Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 8:00 PM ET Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals	2	55-19-8
at Philadelphia Flyers	3	39-33-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	14	10	10	4	0	38
Philadelphia Flyers	7	13	14	4	0	38

Three stars

W. Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers
S. Mason, Philadelphia Flyers (goaltender)
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
1st	18:24	Washington Capitals	Andre Burakovsky (3)	Dmitry Orlov (12), Lars Eller (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHI 0
2nd	04:25	Philadelphia Flyers	Michael Raffl (7)	Radko Gudas (9), Jakub Voracek (24)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHI 1
2nd	09:53	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller (3)	John Carlson (14), Andre Burakovsky (9)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHI 1
2nd	19:39	Philadelphia Flyers	Claude Giroux (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, PHI 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Philadelphia Flyers	Shayne Gostisbehere	Saved
1	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie	Goal
2	Philadelphia Flyers	Claude Giroux	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Saved
3	Philadelphia Flyers	Jakub Voracek	Goal
3	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Saved
4	Philadelphia Flyers	Wayne Simmonds	Goal (winner)
4	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Stat	Washington Capitals	Philadelphia Flyers
Shots on goal	38	38
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	28	42
Blocked shots	14	20
Giveaways	9	14
Takeaways	8	12
Faceoffs won	25/55 (45.5%)	30/55 (54.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	1		19:57
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		11:36
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		15:51
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	44.4%	19:38
Number 20 L. Eller	C	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	0	70%	12:51
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		10:44
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		11:26
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0		12:32
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		19:54
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	41.7%	13:40
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	100%	16:42
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	33.3%	19:46
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	2		26:05
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3		24:29
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	2		22:47
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1		16:17
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0		23:44
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:50

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	38	36	2	.947	64:56	OT loss

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Schenn	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	46.2%	17:56
Number 11 T. Konecny	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		13:08
Number 12 M. Raffl	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	7	0		17:42
Number 13 R. Lyubimov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		15:02
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1	100%	18:33
Number 22 D. Weise	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	100%	10:15
Number 25 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	10:59
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	1	0	1	+1	0	8	2	0	52.9%	21:30
Number 58 T. Leier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:33
Number 76 C. VandeVelde	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2		15:40
Number 78 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	68.8%	16:23
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0		21:42
Number 3 R. Gudas	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	5	3		20:46
Number 9 I. Provorov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2		23:52
Number 15 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	3		20:11
Number 23 B. Manning	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		18:40
Number 47 A. MacDonald	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		21:11
Number 53 S. Gostisbehere	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	3		20:42

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Mason	38	36	2	.947	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:16	Washington Capitals	Daniel Winnik	Tripping	2
2nd	12:36	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller	High sticking	2
2nd	18:58	Philadelphia Flyers	Shayne Gostisbehere	High sticking	2
2nd	18:58	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams	Slashing	2
3rd	18:12	Philadelphia Flyers	Radko Gudas	Hooking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Dave Hakstol
Referees: Mike Leggo, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Brett Connolly, Zachary Sanford
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Nick Schultz, Boyd Gordon

2016-2017 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Dec 21, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 15, 2017
Washington Capitals 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Feb 22, 2017
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 4, 2017

Other NHL games on Dec 21

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes, Wed, Dec 21, 2016