Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers: game preview
WashingtonCapitals2026-27: 1-1-0 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 43-30-9 · 95 pts · 12that
PhiladelphiaFlyers2026-27: 0-2-2 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 43-27-12 · 98 pts · 11thThree points apart last season
Washington finished last season 12th in the league on 95 points. Philadelphia finished 11th on 98, and the 2025-26 season series went WSH 2-2-0.
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Meeting number 285
Across 284 completed games, Philadelphia lead the head-to-head 155-106-23.
Last 5 meetings
See all: Last 5 meetings →The table on each 2025-26 meeting night
League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 3 Feb 2026, Washington were 19th in the league and Philadelphia 17th. By 31 Mar 2026 it was 16th and 15th.
Washington out-attempted Philadelphia 237 to 204
Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.
Washington Capitals
Philadelphia Flyers
Washington have created the better chances, last 10 games
Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.
This season: 2 games for Washington, 4 for Philadelphia. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
Last 10 games: 10 games for Washington, 10 for Philadelphia.
2025-26: 82 games for Washington, 86 for Philadelphia.
Power play and penalty kill, season and series
This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.
All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings
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Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.
Who has stopped this matchup
Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.
Expected starter after their game on 8 Apr: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Expected starter after their game on 8 Apr: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Washington crease
WSH · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 7 Apr
No appearances against Philadelphia in the last meetings.
Philadelphia crease
PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 7 Apr
No appearances against Washington in the last meetings.
Scoring rates point to about 6.0 goals
No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.
Goals in the last 5 meetings
Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.
Scoring rates
Washington3.002.503.212.98
Philadelphia1.254.253.052.96Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.
6 on the injury lists
Washington · injuries
Philadelphia · injuries
Latest moves
See all: Latest moves →Placed G Clay Stevenson, D Louie Belpedio, C Mike Brodzinski and RW Spencer Smallman on waivers. Released G Cal Petersen and D Jonathan McDonald from their professional tryout agreements. Assigned LW Maxim Schäfer to Cape Breton (QMJHL).
Placed G Clay Stevenson, D Louie Belpedio, C Mike Brodzinski and RW Spencer Smallman on waivers. Released G Cal Petersen from his professional tryout agreement.
Placed D Justin Holl on waivers for the purpose of being loaned to Hershey (AHL).
Reinstated C Jett Luchanko Barkey from injured reserve.
Agreed to terms with LW Garrett Wilson on a 1-Year contract. Loaned G Alexei Kolosov to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Loaned Fs Jacob Gaucher, Cole Knuble and Jett Luchanko and D Oliver Bonk to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Washington · 2026 draft
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