Oct 23, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) skates with the puck as Philadelphia Flyers right wing Tyson Foerster (71) chase in the first period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Connor McMichael scored twice to help the host Washington Capitals record a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday and complete a sweep of the home-and-home series.
Washington’s Nic Dowd scored for the second time in as many games after tallying in Washington’s 4-1 win at Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Taylor Raddysh also scored and Pierre-Luc Dubois and superstar captain Alex Ovechkin converted into an empty net late in the third period to seal the win.
Dubois joined defensemen Dylan McIlrath and Rasmus Sandin in notching two assists while Logan Thompson made 26 saves for the Capitals, who secured their fifth win in a row.
Rookie Matvei Michkov and Owen Tippett each collected a goal and an assist for Philadelphia. Travis Konecny scored a power-play goal from a sharp angle, his team-leading third tally of the season.
Defenseman Jamie Drysdale had two assists and Ivan Fedotov turned aside 20 shots for the free-falling Flyers, who have lost six straight games (0-5-1).
Philadelphia showed some positives by winning 42 of 67 faceoffs and going 2-for-4 on the power play.
Skating across the slot, Raddysh deflected McIlrath’s shot from the point past Fedotov to open the scoring at 4:50 of the first period. The goal was Raddysh’s second of the season.
Washington scored three times on four shots to begin the second period and seize a 4-0 lead.
Dowd atoned for his holding penalty early in the second period by wiring a sharp wrist shot from the high slot past Fedotov at 2:49.
McMichael converted a breakaway at 4:04 of the second before deflecting defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk’s shot past Fedorov for his third goal of the season at 7:16.
The Flyers scored twice in the second to halve the deficit before Thompson denied Morgan Frost on a breakaway late in the second.
Michkov’s shot from above the circles sailed through traffic at 6:36 of the third period, trimming Washington’s lead to 4-3.
–Field Level Media
