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finished with 27 saves. The Flyers remained five points out of the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
Washington scored twice in the first 9 1/2 minutes, never allowing the home crowd to get behind a Philadelphia team needing a win to help their playoff push. Connolly opened the scoring less than three minutes in and set up Eller for the second goal before the midpoint of the period. Van Riemsdyk awoke a sleepy Wells Fargo Center a little over a minute into the second when he beat Holtby with a wrist shot as a Capitals penalty was expiring for his 21st.Philippe MyersJust over a minute later, Wilson got his 20th on a wide-open shot from the slot off a pass from Kuznetsov to make it 4-1.Philadelphia had two power plays in the third, but couldn't beat Holtby. The goalie stopped all 10 Flyers shots in the period.
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