nhl Game Recap
Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals Wrap - Washington Wins 6-1
The Flyers came up short Tuesday against the Capitals, falling 6-1.
The Capitals were a -154 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Washington got goals from Carl Hagelin, Tom Wilson, Anthony Mantha, Conor Sheary, Nicklas Backstrom, and Alex Ovechkin in the victory. Sheary opened the scoring at 7:07 of the first period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 29 of 30 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Philadelphia got a goal from Sean Couturier in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Brian Elliott stopped 26 of 32 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 3-for-3, while the Flyers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Philadelphia 32-30 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head on the road to face Pittsburgh.