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Heading into Tuesday, the Capitals had the advantage over the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers for the NHL's last playoff spot. A Washington win, and they were in.
The Capitals took a 3–0 series lead, but the Flyers extended it to game six, thanks to a 44-save performance by goaltender (and former Capital) Michal Neuvirth. The Flyers only had 11 shots during the game, the fewest in franchise history for a playoff game. [10] The Capitals won game six, however, to win the series 4–2.
Connor McMichael scored twice, Alex Ovechkin got an empty-netter for the 855th goal of his NHL career and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 Wednesday night for their fifth ...
Capitals score 5 straight goals to beat the Flyers 5-2, a big win for Washington's playoff hopes
May 3 Philadelphia Flyers 0–3: Montreal Canadiens: Montreal Forum: Recap No scoring: First period: 05:31 – pp – Stephane Richer (5) No scoring: Second period: 14:30 – pp – Eric Desjardins (1) No scoring: Third period: 09:28 – Guy Carbonneau (2) Ken Wregget 36 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats: Patrick Roy 24 saves / 24 shots
Each series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). Home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record, and played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary); the other team then played at home for ...
Ovechkin did just that, scoring the 790th goal of his NHL career to give the Capitals a 3-2 comeback victory Wednesday night and snap their losing streak at four. Alex Ovechkin scores 790th goal ...
The 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 14, 2010, after the 2009–10 NHL regular season. [1] The Finals ended on June 9, 2010, with the Chicago Blackhawks defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in six games to win their fourth championship and their first since 1961.