Washington Capitals edge Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2

That brings us to the end of a first period — Philadelphia Flyers 1, Washington Capitals 1. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 10-6, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Simon Nemec opened the scoring for Philadelphia Flyers on the power play at 2:19, then Oskar Sundqvist tied it for Washington Capitals at 6:23.

Carter Hart was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Philadelphia Flyers went 1-for-2 while Washington Capitals went 0-for-1.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Philadelphia Flyers 1, Washington Capitals 2. Philadelphia Flyers edged the shot clock 10-9, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Auston Matthews put Washington Capitals in front at 8:48, Joel Farabee tied it for Philadelphia Flyers at 13:28, and William Nylander put Washington Capitals in front at 17:25.

Frederik Andersen was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Philadelphia Flyers 0, Washington Capitals 0. Shots were even at 9 apiece Philadelphia Flyers controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Neither side could solve the goaltending — a grinding, scoreless frame.

Frederik Andersen was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Philadelphia Flyers went 0-for-1.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.