The Washington Capitals fell to the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 3-1 at Capital One Arena on Saturday. The loss dropped the Capitals’ record to 23-16-6 and 52 points on the season. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves in the loss.
Lines & Pairs
Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Connor Sheary
Sonny Milano — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha — Nic Dowd — T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson — Lars Eller — Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin — Martin Fehervary
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratches: Center Dylan Strome, right-wing Nicolas Aube-Kubel, and defenseman Alex Alexeyev
Injuries: Left-wing Carl Hagelin (hip), right-wing Connor Brown (ACL), and defenseman John Carlson (upper-body)
First Period
Flyers center Scott Laughton opened the scoring at the 13:36 mark on a man advantage, giving the visiting team a 1-0 lead.
Sarge leading the way. 🫡#PHIvsWSH | @Laughts21 pic.twitter.com/Ln68cfp9zS
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 15, 2023
Ovechkin (30) would tie the game up at 1-1 at the 17:56 mark, reaching the 30-goal mark for the 17th time in his 18-year career, tying Mike Gartner for the most 30-goal seasons in NHL history.
No. 3⃣0⃣ for the #Gr8 pic.twitter.com/RlXmYTsYdM
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 15, 2023
Quick Stats
SOG: 7-5 Capitals
Face-Off Win %: 61% (Capitals), 39% (Flyers)
Hits: 14-13 Capitals
Second Period
Flyers’ left-wing James van Riemsdyk would give Philadelphia a 2-1 lead just 4:51 into the middle frame.
Big brother van Riemsdyk lights the lamp in DC. #PHIvsWSH | @JVReemer21 pic.twitter.com/MPvxjGpH7m
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 15, 2023
Right-wing Wade Allison extended the Flyers’ lead, 3-1, at the 5:40 mark.
Create chaos, @wadeallison11. #PHIvsWSH | #FueledByPhilly pic.twitter.com/guLXrCNL1R
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 15, 2023
Quick Stats
Total SOG: 21-15 Capitals
Face-Off Win %: 57% (Capitals), 43% (Flyers)
Total Hits: 28-22 Capitals
Third Period
The final frame would be scoreless.
Quick Stats
Total SOG: 36-24 Capitals
Face-Off Win %: 57% (Capitals), 43% (Flyers)
Total Hits: 32-31 Capitals
Notes Through the Game
- Among players to begin a season at age 37 or older, Ovechkin required the fewest games in NHL history to reach 30 goals in a single campaign. Jean Beliveau (54 GP) required the second-fewest games to reach 30 goals in a single season (1968-69).
- Ovechkin’s first-period goal marks his 400th career goal scored at home. He joins Wayne Gretzky (492), Gordie Howe (449), Jaromir Jagr (411), and Mike Gartner (401) as the only players in NHL history to score 400 home goals.
The Capitals clash next with the New York Islanders for the first time this season at USB Arena on Tuesday. NBC Sports Washington will have the coverage beginning at 7:30 PM ET.
By Della Young