An ugly hit on Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov opened the floodgates Monday, and the Philadelphia Flyers paid the price.
Motivated by six unanswered goals to take a imposing 3-0 series lead, the Capitals were hungry for more.
"We wanted seven," Washington forward T.J. Oshie told Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post. "Hit the post there on one of them."
The final period was chippy, to say the least, and the Flyers were hemmed in their own zone while the Capitals relentlessly pushed for more.
"I mean, they're always talking a lot, so it's always nice to shut their mouth with a couple goals," Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky said.
Jason Chimera shared the same opinion as his teammates, and was happy to watch the Capitals pour it on.
"Obviously you want to kick a team when they're down, for sure," the Washington winger said. "When their emotions get the best of them and they start taking penalties, you want to take advantage of that."
Washington did just that, scoring five power play goals.
In a chaotic 20 minutes, the Capitals flexed their first-place muscles at the expense of a division rival on the ropes.
"The fact that we can have that meltdown in their rink is awesome," Caps enforcer Tom Wilson said.
Game 4 is slated for Wednesday night. Expect more fireworks.
