Washington 4, Philadelphia 3

Washington 1 1 2 — 4

Philadelphia 1 2 0 — 3

First Period: 1, Philadelphia, Michkov 15 (Sanheim), 17:31; 2, Washington, Ovechkin 26 (Strome, Fehervary), 19:07

Penalties: Sandin, WSH (Hooking), 4:03; Andrae, PHI (Tripping), 12:41

Second Period: 3, Washington, McMichael 19 (Chychrun, Protas), 4:17; 4, Philadelphia, Foerster 15 (Andrae, Konecny), 7:23 (pp). 5, Philadelphia, Michkov 16 (Abols, Drysdale), 11:19

Penalties: Johnson, PHI (Delay of Game), 2:11; van Riemsdyk, WSH (Tripping), 5:47

Third Period: 6, Washington, Eller 10 (Raddysh), 6:23; 7, Washington, Chychrun 14 (Raddysh, Carlson), 12:05

Penalties: None

Shots on Goal: Washington 7-4-7—18; Philadelphia 7-6-9—22

Power-play opportunities: Washington 0 of 2; Philadelphia 1 of 2

Goalies: Washington, Lindgren 12-9-3 (22 shots-19 saves); Philadelphia, Fedotov 4-8-3 (18-14)

A: 18,726 (19,543)

T: 2:32

Referees: Cody Beach, Jean Hebert

Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Mark Shewchyk