WASHINGTON (AP) Sean Couturier scored twice, Claude Giroux recorded three points and Brian Elliott made 25 saves to help the Philadelphia Flyers deny Alex Ovechkin a milestone and blow out the Washington Capitals 7-2 Saturday night.
Philadelphia limited Ovechkin to one shot on net and kept Washington's captain stuck on 698 career goals. He'll need at least one more game to become the eighth member of the NHL's 700-goal club.
Ovechkin didn't look sharp in his latest pursuit of history, and the Flyers seemed content to take their chances with the rest of Washington's lineup. T.J. Oshie scored a first-period power-play goal, but that was the extent of the Capitals' meaningful offensive output.