Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 4 55-19-8
at Philadelphia Flyers 1 39-33-10

Goals by period

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

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 13 10 6 29
Philadelphia Flyers 14 9 11 34

Three stars

  1. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Schenn, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:33 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (18) T.J. Oshie (19), Alex Ovechkin (26) Even strength WSH 1, PHI 0
1st 16:28 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (13) John Carlson (23), Justin Williams (15) Power play WSH 2, PHI 0
2nd 06:54 Philadelphia Flyers Brayden Schenn (19) Brandon Manning (7) Even strength WSH 2, PHI 1
2nd 17:59 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (14) Justin Williams (16), Taylor Chorney (3) Even strength WSH 3, PHI 1
3rd 14:43 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (24) Alex Ovechkin (27), Nicklas Backstrom (45) Even strength WSH 4, PHI 1

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 34
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 31 35
Blocked shots 23 12
Giveaways 11 12
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 22/65 (33.8%) 43/65 (66.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 +2 2 0 5 1 0 17:18
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:35
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:07
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 31.8% 17:05
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 36.4% 14:44
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:48
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 13:20
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +2 2 4 1 0 0 17:36
Number 82 Z. Sanford L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 10:42
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 35.3% 15:22
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:54
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 41.7% 15:12
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 10:20
Number 4 T. Chorney D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 3 0 13:31
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 20:37
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 3 5 0 25:40
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 20:51
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 0 5 1 2 0 27:37
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 34 33 1 .971 59:41 Win

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 B. Schenn C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 4 0 0 66.7% 21:11
Number 12 M. Raffl L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100% 08:06
Number 13 R. Lyubimov L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:16
Number 14 S. Couturier C 0 0 0 -2 2 4 4 0 0 75% 16:49
Number 17 W. Simmonds R 0 0 0 +1 2 3 5 1 0 21:08
Number 22 D. Weise R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 0 14:48
Number 24 M. Read R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 09:50
Number 25 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 37.5% 11:16
Number 28 C. Giroux R 0 0 0 +1 2 1 4 0 0 68.8% 21:11
Number 76 C. VandeVelde C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 12:26
Number 78 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 72.7% 12:11
Number 93 J. Voracek R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 18:32
Number 3 R. Gudas D 0 0 0 -2 2 4 3 2 0 18:07
Number 9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 20:23
Number 23 B. Manning D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 1 0 20:11
Number 32 M. Streit D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19:05
Number 47 A. MacDonald D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:39
Number 53 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 20:40
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 29 25 4 .862 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:16 Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux Holding the stick 2
1st 15:17 Philadelphia Flyers Sean Couturier Elbowing 2
2nd 08:50 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Roughing 2
2nd 08:50 Philadelphia Flyers Nick Cousins Roughing 2
2nd 08:50 Philadelphia Flyers Radko Gudas Roughing 2
2nd 08:50 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
2nd 15:23 Washington Capitals Zachary Sanford Hooking 2
3rd 06:14 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
3rd 12:00 Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds Roughing 2
3rd 12:00 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Cross checking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Philadelphia Flyers head coach
Dave Hakstol
Referees
Mike Leggo, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Vaughan Rody, Michel Cormier
Washington Capitals scratches
Travis Boyd, Nate Schmidt, Andre Burakovsky
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
Nick Schultz, Michael Del Zotto, Jordan Weal

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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