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PHILADELPHIA — As the Flyers moved up and down the ice, they did so as a unit, helping them to jump out to a strong lead and hold off a third-period push from the Washington Capitals, leading to a Flyers win, 5-3, on Wednesday.

The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets will face off at Nationwide Arena on Thursday night.

NEW YORK — Rangers coach Gerard Gallant stayed with the same lineup against the Washington Capitals in the Blueshirts’ return to action from the Christmas break Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. That meant defenseman Ben Harpur was in the lineup for a sixth consecutive game, which was something that…

The Washington Capitals star scored goals 801 and 802 Friday night to move into second place on the NHL career list. Only Wayne Gretzky, with 894 goals, has scored more.

Heinicke and several of his teammates had some fun on Monday night.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has become the third NHL player to score 800 career goals

The Washington Capitals will meet the Chicago Blackhawks in NHL action on Tuesday night from the United Center.

PHILADELPHIA — Just as they did in their game against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, the Flyers made a mistake in the third period, paid the price, and couldn’t overcome the resulting deficit.

WASHINGTON — The Flyers maintained a 2-1 lead over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night at CapitalOne Arena with roughly three minutes remaining in the third period and were on the cusp of snapping their seven-game losing streak.

ST. LOUIS — In the history of the NHL, there had never been a team win five straight games on the heels of a losing streak of eight games or more.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers did not have much trouble with the Washington Capitals for the first two periods of their 5-2 win Tuesday in Sunrise. They were well on their way to 50 shots on goal, converted on a power play and every one of the Capitals’. Even…