National Hockey League
Washington 4, Philadelphia 1
When: 6:00 PM ET, Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Francis Charron, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 18132

Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane each scored a short-handed goal in the first period to propel the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday on the front end of a home-and-home series.

Connor McMichael contributed two assists and Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves for Washington, which won its fourth straight game. The Capitals will welcome the Flyers to Capital One Arena on Wednesday evening for an early-season rematch.

Travis Sanheim scored the lone goal for Philadelphia, which has dropped five games in a row since winning its season opener. Samuel Ersson made 25 saves in a losing effort.

Dowd opened the scoring 3:49 into the contest. With his team down a man, Dowd chipped the puck past a pinching Egor Zamula in the Philadelphia offensive zone. Dowd then skated up ice with a half-step on the scrambling Flyers and roofed a backhander past Ersson.

Washington netted another short-handed tally with just under five minutes left in the first period. McMichael feathered a pass to Mangiapane, who skated in alone on Ersson and snapped a wrister inside the left post.

After a scoreless middle session, the Flyers got on the board just 34 seconds into the third period. With the teams skating four-on-four, Sanheim got the puck in the left circle and drilled a wrist shot past the ear of Lindgren, just under the crossbar, for his first point of the season.

However, the momentum didn't last long for Philadelphia. Just 64 seconds later (on the same four-on-four), Washington restored a two-goal cushion, as John Carlson's centering pass angled off the skate of Zamula and went into the net.

Jakob Chychrun's tally with 5:53 left put an exclamation point on the victory.

Lindgren's highlights included a flashy glove save on Bobby Brink from point-blank range in front of the net in the first period and a nice kick save on Scott Laughton in the second. However, Philadelphia struggled to generate much offense, managing just three shots in the second period and 18 for the game.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Washington   Philadelphia
Connor McMichael 2 Points Travis Sanheim 1
John Carlson 1 Goals Travis Sanheim 1
Connor McMichael 2 Assists Matvei Michkov 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
Nic Dowd 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Charlie Lindgren .944 Save Percentage Samuel Ersson .862
Charlie Lindgren 17 Saves Samuel Ersson 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Washington 29 4 0-5 3-3 13 27
Philadelphia 18 1 0-3 5-5 17 24
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Flyers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Capitals have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.