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 in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Taylor Raddysh also scored and Pierre-Luc Dubois and superstar captain Alex Ovechkin converted into the empty net late in the third period to seal the win.
Dubois joined defensemen Dylan McIlrath and Rasmus Sandin in notching two assists and Logan Thompson made 26 saves for the Capitals, who secured their fifth win in a row.
Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov and Owen Tippett each collected a goal and an assist and Travis Konecny scored a power-play goal from a sharp angle for his team-leading third goal 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. Raddysh’s goal was his 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.
McMichael converted a breakaway at 4:04 of the second period before deflecting defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk’s shot past Fedorov for his third goal of the season.
The Flyers scored twice in the second to halve the deficit, however, Thompson denied Mason 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 trimmed Washington’s lead to 4-3.
–Field Level Media
