Game 20 : Flyers vs Capitals
Location : Capital One Arena | Washington DC
Time : 7:30 pm
TV / Radio : TNT – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : WSH 7-10-3 | PHI 7-8-4
Previous Game : WSH L 0-4 vs COL | PHI L 2-5 vs CGY
Odds : Capitals -1.5 | O/U 6.5
The Philadelphia Flyers make the quick trip to Washington DC to face the struggling Washington Capitals. Tonight, look to end a seven-game losing streak.
One thing the Flyers need to work on is playing with a lead. The Flyers have given up the games opening goal in 14 of 19 games so far this season.
Injuries continue to haunt the Flyers. Scott Laughton and Travis Konecny are the latest two Flyers to head to the injured list. Both will miss two weeks.
The Flyers vs Capitals matchup has been bad to the Flyers recently. Losing eight of the last eleven meetings.
Carter Hart will make his 16th start of the season. Hart is 3-2-3 with 2.57 GAA & .920% in 8-starts on the road this season.
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Betting Guide
Last Game: 1-2 | On the season: 36-21 / Last Season: 134-112
PHI ML +190
Owen Tippett 0.5 Points OVER -120
1st Period Goals 0.5 OVER -120
Active Streaks
| 13 Kevin Hayes – 6 Game Point Streak (3G-4A) | 86 Joel Farabee – 2 Game Point Streak (1G-1A) |
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Flyers Projected Lineup
74 Owen Tippett – 48 Morgan Frost – 86 Joel Farabee
13 Kevin Hayes – 49 Noah Cates – 17 Zack MacEwen
71 Max Willman – 38 Patrick Brown – 58 Tanner Laczynski
44 Nic Deslauriers – 23 Lukas Sedlak – 20 Kieffer Bellows
9 Ivan Provorov – 77 Tony DeAngelo
6 Travis Sanheim – 61 Justin Braun
24 Nick Seeler – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
79 Carter Hart
(32 Felix Sandstrom)
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Scratches
11 Travis Konecny (INJ) , 21 Scott Laughton (INJ) , 89 Cam Atkinson (INJ)
Injuries
14 Sean Couturier – 3-4 Months (10/29), Back Surgery (10/29)
25 James van Riemsdyk – 4-6 Weeks (10/26), Broken Finger (10/23)
38 Patrick Brown – Week-To-Week (9/22), Offseason Back Surgery
57 Wade Allison – 3-Weeks (11/15), Oblique Muscle Strain & Hip Pointer (11/13)
46 Bobby Brink – Out Indefinitely (9/22), Offseason Hip Surgery
89 Cam Atkinson – Week-To-Week (10/20), Upper-Body Injury (9/25)
94 Ryan Ellis – Out Indefinitely (9/22), Torn Psoas (9/22)
PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Wass – AP
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