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PHILADELPHIA -- Claude Giroux has put an early-season slump well behind him. Kobe Bryant Shoes Deals . At this rate, the Flyers captain is set to be remembered more for a fantastic finish. Giroux and Jakub Voracek each had two goals, and Michael Raffl and Steve Downie also scored to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Andrew MacDonald had an assist in his first game since he was acquired from the New York Islanders. The Flyers won for the seventh time in eight games and are second in the Metropolitan Division, far removed from the team that started a franchise-worst 1-7. Giroux didnt score a goal in his first 15 games, but now has 23 in 63 games this season. Giroux and Voracek are hot at the right time. "Theyre the leaders of this team," goalie Steve Mason said. "When they are going, everybody follows." The Flyers chased Washington goalie Braden Holtby after taking a 4-0 lead early in the second period. Holtby was replaced by Philipp Grubauer for the rest of the game -- and could face some competition the rest of the season. The Capitals acquired Jaroslav Halak from Buffalo for backup goalie Michal Neuvirth and defenceman Rostislav Klesla at the NHL trade deadline earlier in the day. Alex Ovechkin, Joel Ward and Troy Brouwer nearly rallied the Capitals with three straight goals in the third. Brooks Laich also scored. "Its not how were supposed to start the game," Ovechkin said. "We just have to play better right away." Giroux continued to put a slow start far behind him as he leads the Flyers resurgence. His goals in each of the first two periods gave him nine in the last 11 games. Perhaps fueled by his Olympic snub, he has nine assists over that span, and has again positioned the Flyers as a tough post-season out. Both teams turned back the clock with a line brawl in the first period that saw Washingtons John Erskine and Philadelphias Vincent Lecavalier get tossed. Philadelphias Luke Schenn drilled Ryan Stoa into the boards, then was confronted by Tom Wilson. Wilson, who earned a 10-minute misconduct, fought Schenn while the rest of the lines went at it near the corner boards. Philadelphias Wayne Simmonds tried to pull off Erskine, allowing Lecavalier to get in a free shot. The crowd went wild and helmets littered the ice during the brawl that finally ended with the Flyers short-handed. The Flyers killed the penalty -- and continued to dominate Washington. After three periods, the Flyers had outshot them 23-8. "There was a lot of emotion the first two periods," Giroux said. "There was a lot of good stuff." The ended the first period up 2-0. Sean Couturier freed the puck after a clean hit on Jack Hillen along the boards, and Giroux pounced for his first goal. Voracek scored less than 2 minutes later on a power-play goal, firing from the top of the circle. Mike Greens turnover early in the second led to Girouxs unassisted goal and Halls fifth goal of the season came on a deflection for a 4-0 lead. That was all for Holtby, who allowed four goals on 18 shots. "We didnt come out with enough to let them know that were here," Capitals coach Adam Oates said. The Capitals, just outside the playoff picture at the moment, nearly pulled off an amazing comeback. Ward made it 4-1, Ovechkin scored his 44th goal after the Flyers failed to clear the puck, and Brouwer fired a perfect pass from Hillen past Mason to make it a one-goal game. The Capitals took 12 shots on goal in the first 11 minutes, forcing Flyers coach Craig Berube to call timeout. Voracek gave the Flyers a needed cushion when he raced down the slot and pounded the puck past Grubauer for the 5-3 lead. Laich deflected the puck past Mason with 6 minutes left in the game to make it 5-4. But they could never score the tying goal. Downie capped the scoring with an empty-netter. Both teams were busy leading up to Wednesdays deadline. The Flyers landed MacDonald and sent defenceman Andrej Meszaros to the Boston Bruins for a 2014 third-round draft choice. Washington made two deals Tuesday, adding left wing Dustin Penner in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks, while shipping forward Martin Erat to Phoenix. NOTES: With Halak unavailable, the Capitals recalled Grubauer from Hershey of the American Hockey League before the game. He had been scheduled to make a personal appearance at a Turkey Hill Mini Market in Lancaster, Pa. ... The Flyers won three of five games in the season series. Kobe Bryant Shoes Outlet . The 21-year-old Wickham headed Sunderland into a 26th-minute lead --to add to the double he scored at Manchester City and his strike in last weekends win at Chelsea -- and then sealed the win with a late header. 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The Eastern Conference-leading Hawks scored 64 first-half points. All three were named reserves for the Eastern Conference All-Star team on Thursday. We play like we should win every night, said Hawks forward Kyle Korver, who made five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points. Its a confident group. We feel like we have a good team and if we approach the game the right way, we absolutely should go in and win. The Hawks matched their win total from last season (38) and are 31-2 in the past 33 games. The 15 wins in January set a new franchise record. Philadelphia will visit the Hawks on Saturday. Atlanta is averaging 103.6 points and 26.2 assists, and is allowing 96.3 ppg on defense. It is an unselfish bunch, which is why the Hawks have the best record in the East. At 38-8, Atlanta is 30 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 1996-97 season (56-26). The Trail Blazers may bee going through a rough patch, but they can still give the red-hot Hawks a game. Kobe Bryant Shoes Free Shipping. Portland began a three-game eastern sojourn with Wednesdays 99-94 loss to Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irving piled up a career-high 55 points on 17-of-36 shooting, including an 11-of-19 clip from 3-point range. He played great, Blazers guard Damian Lillard said of Irving. Ive seen him get on streaks before, but usually theyre mid-range pull-ups and nice layups, not 11 3s. Hes in a good rhythm. LeBron James sat with a sore wrist. Blazers big man LaMarcus Aldridge, who opted to put off thumb surgery on his non-shooting hand, recorded 38 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Lillard had 14 points and Wesley Matthews was the other double-digit scorer with 11 points for Portland, which lost for the sixth time in eight tries. The Blazers are 12-9 away from Rip City and will close the junket Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Portland has lost four in a row on the road. Portland is 23-4 when scoring 100-plus points and 25-3 when holding the opponent to under 100 points. Atlanta defeated Portland, 115-107, on the road Jan. 3 and was led by Millsaps 27 points. Teague scored 22 points in that one and Aldridge countered with 30 points and 12 rebounds. The Blazers had won three straight and four of five against the Hawks. Portland is unbeaten in two straight trips to Philips Arena and 18-4 against the Eastern Conference. Atlanta has a 12-2 record (7-1 at home) versus opponents from the West. ' ' '