Caps, Ovechkin Force Game 7 With Flyers

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The most exciting player in the NHL scored two goals tonight in Philadelphia as his Washington Capitals beat the hometown Flyers 4-2 to force a seventh and deciding game tomorrow night in the nation's capital. Alex Ovechkin rippled the mesh twice in the third period, the first one putting his side up 3-2, the second adding an insurance marker.

Washington actually trailed 2-0 after the Flyers got early goals from Mike Richards and Daniel Briere. But tallies by Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin tied the contest 2-2 late in the second period.

Then came the Ovie show.

After trailing the first-round playoff series 3-1, the momentum is now clearly with the Caps. In other words, you have to wonder if Philadelphia will be able to recover from yet another crushing loss.

"We've got two shots at it, but it's pretty close to a must win," Flyers forward Joffrey Lupul said on Sunday in anticipation of tonight's game.

Not a good sign for the orange-clad faithful.

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