	7	11
Faceoffs won	35/67 (52.2%)	32/67 (47.8%)

Box score

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Schenn	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		18:35
Number 12 M. Raffl	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		11:36
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		21:23
Number 21 S. Laughton	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	75%	11:54
Number 24 M. Read	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		14:15
Number 25 R. White	C	0	0	0	+1	4	0	5	2	33.3%	11:01
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	53.3%	23:38
Number 52 N. Cousins	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	71.4%	10:12
Number 76 C. VandeVelde	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		12:11
Number 78 P. Bellemare	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	42.9%	12:09
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		13:11
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1		23:17
Number 3 R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	3		16:54
Number 15 M. Del Zotto	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	3		18:26
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1		21:10
Number 53 S. Gostisbehere	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		22:49
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	3		16:39
Number 82 E. Medvedev	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		18:03

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Mason	30	27	3	.900	58:37	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0		18:59
Number 10 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	42.9%	14:55
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	16:42
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	52.4%	18:35
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	33.3%	12:22
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		12:05
Number 28 P. Carey	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:55
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	1		13:47
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:50
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		14:34
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	83.3%	20:21
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	33.3%	14:41
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	1	0	1	0	2	7	1	3		24:51
Number 4 T. Chorney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		16:03
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1		13:47
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	2	2	0	4	1	2	3		21:21
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		21:50
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:22

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:18	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Hooking	2
1st	04:26	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Interference	2
1st	07:43	Philadelphia Flyers	Ryan White	Slashing	2
2nd	02:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Ryan White	Cross checking	2
2nd	10:13	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Interference	2
2nd	11:20	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	18:43	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Tripping	2

Game information

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Dave Hakstol
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dave Lewis
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brad Kovachik
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: R.J. Umberger, Brandon Manning, Jordan Weal
Washington Capitals scratches: Marcus Johansson, Stanislav Galiev, Connor Carrick

2015-2016 season series

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Nov 12, 2015
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 27, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 7, 2016
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Mar 30, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 14, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 16, 2016
Washington Capitals 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Apr 18, 2016
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Apr 20, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 22, 2016
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Apr 24, 2016

Other NHL games on Feb 7

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 7, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Feb 7, 2016
Edmonton Oilers 1 at New York Islanders 8	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders, Sun, Feb 7, 2016

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