Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–0 on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at home.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Philadelphia Flyers 0 39-33-10
at Washington Capitals 5 55-19-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Philadelphia Flyers 0 0 0 0
Washington Capitals 0 1 4 5

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 13 4 7 24
Washington Capitals 5 5 12 22

Three stars

  1. P. Grubauer, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  3. J. Williams, Washington Capitals (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 09:08 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (6) Unassisted Power play PHI 0, WSH 1
3rd 01:36 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (13) Marcus Johansson (16), Evgeny Kuznetsov (24) Even strength PHI 0, WSH 2
3rd 03:20 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen (3) Alex Ovechkin (16), Nicklas Backstrom (29) Even strength PHI 0, WSH 3
3rd 05:47 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen (4) Tom Wilson (5), Jay Beagle (10) Even strength PHI 0, WSH 4
3rd 06:36 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (14) Nicklas Backstrom (30), Brooks Orpik (10) Even strength PHI 0, WSH 5

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 24 22
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 10
Hits 24 30
Blocked shots 18 16
Giveaways 5 18
Takeaways 3 11
Faceoffs won 20/41 (48.8%) 21/41 (51.2%)

Box score

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 B. Schenn C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 25% 15:59
Number 11 T. Konecny R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17:49
Number 12 M. Raffl L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 11:40
Number 13 R. Lyubimov L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 12:22
Number 14 S. Couturier C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 58.3% 15:59
Number 17 W. Simmonds R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 18:04
Number 22 D. Weise R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 15:54
Number 25 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 0 08:56
Number 28 C. Giroux R 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 54.5% 17:03
Number 76 C. VandeVelde C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 16:37
Number 78 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 50% 16:40
Number 93 J. Voracek R 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 0 0 14:56
Number 3 R. Gudas D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 2 0 19:58
Number 9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 18:53
Number 15 M. Del Zotto D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 17:05
Number 32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 1 0 18:25
Number 47 A. MacDonald D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 5 0 18:45
Number 53 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 21:22
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 5 5 0 1.000 13:15
Number 35 S. Mason 17 12 5 .706 46:36 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 7 0 0 17:56
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:05
Number 14 J. Williams R 2 0 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 12:52
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +2 2 1 0 0 0 40% 16:04
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 55.6% 15:51
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 15:18
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 12:54
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 13:39
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 0 0 100% 15:27
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 41.2% 15:27
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:58
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 71.4% 13:05
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 2 0 2 +4 2 5 5 2 0 25:26
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 22:15
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 1 3 0 19:50
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 4 3 0 21:43
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:38
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 21:37
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 P. Grubauer 24 24 0 1.000 59:55 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:24 Philadelphia Flyers Jakub Voracek Tripping 2
1st 08:29 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 16:28 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen High sticking 2
2nd 01:10 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Holding 2
2nd 07:26 Philadelphia Flyers Jakub Voracek Hooking 2
2nd 13:45 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom High sticking 2
3rd 08:19 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner High sticking 2

Game information

Philadelphia Flyers head coach
Dave Hakstol
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Francis Charron, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Lonnie Cameron, Tony Sericolo
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
Nick Schultz, Brandon Manning, Matt Read
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Chandler Stephenson

2016-2017 season series

Other NHL games on Jan 15

Sources and further reading

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