FLYERS NEWS

In their usual post Thanksgiving matinee this afternoon the Flyers welcomed Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals to the Wachovia center. Thanks to 31 saves by Marty Biron the Flyers were able to make it a close game but Washington ultimately prevailed. Early on it was all Washington. Mike Green made it 1-0 Capitals early in the 1st period. Early in the 2nd period Chris Clark made it 2-0 Caps. Then late in the period all heck broke loose. Former Flyer Donald Brashear made it 3-0 Caps, but Daniele Briere and Jeff Carter scored goals minutes apart from each other and suddenly it was only 3-2 Caps heading into 3rd period. Late in the 3rd, Mike Richards knotted it at 3 to complete the Flyers rally and force the game into overtime. There, just under 2 minutes in Nicklas Backstrom scored for a 4-3 Capitals victory. So the Flyers drop to 12-7-2 overall, but remain in 2nd place in the Atlantic division, just 2 points behind the Rangers.