Ovechkin pulled the Capitals within 6-4 at 9:11 of the third period when he got position at the top of the crease and deflected Rasmus Sandin’s shot from the left point down between James Reimer’s pads. Ovechkin, who also had two assists, has 37 goals in 57 games for the Capitals.

Some will be happy and some will be sad, but all can agree that what happened at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday afternoon was fun. Facing the Buffalo Sabres, a team that entered the day one point behind the Flyers in the standings and currently slotted into fourth spot in the upcoming draft,

The NHL announced two surprising scoring changes following the Philadelphia Flyers ' 7–4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Those two changes altered details on goals and assists credited during the game, changing the stats of the players taking part in those plays.