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03/11 21:29 CDT Konecny, Zegras score in 2nd period, help rally Flyers to a 4-1
win over the Capitals
Konecny, Zegras score in 2nd period, help rally Flyers to a 4-1 win over the
Capitals
By ROB PARENT
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Travis Konecny and Trevor Zegras scored in the second
period and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 4-1
on Wednesday night.
Washington has lost four of its last five games and is tied with Philadelphia
at 71 points. Both teams are seven points behind Boston in the race for the
final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
The Flyers fell behind early when Washington's Ryan Leonard took a pass from
40-year-old Alex Ovechkin and shot it through a screen past goalie Sam Ersson
9:21 into the game.
Through 64 games this season, it was the 44th time the Flyers had allowed the
first goal. And, Philadelphia was 6-15-5 this season when trailing after the
first period.
Konecny, celebrating his 29th birthday, took a pass from Travis Sanheim in the
right circle and scored past Washington's Logan Thompson at 4:23 of the second
for a 1-all tie.
Owen Tippett then picked off a pass, stepped around Washington's Tom Wilson and
broke, 2-on-none, with Zegras. The two passed back and forth before Zegras
lifted the puck in for a 2-1 lead.
Philadelphia added to its lead in the third period on a terrific play by Noah
Cates. Tied up behind the Capitals' net during a 4-on-4 situation, he
one-handed a pass into the slot, where defenseman Jamie Drysdale shot it past
Thompson for a 3-1 lead.
Tippett finished up the scoring with an empty-net goal with 1:03 left. Ersson
stopped 21 shots for the Flyers.
Up next
Capitals: At the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
Flyers: At the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
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