Wins have eluded the Philadelphia Flyers in general, but especially on home ice. It had been since Jan. 6 that the Flyers had won at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
That changed with a late power-play goal. Jamie Drysdale‘s fourth of the season with 5:23 to play proved to be the game-winner in a 4-2 win for the Flyers over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.
After killing an early penalty, the Flyers got on the board first. At 5:56, Owen Tippett finished off a nice passing play in the offensive zone for his 19th of the season.
Through 20 minutes, shots were 11-7 Washington.
The Flyers opened up a 2-0 lead at 4:45 of the second. Carl Grundstrom got a bounce off the skate of Jakob Chychrun for his eighth goal of the season.
The Capitals got back into the game with a shorthanded goal at 8:12. A shot that missed the net rolled around the boards and out of the zone, leading to a two-on-one for the Capitals. Anthony Beauvillier set up Aliaksei Protas for his 19th of the season to cut the lead to one.
Through two periods, shots were 18-13 Washington.
The Capitals tied the game at 2:40 of the third. Beauvillier picked up a rebound for his 12th of the season to make it 2-2.
The Flyers got a power play with 5:47 to play and took advantage. Drysdale scored his fourth goal of the season with 5:23 to go to make it 3-2.
Rasmus Ristolainen scored into an empty net with less than 20 seconds to play to seal the victory.
Dan Vladar made 26 saves on 28 shots in the win. Clay Stevenson made 18 saves on 21 shots in the loss.
Ristolainen and Travis Konecny had two points each for the Flyers. Beauvillier had two points for the Capitals.
The Flyers have one more game before the Olympic break on Thursday night against the Ottawa Senators at 7 p.m.
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