Taking over for head coach would be Bruce Boudreau from the Hershey Bears and after eating turkey the Washington Capitals headed up to Philadelphia for a Black Friday matinee matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Boudreau made his debut behind the bench and the Capitals got off to a strong start scoring the first three goals. Early in the game after Scott Hartnell was called for boarding, Mike Green struck on the power play to put the Capitals ahead 1-0 at 2:27.
When the Capitals entered the zone, Tom Poti found Nicklas Backstrom.