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The Philadelphia Flyers (37-24-12) travel down to our nation’s capital to take on the Washington Capitals (37-28-9) at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Philadelphia has been heating up, and is one of, if not the hottest, team in hockey. The Flyers won four of their last five games, and are 8-1-1 over the last 10 games. They have won three straight games and are looking for a fourth, which they have not done in over two years. The Flyers are also riding an 8-game road winning streak.
Washington has been playing well lately as well, winning their last two games. The Capitals are 3-1-1 over the last five, and 6-2-2 over the last 10 games. While they’re not exactly considered to be in the hunt, the Capitals sit just three points shy of ths that 86-point mark that the Flyers are at, and are still alive in the playoff hunt as well.
Tuesday is a pretty big deal for the Flyers, on multiple levels.
Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. EST at Capital One Arena. Here is how the Flyers are expected to line up.
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Flyers lines & pairs @ Capitals
Forwards
Travis Konecny–Christian Dvorak–Porter Marton
Denver Barkey–Trevor Zegras–Owen Tippett
Carl Grundstrom–Noah Cates–Matvei Michkov
Sean Couturier–Luke Glendening–Garnet Hathaway
Defensemen
Travis Sanheim–Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York–Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler–Emil Andrae
Goaltenders
Dan Vladar
Sam Ersson
Special Teams
PP1: Ristolainen, Cates, Zegras, Konecny, Martone
PP2: Drysdale, Dvorak, Barkey, Tippett, Michkov
PK1: Cates, Couturier, York, Sanheim
PK 2: Dvorak, Tippett, Seeler, Ristolainen
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Game Notes
With the paperwork reportedly out of the way, Porter Martone could make his NHL debut on Tuesday vs. the Washington Capitals. Nothing is official yet, but all signs point to Martone making his highly anticipated debut. His spot in the lineup is based on morning skate lines.
One player could make his NHL debut, while it could be the last game vs. the Flyers for a legend. With the future up in the air and no more Flyers vs. Capitals games on the schedule, this could be the last time that Alex Ovechkin takes on the Flyers.
Playoff odds! Tuesday’s game carries some massive playoff implications for the Flyers, per MoneyPuck. Heading into the game, they give Philly a 27.7% chance to make the playoffs. A regulation win boosts it 11.3% to 39%. A regulation loss is just as big a deal, dropping the odds to 17.2%. Picking up a point in an overtime loss would drop their odds just 1.4% to 26.3%, while an overtime win is still a pretty sizable help, moving their odds to 36.9%. The moral of the story? Philly needs two points on Tuesday.
Dan Vladar should get the nod on Tuesday. With the exception of the 2:31 stretch vs. Detroit on Saturday, he was excellent in his last outing. The Flyers will need more of the same from their No. 1 netminder on Tuesday.
It’s been a long time since the Flyers have won four straight games. In fact, it’s been over two years since the team last did it in early February of 2024. The Flyers have had a couple of chances this year to get over that hump, but have yet to do so. Could Tuesday be the night?
How to Watch Flyers @ Capitals
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN+ (Stream)
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. EST at Capital One Arena.
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