The meeting, which took place in Philadelphia, ended with a score of 5:3 (2:1, 0:0, 3:2) in favor of the owners of the site. As part of the winners, a hat-trick was scored by Travis Konecny (20th, 48th and 50th minutes), Scott Lawton (8) and Owen Tippett (46) also scored a puck. Garnet Hathaway (20), Markus Johansson (50) and TJ Oshie (55) scored against Washington.
The Russian striker and captain of the “capital” Alexander Ovechkin made six shots on target, held one power reception and ended the meeting with a minus 2 utility indicator. The inconclusive series of the 37-year-old Russian reached three matches in a row. Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov had three shots on target and had four hits. Washington D.C. defenseman Dmitry Orlov has 3 shots and 2 power moves. Philadelphia guard Ivan Provorov scored an assist.
