Charlie Lindgren stopped 27 shots for his 24th victory of the season. (Caps Outsider)
Coming off two consecutive home wins, the Capitals headed up to Philadelphia to face the rival Flyers for their last game of the regular season, as Washington got the job done for the 2-1 victory to clinch the last playoff spot in the East.
The Capitals finish the regular season 40-31-11 with 91 points, as they will face the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers in the first round in the playoffs.
Washington got going very early on when Alex Ovechkin tipped the puck in the net off a shot from Dylan McIlrath for his 31st goal of the season and the 853rd of his career, trailing Wayne Gretzky by 41 goals now.