Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
· National Hockey LeagueCapitals visit the Flyers on 3-game winning streak
Washington Capitals (3-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (1-3-1, in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals will look to keep a three-game win streak alive when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers.
Philadelphia went 38-33-11 overall and 10-11-5 in division games last season. The Flyers had a 12.2% power play success rate last season, scoring 31 goals on 254 chances.
Washington went 40-31-11 overall and 16-13-1 in division play last season. The Capitals scored 47 power-play goals last season on 228 total chances (2.8 chances per game).
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has scored two goals with one assist for the Flyers. Jett Luchanko has over the last 10 games.
Tom Wilson has five goals and one assist for the Capitals. Hendrix Lapierre has over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 1-3-1, averaging 1.2 goals, 2.3 assists, three penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
Capitals: 3-1-0, averaging 1.6 goals, 2.5 assists, 1.6 penalties and 3.5 penalty minutes while giving up 1.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flyers: None listed.
Capitals: None listed.
Regular Season SeriesSeries starts 10/22
Statistics
WSH | PHI | |
---|---|---|
3.50 | Goals Against per Game | 4.20 |
28.5 | Shots Against per Game | 30.0 |
85.7 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 85.7 |
2 | Power Play Goals Against | 3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
4.00 | Goals For per Game | 2.40 |
29.3 | Shots per Game | 30.4 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 5 |
15.4 | Power Play Percentage | 22.7 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
35 | Penalty Minutes | 80 |
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Scott Laughton, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
Nick Seeler, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 11 |
Samu Tuomaala, RW | Out | Oct 3 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Matt Roy, D | Out | Oct 14 |
Logan Thompson, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 10 |
Hunter Shepard, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 6 |
Alex Ovechkin, LW | Day-To-Day | Sep 25 |
Rasmus Sandin, D | Out | Sep 24 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
NY Rangers | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Washington | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
NY Islanders | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Carolina | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Columbus | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |