"The Capitals seemingly controlled play for a lot of this game, but they were giving up way too many big-time chances to the Flyers. I felt like Philly deserved their lead, and then the Caps fought back and probably deserved to get this one into the extra frame. In the third at five-on-five, the Capitals finished up 18-12 in shot attempts, 8-6 in shots on goal, 7-2 in scoring chances, and 4-1 in high-danger chances. They just couldn't get that final penalty kill."
"I saw a lot of complaining about the call, and I can understand that, from a game management perspective, given the score and how much time was left on the clock, but in my opinion, it was a very avoidable situation altogether. Sourdif showed that despite his phenomenal assimilation into a prime NHL role this year, he's still a rookie. He gets caught flat-footed and beaten to inside ice."
Washington Capitals lost 4-2 in Philadelphia after rallying and fell short of forcing overtime. The Capitals controlled portions of play but yielded too many high-quality chances to the Flyers and trailed early. At five-on-five in the third, Washington outpaced Philadelphia 18-12 in shot attempts, 8-6 in shots on goal, 7-2 in scoring chances, and 4-1 in high-danger chances. A late Justin Sourdif penalty proved costly and was characterized as an avoidable, rookie mistake. Anthony Beauvillier assisted the first goal and scored the second. Hendrix Lapierre logged under seven minutes yet registered zero shots and chances against while on the ice.
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