Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 1–0 on Sunday, April 24, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 1 56-18-8
at Philadelphia Flyers 0 41-27-14

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 12 11 6 29
Philadelphia Flyers 5 10 11 26

Three stars

  1. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. M. Neuvirth, Philadelphia Flyers (goaltender)
  3. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 08:59 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (2) Marcus Johansson (5), Alex Ovechkin (2) Even strength WSH 1, PHI 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Stat Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers
Shots on goal 29 26
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 32 38
Blocked shots 16 21
Giveaways 13 14
Takeaways 10 7
Faceoffs won 24/59 (40.7%) 35/59 (59.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 6 2 0 21:28
Number 10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:14
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 100% 16:04
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 +1 4 2 3 0 42.1% 20:11
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:17
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:59
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 12:24
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 09:32
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 60% 19:00
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 58.8% 13:06
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 20:23
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 16:50
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 6 1 26:52
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 08:48
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10:27
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 25:52
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 1 25:20
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:26
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 26 26 0 1.000 59:47 Win

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 B. Schenn C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:46
Number 12 M. Raffl L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 50% 13:18
Number 17 W. Simmonds R 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 1 19:00
Number 24 M. Read R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:34
Number 25 R. White C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 0 50% 12:07
Number 28 C. Giroux R 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 73.1% 22:02
Number 36 C. McDonald R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 04:55
Number 52 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 75% 10:13
Number 76 C. VandeVelde C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 13:00
Number 78 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 1 35.7% 14:13
Number 89 S. Gagner C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 100% 14:23
Number 93 J. Voracek R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 19:07
Number 3 R. Gudas D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 10 3 20:18
Number 23 B. Manning D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:47
Number 32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 20:19
Number 47 A. MacDonald D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 22:12
Number 53 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 23:11
Number 55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 14:10
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 29 28 1 .966 58:25 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:18 Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux Hooking 2
1st 18:13 Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds Slashing 2
1st 19:03 Philadelphia Flyers Andrew MacDonald High sticking 2
2nd 04:25 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom High sticking double minor 4
2nd 04:30 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Hooking 2
2nd 06:55 Philadelphia Flyers Ryan White Holding the stick 2
3rd 01:23 Philadelphia Flyers Sam Gagner Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Philadelphia Flyers head coach
Dave Hakstol
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
Brooks Orpik, Taylor Chorney, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
R.J. Umberger, Chris Conner, Davis Drewiske, Mark Alt, Jordan Weal, Sean Couturier, Scott Laughton, Anthony Stolarz, Taylor Leier, Robert Hagg, Samuel Morin, Cole Bardreau, Evgeny Medvedev

2015-2016 season series

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