EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 1
    WSH Wins series 4-2
    Philadelphia Flyers
    41-27-14, 18-17-6 away
    0
    123T
    PHI0000
    WSH0112
    Washington Capitals
    56-18-8, 29-8-4 home
    2
    0:50

    Melrose impressed by Caps' Game 1 performance

    Caps use special teams to beat Flyers in Game 1

    Special teams made a special impact for the Washington Capitals in their first playoff game.
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    123T
    Flyers0000
    Capitals0112
    1st Period
    No Goals Scored
    2nd PeriodPHIWSH
    16:21John Carlson (1) (Power Play)
    Assists: Marcus Johansson (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)
    		01
    3rd PeriodPHIWSH
    16:36Jay Beagle (1)
    Assists: Marcus Johansson (2)
    		02

    Shot Chart

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    • Jason Chimera credited with hit on Sean Couturier in neutral zone
    • Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in neutral zone
    • Shot missed by Justin Williams, Wide of Net(Wristshot 38 ft)
    • Evgeny Kuznetsov credited with hit on Chris VandeVelde in offensive zone
    • Nate Schmidt credited with hit on Sam Gagner in neutral zone
    • Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Steve Mason(Backhand 24 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Steve Mason(Tip-In 27 ft)
    • Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Nick Schultz in offensive zone
    • John Carlson credited with hit on Matt Read in defensive zone
    • Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Michael Raffl in defensive zone
    • Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky, Wide of Net(Slapshot 33 ft)
    • Shot missed by Nate Schmidt, Wide of Net(Slapshot 63 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 62 ft)
    • Jay Beagle credited with hit on Brandon Manning in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Steve Mason(Slapshot 40 ft)
    • T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Chris VandeVelde in neutral zone
    • Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Sam Gagner in defensive zone
    • Tom Wilson credited with hit on Radko Gudas in defensive zone
    • Mike Richards credited with hit on Wayne Simmonds in offensive zone
    • John Carlson credited with hit on Michael Raffl in defensive zone
    • Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Nick Cousins in defensive zone
    • Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Sam Gagner in defensive zone
    • Shot missed by Karl Alzner, Wide of Net(Slapshot 54 ft)
    • Tom Wilson credited with hit on Brandon Manning in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Brooks Orpik saved by Steve Mason(Slapshot 55 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Steve Mason(Backhand 8 ft)
    • Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Steve Mason(Slapshot 106 ft)
    • Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Mark Streit in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 53 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 41 ft)
    • Nate Schmidt credited with hit on Chris VandeVelde in defensive zone
    • Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 45 ft)
    • Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Steve Mason(Slapshot 49 ft)
    • Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 25 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 40 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Steve Mason(Slapshot 31 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 20 ft)
    • Shot missed by Daniel Winnik, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft)
    • Jason Chimera credited with hit on Sean Couturier in offensive zone
    • Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Michael Raffl in defensive zone
    • Shot missed by John Carlson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 43 ft)
    • Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Jakub Voracek in offensive zone
    • Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Chris VandeVelde in defensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Daniel Winnik saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 34 ft)
    • Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Sean Couturier in neutral zone
    • Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Goalpost(Snap 40 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 48 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Steve Mason(Slapshot 35 ft)
    • Shot missed by Marcus Johansson, Wide of Net(Deflected 13 ft)
    • Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Steve Mason(Tip-In 12 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 29 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 39 ft)
    • Shot missed by Jason Chimera, Wide of Net(Wristshot 17 ft)
    • Daniel Winnik credited with hit on Claude Giroux in offensive zone
    • Daniel Winnik credited with hit on Shayne Gostisbehere in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Mike Richards saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 10 ft)
    • T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Brayden Schenn in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 34 ft)
    • Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Tip-In 17 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Steve Mason(Slapshot 35 ft)
    • Shot missed by John Carlson, Over Net(Slapshot 46 ft)
    • Shot missed by John Carlson, Over Net(Slapshot 51 ft)
    • Shot missed by Justin Williams, Wide of Net(Wristshot 29 ft)
    • Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 25 ft)
    • Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 35 ft)
    • Shot missed by Matt Niskanen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 52 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 35 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 31 ft)
    • Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Steve Mason(Snap 63 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Steve Mason(Wristshot 17 ft)
    • Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Michael Raffl in defensive zone
    • Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Radko Gudas in defensive zone
    • Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Wristshot 31 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Steve Mason(Backhand 24 ft)
    • Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Ryan White in defensive zone
    • Wayne Simmonds credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone
    • Brayden Schenn credited with hit on John Carlson in neutral zone
    • Ryan White credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in offensive zone
    • Mark Streit credited with hit on Daniel Winnik in defensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Matt Read saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 89 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Jakub Voracek saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 30 ft)
    • Wayne Simmonds credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Ryan White saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 19 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Sean Couturier saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 25 ft)
    • Claude Giroux credited with hit on Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Brayden Schenn saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 36 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Jakub Voracek saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 25 ft)
    • Shot missed by Brayden Schenn, Wide of Net(Tip-In 29 ft)
    • Jakub Voracek credited with hit on Daniel Winnik in defensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Nick Cousins saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 27 ft)
    • Shot missed by Michael Raffl, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft)
    • Pierre-Edouard Bellemare credited with hit on Nate Schmidt in offensive zone
    • Nick Cousins credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Mark Streit saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 52 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Wayne Simmonds saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 18 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Matt Read saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 21 ft)
    • Michael Raffl credited with hit on Justin Williams in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 80 ft)
    • Shot missed by Nick Schultz, Wide of Net(Wristshot 58 ft)
    • Sean Couturier credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone
    • Wayne Simmonds credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in neutral zone
    • Brayden Schenn credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in offensive zone
    • Shot missed by Shayne Gostisbehere, Wide of Net(Slapshot 55 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Mark Streit saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 51 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Brayden Schenn saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 33 ft)
    • Nick Schultz credited with hit on Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Jakub Voracek saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 16 ft)
    • Shot missed by Nick Cousins, Wide of Net(Wristshot 51 ft)
    • Radko Gudas credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone
    • Brandon Manning credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in defensive zone
    • Shot missed by Shayne Gostisbehere, Wide of Net(Slapshot 51 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Sam Gagner saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 34 ft)
    • Radko Gudas credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
    • Nick Schultz credited with hit on Daniel Winnik in defensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Brandon Manning saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 47 ft)
    • Shot on goal by Radko Gudas saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 42 ft)
    • Brayden Schenn credited with hit on Mike Richards in offensive zone
    • Shot on goal by Shayne Gostisbehere saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 23 ft)
    • Brayden Schenn credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in offensive zone
    • Brayden Schenn credited with hit on Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
    • Brayden Schenn credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone
    • Pierre-Edouard Bellemare credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in offensive zone
    • Radko Gudas credited with hit on Daniel Winnik in neutral zone
    • Shot missed by Shayne Gostisbehere, Wide of Net(Slapshot 57 ft)
    • Ryan White credited with hit on Mike Richards in offensive zone
    • Jakub Voracek credited with hit on Karl Alzner in neutral zone
    • Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 39 ft)
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