Michael Raffl and his Philadelphia Flyers have a great home win over the Washington Capitals in the NHL.
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The home side defeated the league leader with 3: 2. Raffl did the preliminary work for the 2: 2 equalization. For the 31-year-old Carinthian, it was the eleventh scorer point in the 34th season (four goals, seven assists).
Raffl captured the target behind the gate and served it to his team-mate Robert Hagg, who completed with a remarkable shot (20th). The other Flyers goals were scored by Travis Konecny (4th) and Kevin Hayes outnumbered (58th). Nicklas Bäckström (8th) and Jakub Vrana (13th) were successful for Washington. The league leaders had previously won three games in a row and lost Philadelphia four times in a row.
As the eighth of the Eastern Conference, the Flyers are currently on the last play-off place. Their home record is still the best in the league with only six losses, including only two after regular time.
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