Amid a disastrous performance from their hometown team, Philadelphia Flyers' fans showered the ice late in the game with commemorative wristbands in an effort to showcase their frustrations.

Related: Simmonds, Ovechkin beg Flyers' fans to stop throwing bracelets

While players and coaches alike pleaded for the fans to stop, Flyers grinder Ryan White had no problem with the display:

Ryan White on #Flyers fans throwing wristbands: "Whatever. I love the Philly fans. I'd have done it too."

— Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) April 19, 2016

The Flyers were given a delay of game penalty for the fans' actions, adding salt in the wound of a 6-1 loss, and a 3-0 series deficit.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Alex Ovechkin scored twice, Braden Holtby had 31 saves and the Washington Capitals moved one game closer to a sweep in their first-round playoff series with a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night.

The Capitals lead a series 3-0 for the first time in franchise history. Game 4 is Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

Ovechkin snapped a tie game with his 38th postseason goal and Holtby made the lead stand with his third straight sensational effort in the series. The Capitals scored five power-play goals, including four in the third period.

Related: Flyers honor Ed Snider with emotional tribute before Game 3

The Flyers lost in their first home game since founder Ed Snider's death last week. Michael Raffl scored 57 seconds into the game and sent a crowd already rocking after an emotional pregame tribute into a frenzy.

But passion alone wasn't enough to fuel the Flyers.

Philadelphia fans showed the wrong kind of spirit late in the game when they tossed wristbands used as part of a pregame lights show on the ice as Washington turned this one into a rout.

Related: Simmonds, Ovechkin plead with Flyers fans to stop throwing bracelets

Flyers public address announcer Lou Nolan urged fans to ''show some class'' during the first wave of band tossing. He later told fans the Flyers would be hit with a penalty if they kept throwing the objects on the ice. Sure enough, the wristbands kept coming, and the Flyers were hit with a bench minor for delay of game. Nolan said, ''way to go,'' and the fans cheered as if they were proud of the penalty.

The Flyers dedicated their postseason run to Snider, who died last week after a two-year battle with cancer.

The Flyers hanged a banner outside the arena with Snider's picture and the caption ''A Flyer Forever.'' His silhouette was inside the Flyers logo for the customary playoff T-shirt giveaway, and some fans left flowers and cards at a makeshift memorial next to the team flag.

''EMS'' - initials for Edward Malcolm Snider - were painted on the ice behind each net.

Lauren Hart, the team's longtime anthem singer, sang ''God Bless America'' with Snider's name and ''67'' on the back of her team jersey. The Flyers' first season was 1967-68. Hart's eyes watered and her hands were shaking throughout her performance.

Raffl knocked in the first shot of the game off Brandon Manning's attempt from the point and a packed arena went wild.

The Flyers had motivation, home ice and a bit of history on their side - Washington had been 0-7 in Game 3s of best-of-seven playoff series when leading 2-0.

But this season's Capitals had the best record in the NHL and thoroughly outplayed the Flyers in the first two games. Once the crowd and the Flyers settled down, the Capitals got going and looked every bit as dominant as they had all season.

Marcus Johansson tied the game at 1-all in the first, beating a beleaguered Steve Mason for his first career postseason goal. Mason was back in net following his Game 2 gaffe that has been replayed on an endless loop in Philly - Jason Chimera's 101-foot tip-in on a play that would have been icing had it not gone on net.

Mason had a pair of easy goals scored against him that hushed the Philly crowd.

Ovechkin bounced over the boards and snapped a long-distance wrist shot from above the circle past Mason. That gave Ovechkin 38 goals and 34 assists to match Dale Hunter for first on Washington's career playoff points list with 72.

Related: Ovechkin claims 1st place on Capitals all-time playoff scoring list

Mason was befuddled again in the third. Justin Williams' shot off the boards settled near Mason, who pawed at the puck and it trickled away. Evgeny Kuznetsov pounced and pounded in the goal for a 3-1 lead on just 18 shots.

John Carlson, Ovechkin and Jay Beagle made it 6-1 with power-play goals in the third. The Capitals have eight in the series.

The Flyers are 0 for 13 in the series.

Claude Giroux, who led the Flyers with 67 points, has none this series.

Notes: Capitals D Brooks Orpik left in the second period with an undisclosed injury. Ryan White hit Orpik into the boards and he went down. Orpik needed help walking to the locker room. ... Washington had never led a series 3-0 in 35 best-of-seven playoff series.

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Things turned ugly in Philadelphia during Game 3.

On a night where the Flyers and their fans paid tribute to late owner Ed Snider, some in the crowd expressed frustration over a slew of penalties called against the home team by throwing commemorative wristbands onto the ice, prompting this announcement:

PA announcer pleads with fans to stop chucking wristbands. "This is Philly, this is not somewhere else in the NHL....Have some class."

— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) April 19, 2016

That pleading failed.

As a last-ditch effort, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds teamed up, asking fans to knock it off, but to no avail.

The Flyers were assessed a delay of game penalty shortly thereafter.

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Alex Ovechkin owns another Washington Capitals record.

With an assist on John Carlson's third period goal Monday - his second point of the game - Ovechkin took over top spot on Washington's all-time playoff scoring list, passing Dale Hunter.

With his assist in the third period, Alex Ovechkin passed Dale Hunter (72) for first place on the #Caps playoff points list.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) April 19, 2016

Ovechkin added to his total later in the period when he notched another goal.

Hunter scored 72 points in 100 playoff contests with Washington, while Ovechkin broke the record in only his 75th postseason game.

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If Steve Mason didn't have bad luck, he would have no luck at all.

Related: Watch: Ovechkin beats Mason with another far-out shot

The Philadelphia Flyers netminder was victim of another bad bounce in the third period after a dump-in by Justin Williams ricocheted off a stanchion, off him, and on to the stick of Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Kuznetsov would made a quick move before potting his first of the playoffs, while adding to the growing list of questionable goals against Mason.

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The Washington Capitals could be without Brooks Orpik for the foreseeable future.

The veteran defenseman had to be helped off the ice Monday after being crunched into the glass by Ryan White of the Philadelphia Flyers during the second period of Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.

The early prognosis didn't appear positive, according to NBC analyst Pierre McGuire.

McGuire, as Orpik was being helped off the ice right in front of him: "He's not responding to any commands right now." #Caps #Flyers

— Chris Nichols (@NicholsOnHockey) April 19, 2016

The Capitals announced Orpik was being evaluated and is questionable to return.

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It wasn't quite from center, but the result was the same for Steve Mason.

The Philadelphia Flyers goaltender let in another distant shot Monday, this time off the stick of Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin.

Mason may have been slightly screened by defenseman Radko Gudas, but the shot from just inside the blue line was the latest in head-scratching goals by the Capitals.

For Ovechkin, the goal gives him 72 career playoff points, tying him with Dale Hunter for the most in Capitals history.

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The Philadelphia Flyers paid tribute to late founder Ed Snider prior to Monday's Game 3 against the Washington Capitals.

Related: Fans receive Ed Snider-inspired shirts ahead of Game 3

Before a moment of silence, the touching video was shown above center ice, highlighted by a quote from captain Claude Giroux that read, "He is the Philadelphia Flyers," followed by Snider himself saying, "I am the luckiest man alive."

Snider passed away April 11 at age 83 after a battle with cancer.

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Despite only one goal in the first two games of his first-round playoff series, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is finding plenty of ways to leave his mark against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Ovechkin has been a wrecking ball, totaling 11 hits through the two games, with his biggest collision knocking Flyers forward Sean Couturier out of the series.

With high aspirations of a deep playoff run, Ovechkin hasn't found his way to the score sheet as often as usual, but he's doing what it takes to win a series, something he knows falls on his shoulders as team captain.

"I think it's a time when you have to not just score goals and do some offensive stuff, but you have to set the tone in different ways," Ovechkin told Chuck Gormley of CSN Mid-Atlantic. "Physical game, smart play in the neutral zone, defensive zone, it doesn't matter which area."

"It's part of my game and I have to lead the way in that category and the boys are going to follow me."

Washington looks to gain a 3-0 stranglehold over the Flyers on Monday night.

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