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WASHINGTON — Connor McMichael scored twice and the Washington Capitals held on to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 for their fifth consecutive victory. Alex Ovechkin got his 855th NHL goal on an empty netter with 1:10 left. The Flyers clawed back from a four-goal deficit but have still lost six in a row since winning their season opener. Logan Thompson made 26 saves and fourth-line forwards Taylor Raddysh and Nic Dowd had the goals for the Capitals. Travis Konecny, Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov scored for Philadelphia.
