By Aaron Bracy
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Associated Press
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Sunday, March 7, 2021
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers welcomed fans back to their home arena for the first time in nearly a year, and the Washington Capitals turned the crowd’s eager cheers into disappointing boos.
Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov and Nick Jensen scored to lead Washington to a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia on Sunday night. T.J. Oshie had two assists and Ilya Samsonov stopped 36 shots for the Capitals, who have won eight of 11.
Washington was without forward Tom Wilson, who served the first game of a seven-game suspension for Friday’s hit on Boston defenseman Brandon Carlo.