PhilaPhans

Capitals(28-16-9) @ Flyers(15-26-10) Preview

Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, PA

Flyers' Lines:
Forwards
86 Joel Farabee - 28 Claude Giroux - 89 Cam Atkinson
23 Oskar Lindblom - 21 Scott Laughton - 11 Travis Konecny
25 James van Riemsdyk - 19 Derick Brassard- 20 Gerry Mayhew
76 Isaav Ractliffe - 38 Patrick Brown - 18 Zack MacEwen

Defensemen
9 Ivan Provorov - 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim - 70 Rasmus Ristolainen
3 Keith Yandle - 24 Nick Seeler

Goalie
79 Cart Hart
[35 Martin Jones]

PP1:
Giroux, JVR, Farabee, Atkinson, Yandle
PP2:
Brassard, Ratcliffe, Konecny, Mayhew, Provorov

Capitals' Lines:
Forwards
8 Alex Ovechkin - 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov - 73 Conor Sheary
91 Joe Snively - 19 Nicklas Bäckström - 43 Tom Wilson
24 Connor McMichael - 20 Lars Eller - 77 T.J. Oshie
62 Carl Hagelin - 26 Nic Dowd - 21 Garnet Hathaway

Defensemen
42 Martin Fehervary - 74 John Carlson
9 Dmitry Orlov - 3 Nick Jensen
57 Trevor van Riemsdyk - 2 Justin Schultz

Goalie
30 Ilya Samsonov
[1 Pheonix Copley]

PP1:
Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Bäckström, Oshie, Carlson
PP2:
Wilson, Eller, Sheary, Schultz, Orlov

H/T Bill Meltzer
Full Preview:
https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Bill-Me ... /45/116265

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Linesmen:

TV: NHL.net
Radio: 97.5 TheFanatic

Injury Report

Washington Capitals
Justin Schultz D Day-To-Day Feb 22
Nicklas Backstrom C Day-To-Day Feb 22
T.J. Oshie RW Injured Reserve Feb 24

Philadelphia Flyers
Carter Hart G Out Feb 22
Derick Brassard C Injured Reserve Feb 24

TEAM STATS............Phi...Was
Goals For per Game 3.21 2.53
Goals Against per Game 2.77 3.45
Shots per Game 31.3 30.6
Shots Against per Game 28.9 33.7
Penalty Minutes 396 437
Power Play Goals 25 21
Power Play Percentage 15.7 14.2
Power Play Goals Against 30 35
Penalty Kill Percentage 79.3 76.4
Short Handed Goals 6 6
Short Handed Goals Against 7 6

Betting:
MoneyLine:
Was -180
Over/Under:
6

Who is this team? 2-0 good guys after 1.

That's a damn good 1st period.

Flyers, 2-0.

The word is... Opportunistic.

Absolute bullshit penalty call.

This after 3-4 different calls that weren't made against the Caps.

It doesn't help with the race to the #1 pick, but it's always enjoyable beating Ovechkin.