Capitals hand the Flyers a 6th consecutive loss, extend their win streak to 5

Connor McMichael scored doubly and nan Washington Capitals held connected to hit nan Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 for their 5th consecutive victory

WASHINGTON -- Connor McMichael scored twice, Alex Ovechkin sewage an empty-netter for nan 855th extremity of his NHL profession and nan Washington Capitals hit nan Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 Wednesday nighttime for their 5th consecutive victory.

The Flyers clawed backmost from a four-goal shortage to make things interesting, but they still mislaid their sixth successful a statement since winning their play opener. They person been outscored 29-14 during this skid that person continued to snowball acknowledgment to a operation of turnovers, bad goaltending and not capable discourtesy to compensate.

Washington was undisciplined successful almost blowing a large lead but kept rolling aft getting 26 saves from Logan Thompson and accumulation from up and down nan lineup. In summation to McMichael's 2nd and 3rd goals of nan season, fourth-line forwards Taylor Raddysh and Nic Dowd besides scored for nan Capitals, and Pierre-Luc Dubois besides had an empty-net goal.

Philadelphia's Ivan Fedotov allowed 4 goals connected 24 shots successful his 4th NHL commencement and still has yet to triumph a game. Travis Konecny, Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov had nan Flyers' goals.

Flyers: Trying to excavation retired of a heavy spread is not nan measurement to spell and building is still lacking, but Michkov, who besides had an assist, is arsenic advertised astatine property 19 and will only get better.

Capitals: Ovechkin, who has 2 goals this season, is now 40 from breaking Wayne Gretzky's profession record.

Thompson denied Morgan Frost connected a breakaway precocious successful nan 2nd period, past made a bid of saves nan pursuing displacement earlier intermission to support a two-goal lead erstwhile nan Flyers were pressing.

The Flyers person been outscored 13-5 successful 2nd periods this season.

The Flyers big Minnesota connected Saturday day successful nan first half of a location back-to-back this weekend, while nan Capitals sojourn Tampa Bay that aforesaid night.

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