Preview: Washington Capitals Face Off Against Philadelphia Flyers In Huge Metropolitan Division Matchup

The Washington Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night time for the lone time in the course of the common season and second of three conferences total in 2023-24 (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports activities Community regionally, NHL Community nationally). Philadelphia has received the final three head-to-head conferences, together with a 4-3 shootout victory on Broad Avenue on December 14.

Schedule

Philadelphia: heads on the street for the lone time in 4 video games and second in a span of six (1-2-0), begins set of back-to-back because the Ottawa Senators will await them within the Metropolis of Brotherly Love

Washington: open two-game homestand, proceed stretch the place they host 4 of six (1-1-0) earlier than heading on a five-game Western Canadian street journey

How Every Workforce Is Doing

Philadelphia: has dropped 4 of their earlier 5 (1-3-1) earlier than a 6-2 win over Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday

Washington: had five-game point-streak (4-0-1) spanned in an 8-3 loss to Detroit Pink Wings on Tuesday however has factors in six of their final eight (4-2-2) since ending six-game winless streak (0-5-1)

Standings

Philadelphia: 31-22-7 (.575 factors share — third in Metropolitan Division, seventh in Jap Convention); trails Carolina Hurricanes (who’ve a recreation in hand) by seven factors for second in division, leads New Jersey Devils (one) by 5, Washington (two) by six, and each the Pittsburgh Penguins (4) and New York Islanders (two) by seven

Washington: 27-22-9 (.543 factors share — fifth in Metropolitan Division, tenth in Jap Convention); six factors behind Tampa Bay (with three video games in hand) for second wild-card spot

Workforce Leaders

Neither workforce has a participant ranked among the many top-20 league-wide in targets, top-35 in factors, nor the top-55 in assists. With Konecny out, right-wing Owen Tippet (21) has essentially the most targets amongst Flyers anticipated to play whereas left-wing Joel Farabee (44) has essentially the most factors.

Workforce Statistics

Each groups are among the many bottom-12 in targets whereas Philadelphia’s energy play is the worst. Nevertheless, their penalty kill is simply .2% behind the Los Angeles Kings for the NHL lead. Philadelphia additionally ranks fourth in pictures and third in shots-against.

Accidents/Sicknesses/Suspensions

Philadelphia

D Rasmus Ristolainen (upper-body)
D Jamie Drysdale (upper-body)
Konecny (upper-body)
G Carter Hart (private depart)

Washington

C Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
RW T.J. Oshie (upper-body)
C Evgeny Kuznetsov (NHL/NHLPA Participant Help Program)
C Nic Dowd (upper-body)
D Martin Fehervary (lower-body)
RW Tom Wilson (private)

Anticipated Goalie Matchup

The next graph exhibits Friday’s anticipated matchup within the crease. Charlie Lindgren is coming off of his worst recreation of the season, the place he allowed eight targets on 31 pictures (.742) at Little Caesar’s Enviornment.

Projected Traces

Philadelphia

Tippett – Scott Laughton – Tyson FoeresterFarabee – Morgan Frost – Bobby BrinkNoah Cates – Ryan Poehling — Garnet HathawayNicolas Deslauriers – Sean Couturier – Olle Lycksell

Cam York – SanheimNick Seeler – Sean WalkerEgor Zamula – Marc Staal

ErssonFelix Sandstrom

Scratched: RW Cam Atkinson, D Ronnie Attard

Washington

Ovechkin – Hendrix Lapierre – Ivan MiroschnichenkoMax Pacioretty – Strome – Sonny MilanoAliaksei Protas – Connor McMichael — Anthony ManthaBeck Malenstyn – Michael Sgarbossa – Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Rasmus Sandin – CarlsonJoel Edmundson – Nick JensenAlexander Alexeyev – Trevor Van Riemsdyk

LindgrenDarcy Kuemper

Scratched: D Ethan Bear, RW Pierrick Dube

Betting Odds (BetMGM)

Philadelphia: -120, Washington: +100

Over-under: 6 (-110 each over/below)

By Harrison Brown