Travis Sanheim scored the Flyers' first goal at home this season in the third period, but defensive breakdowns lead to two goals each for Washington in the first and third periods.

In the front end of a home-and-home set, the Philadelphia Flyers sustained a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Washington Capitals at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday evening.

The Flyers got jumped for two shorthanded goals and still lacked any kind of finish in front of the net to lose to the Washington Capitals, 4-1, Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center – in the first of a home-and-home back-to-back.

Although they saved themselves from back-to-back shutouts at home, the Philadelphia Flyers continued to struggle against the Washington Capitals, collecting a 4-1 defeat.

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