At the top of the toughest division in the NHL, the margin for error for the Washington Capitals just got much thinner.
The Philadelphia Flyers extended their winning streak to seven games and closed within one standings point of the Capitals by beating them 5-2 Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals (40-20-6, 86 points) had a chance to create some breathing room for themselves in the Metropolitan Division, but couldn’t stymie the red-hot Flyers (39-20-7, 85 points). Philadelphia finished the season series 3-0-1 against Washington.
Lars Eller and Garnet Hathaway scored and Braden Holtby made 24 saves for Washington, which went 0-for-5 on the power play.