The Philadelphia Flyers (16-18-7) play host to the Washington Capitals (23-14-6) at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. Washington is coming off a 1-0 win over the Blue Jackets on Sunday. Erik Gustafsson was the only player to find the net for the Capitals.
Darcy Kuemper earned his fourth shutout of the season, most in the NHL, with an impressive 38 saves. Philadelphia beat the Sabres 4-0 on Monday. Four players found the net for the Flyers. Joel Farabee scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Travis Konecny, who had two assists. Samuel Ersson recorded the shutout with 28 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Capitals have won both games between the teams this season, including a 4-1 victory in their most recent meeting in December, their third straight win against Philadelphia. Four players had two points for Washington. Kevin Hayes scored Philadelphia’s only goal. Charlie Lindgren got the win, saving 29 of 30 shots (.966%).
FACING OFF
Washington is averaging 3.26 goals per game for the season, 13th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing 3.22 goals a game (19th). Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 2.78 times a game on average, 27th in the league, and the Capitals are allowing opponents to score 2.70 goals per game (7th).
The Flyers’ 15.70% power play percentage is the third-worst in the league, while the Capitals rank 16th with a conversion rate of 22.06%. In terms of penalty killing, Washington has the league’s ninth-ranked PK% at 81.67%, while Philadelphia is 19th at 75.61%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 48 points this season, ninth-most in the NHL, Alex Ovechkin is the top skater for the Capitals. He is among the league leaders with 29 goals (4th) and has added 19 assists. In the net, Kuemper (12-9-4) is Washington’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.45 GAA and a .920% save percentage. Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with 43 points. He has 21 goals and 22 assists. Carter Hart (11-12-6) is the top goalie for Philadelphia with a goals against average of 2.97. He has a save percentage of .908%.
HOME AND AWAY
Washington is looking for an eighth consecutive win away from home this season. Philadelphia is 8-10-1 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Washington Capitals (-175)
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