Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane each scored short-handed goals in the first period to propel the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday on the front end of a home-and-home series.

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.

The Flyers got jumped for two shorthanded goals and still lacked any kind of finish in front of the net to lose to the Washington Capitals, 4-1, Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center – in the first of a home-and-home back-to-back.