Dallas Stars center Mattias Janmark (13) dives for the puck in front of Minnesota Wild center Mikael Granlund (64) during the first period of Game 3 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, April 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Dallas Stars center Mattias Janmark (13) dives for the puck in front of Minnesota Wild center Mikael Granlund (64) during the first period of Game 3 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, April 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

Philadelphia — Wayne Simmonds raised his hand toward the crowd and pleaded with fans to stop hurling colorful bracelets on the ice.

The Flyers PA announcer urged fans to “show some class” during the first wave of band tossing.

The Philly fans refused to listen and pelted the ice with the giveaways at seemingly the same rapid rate Washington was scoring goals.

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.

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.

Flyers public address announcer Lou Nolan scolded fans and warned the Flyers would be hit with a penalty if they kept littering the ice with bracelets and other garbage.

Sure enough, the wristbands kept coming, and the Flyers were whistled for a bench minor for delay of game.

Wild 5, Stars 3

St. Paul, Minn. — Jason Pominville had two goals and an assist and Minnesota roared back from an early two-goal deficit to beat Dallas and slice the Stars’ lead in their Western Conference quarterfinal to 2-1.

Chris Porter put the Wild on the board in the final minute of the first period, their first even-strength goal of the series. Erik Haula added a goal and an assist, Mikko Koivu scored on a power play in the third period and the Wild stopped a seven-game losing streak that started on March 31.

Patrick Sharp scored 26 seconds into the game and again less than 4 minutes later for the Stars, but the Wild controlled the action after that and finished with a 25-17 shots-on-goal advantage.

Game 4 is in Minnesota on Wednesday night, and Game 5 will be back in Dallas on Friday night.