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PHILADELPHIA — Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane scored short-handed goals in the first period, Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves and the Washington Capitals won their fourth straight game since losing the opener with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Alex Ovechkin went scoreless one game after pulling within 40 goals of Wayne Gretzky's all-time record for goals. Jakob Chychrun and John Carlson also tallied goals for the Capitals. Travis Sanheim scored for Philadelphia, which lost its fifth straight.
