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Washington Capitals: A look at the final six games

By Michael Marzzacco

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Anthony Mantha, Brenden Dillon, T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
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vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Many people thought the Caps broke the Philadelphia Flyers during a stretch in March that saw Washington play their best hockey and Philly begin to collapse.

The Caps are 5-1-0 against the Flyers this season. Their lone loss came on the first meeting of the season on Super Bowl Sunday in a 7-4 defeat that saw Ovechkin score twice.

The Caps would meet them a month later with a 3-1 win in Philly that saw Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov, and Nick Jensen scored for the Caps. They next met on March 11 as Ovechkin, Conor Sheary, Carlson, and Nic Dowd (twice) scored for the Caps in a 5-3 win.

The Caps would get a 5-4 win two nights later to complete the road sweep in Philly. Sprong, Carl Hagelin, Jensen, Ovechkin and Dowd scored for the Caps.

The Caps would come home and get a 6-1 win over the Flyers on April 13. Sheary, Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom, Hagelin, new guy Anthony Mantha, and Ovechkin scored for the Caps.

The teams last meeting came on April 17 in a 6-3 win over the Flyers. Ovechkin (twice), Orlov, Kuznetsov, Sheary and Mantha all scored for the Caps.

The Caps and Flyers meet in a back to back affair at Capital One Arena on May 7th and 8th.

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