Nhl Scores: Caps beat Flyers 3-1 in return from Olympic break

In nhl scores from Feb. 25, 2026, the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 in their first game after 19 days off, a win that ended the Olympic break and left the Caps with a hard-fought home victory.

Lapierre sets up Sandin for the early lead

After a scoreless first period — 0-0 — Hendrix Lapierre fed Rasmus Sandin to give the Capitals a well-earned lead in front of the home crowd on Feb. 25, 2026.

Nhl Scores: third-period swing and TVR winner

The Flyers tied the game thirty seconds into the third, off the stick of Noah Cates, following a defensive-zone turnover. Declan Chisholm fed Trevor van Riemsdyk to put the Caps ahead for good; Trevor van Riemsdyk played the unlikely hero for Washington with the game-winning goal against the Flyers, saying, "We all know it’s going to take contributions all over the ice this time of year. "

Protas seals it with an empty-net shorthanded goal

Aliaksei Protas scored an empty-netter shorthanded to lock up the 3-1 result. So the goals came from Lapierre-Sandin and Chisholm-TVR, with the empty-netter giving Washington breathing room late.

Lineup notes: Wilson out, Leonard’s postgame moment

Tom Wilson misses Capitals game against Flyers due to illness. Ryan Leonard inspired this season’s postgame victory song: "Ask him next time if he can perform for you guys. " The biggest accomplishments from stars like Pro and Ovechkin were turnovers and penalties; oh, and the empty-netter too.

Capitals come out of the Olympic break on top

After 19 days off, the Washington Capitals slowly came to life in the home game against the Philadelphia Flyers and came out of the Olympic break on top. Aliaksei Protas and Ilya Protas score 20th goals on same night. The Caps will need contributions from all over the lineup if they’re going to draw themselves back into the playoff picture, and with approximately one hundred thousand games in the next few weeks, they’ll have lots of chances to do so.

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