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Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Philadelphia Flyers 1 41-27-14
at Washington Capitals 4 56-18-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Philadelphia Flyers 0 1 0 1
Washington Capitals 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Philadelphia Flyers 19 12 11 42
Washington Capitals 5 13 5 23

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:09 Washington Capitals John Carlson (2) Nicklas Backstrom (2), Marcus Johansson (3) Power play PHI 0, WSH 1
2nd 02:26 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (1) Karl Alzner (1), Matt Niskanen (1) Even strength PHI 0, WSH 2
2nd 09:37 Philadelphia Flyers Jakub Voracek (1) Brayden Schenn (1), Shayne Gostisbehere (1) Even strength PHI 1, WSH 2
2nd 17:21 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Nicklas Backstrom (3), Marcus Johansson (4) Power play PHI 1, WSH 3
3rd 17:47 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) T.J. Oshie (1), John Carlson (1) Even strength PHI 1, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 42 23
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 12
Hits 36 38
Blocked shots 9 26
Giveaways 7 9
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 29/62 (46.8%) 33/62 (53.2%)

Box score

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player
10 B. Schenn C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 41.7% 19:07
12 M. Raffl L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12:18
17 W. Simmonds R 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 20:25
21 S. Laughton C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 11:10
24 M. Read R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 11:34
25 R. White C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 1 0 100% 11:23
28 C. Giroux R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 46.2% 20:41
52 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 1 0 50% 13:29
76 C. VandeVelde C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 12:48
78 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 55.6% 11:35
89 S. Gagner C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 16:32
93 J. Voracek R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 3 0 0 50% 20:39
3 R. Gudas D 0 0 0 -1 2 5 6 2 0 20:45
23 B. Manning D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 0 0 21:07
32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 2 0 18:09
47 A. MacDonald D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:46
53 S. Gostisbehere D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:54
55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 15:23
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie
35 S. Mason 23 19 4 .826 57:59 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 5 7 1 1 16:20
10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 2 0 33.3% 14:42
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 14:26
19 N. Backstrom C 1 2 3 +1 0 3 2 0 0 50% 17:02
25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 +1 4 2 1 0 0 10:43
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:00
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 13:16
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13:06
77 T. Oshie R 0 1 1 +2 2 1 1 0 0 100% 16:34
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 56.3% 13:58
90 M. Johansson L 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 1 0 50% 12:24
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 57.1% 14:35
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 2 0 24:16
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:10
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 3 0 25:08
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 21:33
74 J. Carlson D 1 1 2 0 2 3 2 7 1 23:11
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 13:31
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 42 41 1 .976 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:32 Philadelphia Flyers Brandon Manning Holding the stick 2
1st 16:06 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Cross checking 2
1st 16:59 Washington Capitals John Carlson Cross checking 2
1st 20:00 Philadelphia Flyers Radko Gudas Cross checking 2
1st 20:00 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera High sticking 2
2nd 08:50 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky Roughing 2
2nd 08:50 Philadelphia Flyers Nick Cousins Roughing 2
2nd 10:09 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Hooking 2
2nd 16:42 Philadelphia Flyers Mark Streit Holding 2
3rd 19:55 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2

Game information

Philadelphia Flyers head coach
Dave Hakstol
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Dave Jackson, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
R.J. Umberger, Jordan Weal, Sean Couturier, Evgeny Medvedev
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Mike Weber, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 16

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Playoffs Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Playoffs Game page

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