The Washington Capitals beat Flyers 5-2 on Wednesday at Capital One Arena, getting two goals apiece from Jordan Kyrou and Alex Tuch while Dylan Strome piled up three assists. The win moved Washington to 7-4-0 on the season, while Philadelphia fell to 3-8-4.
Washington scored the only goal of the first period and then broke the game open with two tallies in the second and two more in the third. Sean Couturier had Philadelphia’s lone goal in regulation until Matvei Michkov cut the deficit to one in the third period, but the Capitals answered twice more to put it away. Couturier finished with Philadelphia’s only point of the night with a goal, while Nick Seeler had the Flyers’ only assist.
Key Moments That Decided It
Tuch opened the scoring 1:50 into the game on a snap shot, assisted by Strome and Jack St. Ivany, and the Capitals never trailed. Couturier tied it at 4:36 of the second period with a tip-in off a Seeler feed, but Kyrou restored Washington’s lead just over two minutes later with a snap shot set up by Strome and Jakob Chychrun. Aliaksei Protas made it 3-1 with a tip-in late in the second period, assisted by Matt Roy and Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Michkov’s wrist shot at 9:44 of the third period, assisted by Denver Barkey and Trevor Zegras, pulled the Flyers within one goal. Kyrou answered three minutes later with his second of the night, assisted again by Strome, and Tuch closed the scoring with 2:24 left in regulation to complete his two-goal night.
Player Of The Game: Dylan Strome
Strome did not score, but he set up three of Washington’s five goals. His three assists led all skaters in points.
Capitals Vs Flyers By The Numbers
Washington outshot Philadelphia 30-25 and finished 1 for 3 on the power play for a 33.3% conversion rate, compared to the Flyers going 1 for 4 for 25%. The Capitals also won the physical and defensive battles, blocking 25 shots to Philadelphia’s 14 and recording 32 hits to the Flyers’ 23. Philadelphia won the faceoff battle 30-22 for a 57.7% win rate against Washington’s 42.3%, but the Capitals limited their own giveaways to 11 compared to 19 for the Flyers. Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson made 23 saves on 25 shots for a .920 save percentage, while Flyers goaltender Joseph Woll stopped 25 of 29 for an .862 mark.
What It Means
The win kept Washington in the thick of the Metropolitan Division, where the Capitals sit at 14 points, one behind the New York Rangers and three behind idle-tiebreaker New Jersey. Philadelphia remains in last place in the division at 10 points with four overtime losses mixed into its 3-8-4 start. Washington also took a 1-0 lead in the season series between the two clubs.
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