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PHILADELPHIA -- The Washington Capitals showed they can do just fine without Alex Ovechkin. With their captain and leading scorer at home nursing an injury, the Capitals put together their best offensive effort of the season in a 7-0 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night. Joel Ward scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick in the fight-filled outburst. Wards linemate, Jason Chimera, added a goal and three assists, and Nicklas Backstrom and Mikhail Grabovski each had three points as the Capitals (6-7) won for the first time this season when Ovechkin didnt score a goal. Ovechkin didnt make the trip to Philadelphia because of an upper-body injury. "When (Chimera) and I talked in the warmup, I said, Gee, I feel pretty good today," Ward said. "He kind of looked at me and said the same thing. "Weve just been rolling. (Chimera) has been flying and getting some big goals for us." Washington had been 0-4 when Ovechkin, who entered Friday second in the league with 10 goals, didnt score. "We worked as a team," Backstrom said. "We scored on our chances. Thats what you have to do, especially when you have a good goal-scorer out of the lineup. "Lots of guys stepped up, and thats exactly what we needed." Braden Holtby coasted to a shutout, making 30 saves. Wards third-period goal that made it 7-0 sparked a brawl. Just 9 seconds later, Philadelphias Wayne Simmonds fought Washingtons Tom Wilson. Flyers goalie Ray Emery then took on Holtby in another bout. "As a group, I think its a frustrating night," Emery said. "Fans are frustrated, and we dont accept that. I think frustration sometimes shows that way." Emery received the highest total of 29 penalty minutes. He was charged with leaving the goal crease, instigating a fight, and fighting. He was also ejected from the game. During the fight, he knocked Holtby off his feet and landed several hits before an official broke it up. "He didnt want to fight, but I basically said, Protect yourself," Emery said. In the melee, a total of 114 penalty minutes were handed out. Overall, Philadelphia racked up 99 penalty minutes, and Washington received 65. "They play that type of game," Capitals coach Adam Oates said. "They like five, seven power plays a night, both sides. We dont. We want to roll four lines. We want to get everybody involved." Holtby was perfect in handing the Flyers their first shutout loss of the season. Philadelphia (3-9) entered tied for last in the league with just 20 goals. "Its embarrassing to be playing in front of our fans and losing 7-0," Flyers captain Claude Giroux said. "Its not acceptable and we need to figure it out." The Capitals didnt register their first shot until 4:56 remained in the first period. A little over two minutes later, Backstrom gave them the lead. Nate Schmidt saved a Flyers clearing attempt and shuffled the puck to Martin Erat, who quickly passed it to Backstrom at the top of the right circle for a wrist shot over Steve Masons glove. Ward made it a two-goal advantage 1:24 into the second period on an assist from Chimera. "Their line has been playing very well," Oates said. "A lot of good things are happening because theyre playing very well, playing together. Then youre in the right spot, good things happen, you get chances and sometimes the puck goes in for you." Less than a minute later, Chimera beat Mason on a breakaway. That prompted Flyers coach Craig Berube to pull Mason and replace him with Emery. That made little difference as Emery allowed another goal to Backstrom just 65 seconds after the goalie entered the game. After Ward made it 5-0 at 16:25 of the second period, new Flyers forward Steve Downie -- perhaps trying to spark his team in his debut -- fought Aaron Volpatti. While it earned applause from the crowd, Downie was handed an instigation penalty and a 10-minute misconduct. The Capitals took advantage, making it 6-0 on Troy Brouwers power-play goal. It ended a streak of 15 straight penalties killed by the Flyers. Washington, however, extended its penalty-killing streak to 30. Philadelphia was 0 for 5 with the man advantage. Backstrom has 35 points, including 11 goals, in 22 career games against Philadelphia. NOTES: Downie began his second stint with the Flyers, who acquired him Thursday from Colorado for forward Maxime Talbot. Downie sustained a head injury during his fight and was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after the game, Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. ... Giroux hasnt scored a goal through 12 games. ... Philadelphia will play at New Jersey on Saturday. ... Washington returns home after a season-high, five-game road trip to face Florida on Saturday. 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Formula One Teams Association secretary general Oliver Weingarten says the organization collapsed over unpaid subscription fees and a failure to strike an agreement for 2014 with all 11 teams.(SportsNetwork.com) - The New York Rangers will try to extend their longest winning streak of the season to seven games when they host the surging Washington Capitals in Tuesdays tilt at Madison Square Garden. New York has won six in a row to post the clubs longest win streak since a seven-game tear from Oct. 31-Nov. 15, 2011. The defending Eastern Conference champions posted their two most recent victories in a home-and-home sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes. The Rangers won a 3-2 shootout decision over Carolina on Saturday, completing a perfect four-game road trip with the victory at PNC Arena. New York then beat the Hurricanes 1-0 in regulation Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Cam Talbot earned the shutout with 18 saves in the home portion. The win came two days after Talbot signed an extension with the Rangers, and Henrik Lundqvists backup is now 3-3-1 on the season with all three of his victories coming via shutouts. It was a lot of fun, not a whole lot of work, so its always a good thing, Talbot said. The guys played really well in front of me and they didnt give them a whole lot of quality opportunities which is always nice when you havent played a game in a few weeks. Ryan McDonagh scored in the first period to give Talbot all the support he needed. New Yorks captain notched his second goal of the season just 4:10 into the contest. Sundays win pushed New Yorks record within the Metropolitan Division to 9-0-1 and the Blueshirts will try to earn their 10th divisional win of the season tonight. The Rangers are two points behind the Capitals for the divisions third automatic playoff berth. New York is 4-2-1 in its last sseven meetings with the Capitals overall.dddddddddddd. The Blueshirts also own a 4-2-1 mark in the past seven encounters at MSG. Lundqvist is expected to start tonight for the Rangers. He is 16-8-3 with a 2.55 goals against average in 27 career outings against Washington. Washington enters tonights Metro showdown riding a three-game winning streak. The Capitals played Monday night against visiting Ottawa and posted a 2-1 decision over the Senators. The victory also added to Washingtons point streak, which is now at nine games (7-0-2). Braden Holtbys outstanding performance between the pipes kept the Capitals on a roll in the win over the Sens. Holtby recorded 38 saves in a game in which the Capitals were outshot by 39-23 count, with Nicklas Backstrom accounting for the deciding goal on a power play late in the second period. Holts bailed us out and gave us the chance to win, said Capitals forward Jay Beagle, who scored Washingtons other goal. Mike Green assisted on both of the Capitals markers. Justin Peters could save Holtby from playing on back-to-back nights tonight. The backup goalie is 0-1-0 with a 3.82 GAA in two career games -- one start -- against the Rangers. Holtby is 2-3-1 with a 1.89 GAA in his career versus New York. Washington is beginning a three-game road trip tonight and will continue the swing after the Christmas break with Saturdays away game versus Pittsburgh. The Caps are 5-0-1 in their last six road tests and boast a 10-5-2 record away from D.C. this season. The Rangers are 10-5-3 as the host and will complete a three-game homestand when it welcomes the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. ' ' '