Caps Lose to Flyers

Scott Hartnell scored three goals, Jeff Carter added a pair and Antero Niittymaki stopped a season-high 47 shots as the Philadelphia Flyers snapped the Washington Capitals' five game winning streak with a 7-1 victory on Saturday.

Joffrey Lupul added a goal and three assists, and Simon Gagne also scored for the Flyers, who had won five straight games before losing at Montreal, 5-2, on Thursday.

Philadelphia is unbeaten in regulation in its last 11 home games (9-0-2).

Brooks Laich scored for the Capitals, who had won seven of their previous eight games.  He scored from in-close on Washington's 41st shot of the game at 5:09 of the third period.

It was the first meeting between the two teams since Game 7 of last year's Eastern Conference quarterfinals when Lupul scored the game-winner in overtime.

Notes: Philadelphia C Glen Metropolit was a late scratch because of a lower body injury. He is day-to-day. ... The Flyers recalled LW Josh Gratton from the Philadelphia Phantoms, their American Hockey League affiliate. ... Washington outshot the Flyers 25-6 in the first period, and 48-28 for the game. ... Washington RW Tomas Fleischmann batted the puck out of the air and hit the post during a Capitals' power play in the first period.