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Without Ovechkin Caps score eight to ruin Laviolettes debut LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizePHILADELPHIA New coach same result for the Philadelphia FlyersWith Peter Laviolette making his Flyers debut behind the bench Tomas Fleischmann and Mike Green scored two goals apiece and Nicklas Backstrom added a goal and four assists leading the streaking Washington Capitals to a 82 win over Philadelphia on Saturday nightIt was the seventh loss in eight games for the Flyers who were considered to be a Stanley Cup contender before the season Philadelphia fired coach John Stevens on Friday and hired Laviolette to replace himWashington stormed ahead with three goals during a momentumchanging nineminute power play that began at 1433 of the first period and carried into the second Dan Carcillo and Matt Bradley got into a shoving match at centre ice and Philadelphias Carcillo landed a big punch as Bradley was dropping his glovesObviously not the start we wanted defenceman Chris Pronger said Getting down 10 the battle back to finally get a goal and start feeling good about ourselves and shoot ourselves in the foot with a nineminute penalty that ultimately led to (three) goalsFrom that youre (41) and it starts to become pretty embarrassing We struggled on penalty killing Until we get that figured out were going to be in this predicament againThe Southeast Divisionleading Capitals didnt miss twotime NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin who served the final game of a twogame suspension In winning its fifth straight Washington set a season high in goals scoredPhiladelphias poor play continued The Capitals took a 10 lead just 57 seconds in when Fleischmann knocked in a rebound off Brendan Morrisons slapshotMika Pyorala tied it at 1206 putting a rebound past goalie Jose Theodore and ending Philadelphias goalless streak at 172 minutes 10 seconds The Flyers previous goal was scored on Nov 27 in the first period against Buffalo They were shut out in consecutive losses to Atlanta and Vancouver before Stevens was firedThe tide tied after Carcillo and Bradley tangled Following Carcillos punch Bradley fell to the ice and left the game Despite being in the process of dropping his glov...