Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 7:30 PM ET Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals	5	48-26-8
at Philadelphia Flyers	3	37-37-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	15	10	10	35
Philadelphia Flyers	7	9	14	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:55	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (19)	Alex Ovechkin (31), Dmitry Orlov (18)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHI 0
1st	14:16	Washington Capitals	Brett Connolly (17)	Carl Hagelin (7), Matt Niskanen (15)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHI 0
2nd	02:32	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (46)	Nicklas Backstrom (47), John Carlson (48)	Power play	WSH 3, PHI 0
2nd	04:18	Washington Capitals	Andre Burakovsky (10)	Travis Boyd (14), Dmitry Orlov (19)	Even strength	WSH 4, PHI 0
2nd	05:37	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (16)	Jakub Vrana (22), Nick Jensen (14)	Even strength	WSH 5, PHI 0
2nd	19:48	Philadelphia Flyers	Philippe Myers (1)	Claude Giroux (52), Sean Couturier (35)	Even strength	WSH 5, PHI 1
3rd	00:10	Philadelphia Flyers	Claude Giroux (20)	Oskar Lindblom (15), Sean Couturier (36)	Even strength	WSH 5, PHI 2
3rd	07:48	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Laughton (10)	Andrew MacDonald (9), Michael Raffl (11)	Even strength	WSH 5, PHI 3

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	1		19:11
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		11:19
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:05
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	-1	0	2	1	0	0	36.4%	19:10
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	46.2%	16:17
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	16.7%	11:11
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	3	1	0		19:34
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		13:40
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		10:06
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		10:11
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0	33.3%	18:13
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0	18.2%	18:09
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	2	1	0		21:01
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	1	0		17:23
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	3	0		19:12
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	2	2	+3	0	3	0	2	0		20:43
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:33
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		20:54

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	30	27	3	.900	59:08	Win

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 C. Knight	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80%	14:35
Number 11 T. Konecny	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:58
Number 12 M. Raffl	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	1		15:49
Number 14 S. Couturier	C	0	2	2	+1	2	4	1	1	69.2%	24:52
Number 21 S. Laughton	C	1	0	1	-2	2	3	3	0	70%	16:45
Number 23 O. Lindblom	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1		19:53
Number 25 J. van Riemsdyk	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		18:58
Number 27 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:12
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	63.6%	24:35
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1		11:19
Number 44 P. Varone	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	100%	08:47
Number 3 R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		17:39
Number 6 T. Sanheim	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		19:51
Number 8 R. Hagg	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:57
Number 9 I. Provorov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	6		23:17
Number 47 A. MacDonald	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	0		09:37
Number 53 S. Gostisbehere	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		20:07
Number 61 P. Myers	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	1		14:21

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 C. Talbot	16	15	1	.938	33:27
Number 37 B. Elliott	19	15	4	.789	24:18	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:43	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie	Hooking	2
2nd	01:49	Philadelphia Flyers	Sean Couturier	Tripping	2
2nd	10:30	Philadelphia Flyers	Robert Hagg	Slashing	2
3rd	02:29	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Laughton	Interference	2
3rd	10:23	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
3rd	10:23	Philadelphia Flyers	Andrew MacDonald	Roughing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Scott Gordon
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Jean Hebert
Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches: Dmitrij Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Jakub Voracek, Samuel Morin, Carter Hart, Nolan Patrick

Every Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 8, 2019
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Mar 6, 2019
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 24, 2019

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