PhHN Daily: Martone\u2019s Debut; Flyers Playoff Push; Maple Leafs\u2019 Mess<\/a><\/p>\nFlyers get on the board, Capitals keep the 2-goal lead<\/p>\n
The second period opened at 4-on-4 due to the matching slashing penalties. Philly got off to the same sort of high-intensity start. <\/p>\n
Travis Sanheim (9) sent a blast from the slot that got past Thompson with assists from Konecny (38) and Christian Dvorak (30). The goal was originally waived off for goalie interference, but after a review, it was determined that a Washington stick hit Thompson, not Dvorak, making it a good goal for the Flyers and a 2-1 game.<\/p>\n
After the goal, the Flyers finished 4-on-4, trying to get a breakaway to even the score early in the second. They could not convert and still trailed by one. That did not mean they would not do it eventually. <\/p>\n
On the forecheck, Trevor Zegras (37) grabbed the loose puck and made a no-look cross-crease pass to Carl Grundstrom (9), who drove to the front of the net to tie the game at 2. <\/p>\n
The Capitals got a chance a few minutes later after Konecny was called for tripping. That helped the Capitals retake the lead. Off the draw won by DuBois (7), Ryan Leonard (23) got the puck to Jakob Chychrun (24), who scored from the point, and gave the Caps the 3-2 lead. <\/p>\n
Hutson got called for his second penalty of the game just about halfway through the period. This time, it was a hook drawn by Grundstrom trying to break away. That one went nowhere near as well, as the Capitals got the easy kill. <\/p>\n
The Flyers were building some momentum in the offensive zone, but a Zegras tripping penalty halted anything. Washington did it again. Ryan Leonard (16), who set up the Chychrun goal, got one of his own, giving the Capitals the 4-2 lead.<\/p>\n
That was the score headed into the second intermission. <\/p>\n
Capitals seal the win<\/p>\n
It took 43 seconds for the Flyers to get on the board. Travis Konecny\u2019s shot was sent wide of the net, but that drew Thompson to the right side of the net. Konecny (39) fed Dvorak (16) for the easy score, cutting the score to 4-3. Travis Sanheim (24) got the secondary assist. <\/p>\n
For the third period in a row, the Flyers came out with an energetic start. <\/p>\n
Unfortunately for Philly, the Capitals kept scoring. <\/p>\n
In a quick response to the Dvorak goal, Alex Ovechkin (31) does it again, making an incredible diving goal to give Washington the 5-3 lead. It does not happen without an incredible backhanded assist from Connor McMichael (29). <\/p>\n
It certainly did not take the wind out of the Flyers\u2019 sails. They kept pushing. <\/p>\n
With plenty of bodies in front of the net, Ristolainen (10) sent a shot from the slot, and Denver Barkey (5) was there to redirect the puck home. That made it a 5-4 game. The Flyers trailed by a score with just under 12 to play in regulation. Noah Cates (25) matched his career high with the secondary assist on the score. <\/p>\n
Sourdiff and Emil Andrae got tangled up, leading to matching roughing penalties and 4-on-4, though nothing came from that. <\/p>\n
Philly was fighting. Time continued to tick off the clock, but the Flyers\u2019 effort continued, but could not get anything to go. <\/p>\n
Rasmus Ristolainen drew a trip from Dylan Strome, putting them on a big power play, trailing by a goal with 3:47 to play. Three-quarters of the way through, the Flyers pulled Vladar for the extra attacker. After a brief 6-on-4, the Flyers did not score.<\/p>\n
The strategy did not pan out during 6-on-5. Tom Wilson (27) buried the empty-netter and sealed the 6-4 win for the Capitals. <\/p>\n
What\u2019s next for the Flyers<\/p>\n
The Flyers return home on Thursday before another big swing game vs. the Detroit Red Wings at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. EST. <\/p>\n
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