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Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers Wrap - Washington Wins 2-1

The Capitals earned a 2-1 victory over the Flyers on Tuesday at Wells Fargo Center.

The Capitals were a +123 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin, and T.J. Oshie in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring at 18:08 of the first period.

Charlie Lindgren turned in a 27-save effort for the Capitals.

Erik Johnson scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Charlie Lindgren.

Samuel Ersson stopped 16 of 17 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Washington went 0-for-0, while the Flyers were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Philadelphia outshot Washington 28-18 in the game.