Flyers goalie Steve Mason, burned by Washington in last season's playoffs, was looking for a bit of redemption Wednesday in the team's first meeting of the season.
He got it. So did his teammates.
Flyers 3, Capitals 2. In a shootout.
Jake Voracek and Wayne Simmonds (winner) scored in the shootout and Mason made three saves in the extra session before a roaring sellout crowd that included Vice President Biden at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Flyers came back from a 1-0 deficit in the shootout.
A crowd of 20,011, a regular-season record, watched as the Flyers faced the Capitals for the first time since Washington won last season's playoff series, four games to two.