PHILADELPHIA --The Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference First Round series at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday to win the best-of-7 series 4-2.
Nicklas Backstrom's goal 8:59 into the second period gave the Capitals their first lead since the end of their 6-1 win in Game 3 and ended Flyers goalie Michal Neuvirth's shutout streak at 106 minutes and 21 seconds. That was enough for Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby, who made 26 saves for his second shutout of the series.
The Capitals advance to the second round to face the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins, who dispatched the New York Rangers in five games in their first-round series. It will be the second playoff series -- and first since 2010 -- between Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and Penguins captain Sidney Crosby.
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