Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 7:00 PM ET Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Playoffs Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals	1	56-18-8
at Philadelphia Flyers	2	41-27-14

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	9	13	32
Philadelphia Flyers	12	9	4	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:51	Philadelphia Flyers	Shayne Gostisbehere (1)	Claude Giroux (1), Wayne Simmonds (1)	Power play	WSH 0, PHI 1
2nd	03:51	Philadelphia Flyers	Andrew MacDonald (1)	Wayne Simmonds (2), Brayden Schenn (2)	Even strength	WSH 0, PHI 2
3rd	02:38	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (1)	Matt Niskanen (2), Karl Alzner (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHI 2

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		20:17
Number 10 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	75%	09:42
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		16:14
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	37.5%	18:22
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:42
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:12
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		12:55
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	100%	15:28
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	66.7%	19:47
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	50%	11:31
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	37.5%	14:29
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	64.3%	19:23
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	0	1	2	3		24:16
Number 4 T. Chorney	D	0	0	0	2	1	2	2		12:10
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		16:52
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1		19:07
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	0		25:23
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		18:23

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	25	23	2	.920	58:59	Loss

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Schenn	C	0	1	1	0	1	7	0	0		19:30
Number 12 M. Raffl	L	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	25%	14:09
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	2	2	0	2	4	2	0		17:58
Number 21 S. Laughton	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:07
Number 24 M. Read	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	100%	13:07
Number 25 R. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	70%	14:24
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	42.9%	19:31
Number 36 C. McDonald	R	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	100%	14:19
Number 52 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	62.5%	10:53
Number 76 C. VandeVelde	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	17:11
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0		16:44
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		16:23
Number 3 R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	0	1	5	7	0		20:27
Number 23 B. Manning	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		18:23
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0		20:59
Number 47 A. MacDonald	D	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0		20:25
Number 53 S. Gostisbehere	D	1	0	1	0	5	1	1	1		18:25
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		20:05

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:03	Washington Capitals	Taylor Chorney	Interference	2
2nd	14:31	Philadelphia Flyers	Sam Gagner	Interference	2
2nd	17:48	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Holding	2
2nd	18:16	Philadelphia Flyers	Jakub Voracek	Holding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Dave Hakstol
Referees: Wes McCauley, Francis Charron
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Ryan Galloway
Washington Capitals scratches: Brooks Orpik, Dan Ellis, Mike Weber, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: R.J. Umberger, Chris Conner, Davis Drewiske, Mark Alt, Jordan Weal, Sean Couturier, Anthony Stolarz, Taylor Leier, Robert Hagg, Samuel Morin, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Cole Bardreau, Evgeny Medvedev

Every Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers 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 Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Wed, Apr 20, 2016
Dallas Stars 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Apr 20, 2016
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Apr 20, 2016