Alex Ovechkin scored two goals and the Washington Capitals used a three-goal third period to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Thursday night.
Ovechkin, the two-time league MVP, was off to a slow start with only one goal in the first five games. He ended that slump with goals in the first and third periods to lift the Capitals to a 6-0 start for the first time in team history. Washington had never started better than 4-0.
The Capitals stormed into Philadelphia and roughed-up Ilya Bryzgalov, scoring three goals in a 2 minute, 54-second span in the third.
The game was billed as a high-profile matchup between Bryzgalov and Washington's Tomas Vokoun. The goalies' duel never materialized. Vokoun was nearly flawless after allowing Claude Giroux's early goal in the first.
Ovechkin, Capitals Take Down Flyers
Washington beat the Fly Guys 5-2 at home.
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