Game 42 : Flyers vs Capitals
Location : Capital One Arena | Washington DC
Time : 7:00 pm
TV / Radio : NBCSports Philadelphia – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : PHI 19-16-6 | WSH 27-11-4
Previous Game : 4/11 PHI L 3-5 vs BUF | 4/11 WSH W 8-1 vs BOS
Odds : Capitals -1.5 | O/U 6.0
The Flyers season came to a halting end on Sunday because of mistakes from their veteran players. After being in full control until 3:03 left in the 3rd period, mental mistake after mental mistake in final three minutes costed them their season.
“We just blew it,” head coach Alain Vigneault said. “We made some mistakes that we just gave them goals. Things that you can’t do in this league and things that we did tonight with some of our most experienced players.”
That collapse came at a cost. A cost that saw veteran Michael Raffl be traded away to the Washington Capitals, their opponent tonight. Signaling the Flyers are starting to look towards next season.
With 15-games left in the season, the Flyers would have needed a miracle to make the playoffs. Now, will look to give an extended look at some prospects. Including young center Tanner Laczynski, who will be on the active roster the rest of the season per GM Chuck Fletcher.
“Two mental mistakes,” forward Claude Giroux said. “When you get position at that point of the game, and letting them score two goals like that, that just can’t happen. It’s very frustrating, especially the position we are in right now in the standings. That just can’t happen.”
Betting Guide
Last Game: 1-2 | On the season: 70-53
2nd Period 1.5 Total Goals OVER -170
Shayne Gostisbehere 2.0 Shots OVER +120
John Carlson 2.0 Shots OVER -138
Active Streaks
| 14 Sean Couturier – 2 Game Point (1G-1A) | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere – 2 Game Point & 2 Game Goal (2G-1A) | 86 Joel Farabee – 2 Game Point & 2 Game Assist (1G-2A) |
Flyers Projected Lineup
25 James van Riemsdyk – 14 Sean Couturier – 86 Joel Farabee
21 Scott Laughton – 13 Kevin Hayes – 19 Nolan Patrick
93 Jake Voracek – 28 Claude Giroux – 11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom – 58 Tanner Laczynski – 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
9 Ivan Provorov – 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim – 8 Robert Hagg
55 Sam Morin – 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
37 Brian Elliott
(79 Carter Hart)
Scratches
5 Phil Myers
Injuries
48 Morgan Frost – Out For Season (surgery 2/4), Dislocated left shoulder (1/20)
PHOTO CREDIT : Nick Wass – AP
