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Capitals vs. Flyers Recap: Washington’s Power Play Goes Dark Against Philly as Caps Lose 3-2

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The Washington Capitals took a quick trip up Philadelphia to take on Flyers Wednesday night after smashing the Ottawa Senators the previous day in a return to form for league’s leading team. With both sides facing the second game of back-to-back matches, the Capitals looked to open up a stretch of five straight Metropolitan Division games against the NHL’s best home team.

Unfortunately, the Capitals did not play the crisp hockey they displayed 24 hours earlier at Capital One Arena, reverted to errant passes and foolish defensive decisions that have plagued them over the last two weeks. However, they have escaped with a decent record.

Plus: For the second straight game, the Capitals allowed two power plays or less and killed them off effectively. That’s a nice change from last week.

Minus: The Capitals were brilliant on Tuesday, and it looked like they might have put the midseason slush play to bed. That was not the case. It took just 3:24 for the Capitals to misread a play leading to a Flyers opening goal, and the first period, though the Caps came out of it tied, continued the trend.

More notes on the game:

As things stand now, the Capitals-Flyers would be a first-round playoff matchup, though four months out things are subject to change. This game had plenty of playoff snarl and choppy play, but limited excitement. Though the Capitals’ wounds were largely self-inflicted, the Flyers are 14-2-4 at home and have failed to record a point in just two games in Philly.

The Capitals will return to Capital One Arena, which has produced thrilling results for them lately, on Saturday to face New Jersey. The Devils sit at the bottom of the Metro, and the Capitals have twice as many wins. Time to move on from a ho-hum matchup and take advantage of a struggling team.

Washington has been iffy lately. They still have the best record in the league. There’s no reason to worry right now.

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