WASHINGTON (AP) -Mike Knuble had his first two-goal game of the season, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 6-4 Sunday for their seventh win in nine games.
Washington’s Alex Ovechkin scored a goal in his first game since signing the richest contract in NHL history.
The Flyers took a 4-1 lead and chased goalie Olie Kolzig in the second period. The Capitals cut the deficit to 4-3 before Mike Richards put in a rebound with 11:37 remaining in the game to restore Philadelphia’s two-goal lead.
Michael Nylander’s 200th NHL goal with 6:51 to play pulled the Capitals within one, but Kimmo Timonen added an empty-netter in the final minute.
James Dowd and R.J. Umberger also scored for the Flyers, who played their third game in four days. Alexander Semin and Mike Green had goals for the well-rested Capitals, who had played only once in seven days. Washington had won four of five before playing its second game in a season-high, five-game homestand.
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