PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers (30-23-11) are back in the win column following their 4-1 win against the Washington Capitals (32-27-7) on Wednesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Ryan Leonard scored for the Capitals. Travis Konecny, Trevor Zegras, and Jamie Drysdale scored for the Flyers.

The Flyers had a much better start on Wednesday than on Monday, yet they still trailed early. However, a much better second period gave them a lead that they never looked back from, as they held on and closed out the game.

Here is how we got to the final score.

Read More: Flyers Game 64: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Capitals

Philadelphia got a better start, but still trailed after 20 minutes

The Flyers got off to a much-improved start on Wednesday compared to their effort from Monday. Philly was skating fast and executing their passes. Outside of a flurry early on, they kept Washington’s attack quiet.

Owen Tippett was sprung on a breakaway, but was held by Timothy Liljegren. While he could not get a clean shot off, Tippett did draw a penalty, giving the Flyers the first power play of the game.

Too many passes around the zone made it difficult for Philly to get any real chances. Their best came from Jamie Drysdale in the slot, but it did not go, and the power play went scoreless.

Shortly after the Flyers’ power play, the Capitals had a chance of their own after Trevor Zegras got called for hooking. That was much more successful than the Flyers’ attempt. Ryan Leondard (13) scored from the top of the left-side dot, with assists from Alex Ovechkin (27) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (3). The Capitals took the 1-0 lead, and the Flyers’ penalty stayed ice cold.

Zegras was called for a penalty, but later, he drew a hooking call against Jakob Chychrun, giving the Flyers a power-play chance to draw even. No dice on that chance either.

Just over a minute after the kill, Nikita Grebenkin and Brandon Duhaime had things at four-on-four after matching roughing calls, but a Rasmus Ristolainen tripping call over a minute later gave the Capitals 49 seconds of a power play.

That one was killed off, and looked much more like Philadelphia’s power play of the last two months.

Neither team scored another goal. The game went into the first intermission 1-0, with shots tied at 7.

Read More: Flyers Ink NCAA Prospect to Entry-Level Contract

Flyers take the lead in the second frame

The second period was moving sort of slowly, especially compared to the first period. However, on his 29th birthday, Travis Konecny changed that.

Travis Sanheim (21) connected with Konecny (24), who was streaking all alone on the right side of the ice, and put one through Logan Thompson’s legs to tie the game at 1. Alex Bump (1) picked up his first career NHL assist with the secondary assist on the score.

Again, the play stalled off for a little after the score, but there was definitely some momentum building in Philly’s end.

There was a moment where Travis Konecny got leveled by Tom Wilson, which caused a whistle and a brief scrum. During the next possession, Owen Tippett and Trevor Zegras were on a breakaway. Tippett (18) made the last dish and Zegras (22) buried the puck to give the Flyers the 2-1 lead, their first lead at Xfinity Mobile Arena since February 28th.

The Flyers took the 2-1 lead into the second intermission.

Flyers seal the win

In the third period, it seemed like a lot of the tension that was building started to boil over. A lot of hits were being made as the Capitals tried to even the score and the Flyers tried to extend their lead.

Eventually, a penalty was called as both Tom Wilson and Travis Konecny got two minutes for roughing. That led to four-on-four hockey.

Jamie Drysdale (7) made quick work with the extra space on the ice, scoring from the high slot with assists from Noah Cates (21) and Cam York (20). Drysdale showed some solid patience and held the puck until he had the right shot, then ripped it home.

Moments after the score, Washington went back on the power play following a Sean Couturier slashing penalty. The Flyers’ penalty kill had their captain’s back and killed off the penalty relatively easily.

Sam Ersson really had a strong third period as the Capitals tried to sneak back into the game. He would not give them much of a chance to do so.

Play went on, and the Flyers really started to put their foot on the pedal. The Capitals eventually pulled Thompson with a little over two minutes to play, giving them the 6-on-4 advantage.

Owen Tippett (21) nailed the empty net, clinching the 4-1 win for the Flyers.

What’s next

It’s a quick turnaround for the Flyers, who immediately get on a flight to Minnesota for their showdown vs. Bobby Brink and the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Read More: 2026 NHL Draft Rankings 1.0: As of Now, Who is in the Flyers Range?