PHILADELPHIA – On Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals took a 1-0 lead on the Flyers in the opening frame.
Denver Barkey #52 of the Philadelphia Flyers screens Washington Capitals goalie Logan Thompson #48 as Rasmus Sandin #38 of the Washington Capitals attempts to clear Barkey from in front of his goalkeeper.
The Flyers responded with a pair of goals in each of the final two periods to grab a 4-1 win.
Samuel Ersson made 21 saves in the win.
“I thought a lot of guys showed up tonight, getting into scrums and fighting back,” Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said. “It was one of those types of games. I think basically everybody was involved and helped each other out.”
Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny, Trevor Zegras, and Jamie Drysdale were the Flyers strikers.
Tippett was credited with generating the Flyers’ rally.
“I think when you kind of get a jump and you can kind of get loose a little bit early, I think it gives you the confidence to kind of keep going throughout the game,” Tippett said. “My legs felt good.”
Zegras put the Flyers ahead to stay in the middle frame off a two on none break.
“To play with him is such a treat,” Zegras said. “He had like six breakaways. He fell down on the 2-on-0 that we had, and he was still skating faster than me.”
Ryan Leonard was the lone striker for the Caps.
“Just making mistakes in the second period that ended up costing us,” Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. “… Overall, I thought we played hard, thought we were right there. Probably the chances are going to be pretty even. We’re just not making enough plays.”
Konecny tied the game, 1-1, in the second.
“It was just important for us to stick in this one,” Konecny said. “We’ve given up the first goal a couple times lately and let it get away from us. Earlier in the year, we were, I think, getting scored on all the time and just bouncing right back. So if we can get back in that mentality, I think it was really good for us to see that tonight.”
Drysdale scored just ahead of the midway point of the third period for a 3-1 lead to the Flyers.
“I think it’s more just not being gun shy,” Drysdale said. “Good things happen when you shoot the puck and it’s kind of been showing as of late.”
Tippett added a late empty-net goal for the 4-1 final count.
“He’s a true power forward,” Tocchet said. “I think he’s had a really good year this year, he’s really improved. Moved him around this year but he can drive play by himself.”
Logan Thompson made 18 saves in the loss.
Denver Barkey #52 of the Philadelphia Flyers congratulates his goalie Samuel Ersson #33 for his win against the Washington Capitals.
Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals attempts to stop Owen Tippett #74 of the Philadelphia Flyers from scoring on the open net.
Jamie Drysdale #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers receives congratulations for his goal against the Washington Capitals.
A shot by Jamie Drysdale #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers scores against the Washington Capitals.
Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals and Rasmus Ristolainen #55 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Trevor Zegras #46 of the Philadelphia Flyers scores against Logan Thompson #48 of the Washington Capitals
Owen Tippett #74 of the Philadelphia Flyers passes the puck to Trevor Zegras #46 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Goalie Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers and his teammate Cam York #8 defend their goal against Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals
Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers receives congratulations for his goal against the Washington Capitals.
Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers shoots and scores on goalie Logan Thompson #48 of the Washington Capitals
Jamie Drysdale #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Owen Tippett #74 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Ryan Leonard #9 of the Washington Capitals receives congratulations from his teammates for his goal in the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers.
A shot by Ryan Leonard #9 of the Washington Capitals scores against Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
/wsh80 attempts to jam the puck past Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Goalie Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Goalie Logan Thompson #48 of the Washington Capitals
Christian Dvorak #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers and Pierre-Luc Dubois #80 of the Washington Capitals chase down a loose puck.