Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane scored short-handed goals in the first period, Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves and the Washington Capitals won their fourth straight game since losing the opener with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.

Dowd opened the scoring for the Capitals with their first of two short-handed markers in the opening period. The 34-year-old has a goal and two points in his first five games and is well on his way to another 20+ point season.

Alex Ovechkin went scoreless one game after pulling within 40 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record for goals. Washington won its fourth straight.