This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers game on November 23, 2022.
Happy Capsgiving, friends!
The Washington Capitals will look to end their four-game losing streak tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers, who are on a seven-game skid of their own. The Flyers sit in sixth place and are one point ahead of the Capitals in the Metropolitan Division.
The Capitals will get a boost in their lineup as TJ Oshie will play for the first time in 11 games. The Capitals gave off vibes that Oshie could be out for a large chunk of the season, but he appears to have avoided serious injury.
The Capitals will play a Flyers team now led by John Tortorella, who somehow is even more honest than before. Goaltender Carter Hart has arguably been the team’s best player early in the season, saving a league high 14.2 goals above expected per Money Puck. Felix Sandstrom will start for Philadelphia against the Capitals and oppose Darcy Kuemper.
The game is on national TV and on TNT. Puck drop is a little after 7:30 pm.
Links
- Oshie’s back, babieeeee
- Capitals Happiness Survey
- Joe B will replace John Walton on the radio broadcast with John sick
- Ryan Reaves traded out of NY before fighting Tom Wilson
- The Capitals Canine Calendar is now available
- Photos, video, and a review of the Capitals Rock The Retro concert at 9:30 Club
- Nicklas Backstrom at Toys4Tots Drive
- Backstrom’s on-ice rehab continues
- Connor McMichael sent to AHL Hershey for Oshie, started on second line
- Darcy Kuemper and NAK get championship rings
Tunnel shenanigans
OOOOOOSHBAAAAABE!!!!!!!#ALLCAPS | @CaesarsSports pic.twitter.com/buetoM4Tbq
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 24, 2022
Flyers wore Cooperalls during warmies.
Coops! There it is.
📺: @NHL_On_TNT
📻: @975TheFanatic
🔒: @betwayusa #PHIvsWSH | #FueledByPhilly pic.twitter.com/8tdcLnMNdC— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 24, 2022
Lines
Lineys!#CapsFlyers | @JackDaniels_US pic.twitter.com/2YGUpZz8f9
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 24, 2022
1st period
Capitals start Ovechkin-Strome-Sheary and Gustafsson-Carlson. Capitals have no shots on goal in the first five minutes of the game. Another long stretch.
🚨 1-0 Flyers. Darcy Kuemper gives up one of the worst goals you’re ever going to see. Morgan Frost gets credit. Kuemper tried to flag a harmless shot from outside the circle, the puck bounced off of him, over his head, and trickled into the net. Bad Darcy.
Alex Ovechkin hurts Kevin Hayes with a big hit in the offensive zone. He was flexing his left arm/shoulder on the bench, but he appears okay now.
TJ Oshie draws the game first penalty. The Capitals will go to the power play.
Marcus Johansson scores on the resulting PP, but he kicked the puck into the net with a distinct kicking motion. NO GOAL upon review.
🚨 1-1. Alex Ovechkin is initially being credited with goal number 790 on PP. Ovi slipped a rebound past Sandstrom, though Mojo most definitely touched the puck before it crossed the goal line with the tip of his blade. We’ll see how they rule. Johansson has officially been credited with the goal. bruce-boudreau-darn.gif
Nic Dowd takes a penalty but the Caps kill the Flyers PP.
For those of you wondering how much Nicklas Backstrom has grown as an introvert, TNT just announced he is going to join the telecast later in the game.
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) November 24, 2022
Capitals and Flyers finish the first period tied with 10 shots a piece. At 5v5, the teams are tied with 16 shot attempts a piece.
2nd period
Everyone’s favorite introvert, Nicklas Backstrom, joined TNT’s telecast at the start of the period. And he got a surprise!
They gave Nicklas Backstrom a birthday cake.
“Wow, that’s impressive. Nice!”
“You’re 25, right.”
“Yeah, 25.” pic.twitter.com/AeTOsbJSQv
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) November 24, 2022
🚨 2-1 Flyers. Provorov shoots from outside. The puck deflects off Patrick Brown in front. Another leaky one by Kuemper. He’s got to be better than this.
The Capitals are out-shooting the Flyers 25-14 and out-attempting them at 5v5, 40-24. But they trail where it matters.
3rd period
🚨 2-2. Sonny Milano ties it with less than three minutes to go on a play that was barely or maybe not onside. It’s his third goal in nine games with the Capitals.
The Capitals finished regulation with a 30-23 shots-on-goal advantage. At 5v5, they out-attempted the Flyers 46-41.
Overtime
Neither team has won when playing after regulation. Flyers are 0-4. The Caps are 0-3. Something’s gotta give tonight.
🚨 3-2 Capitals. Alex Ovechkin wins it in overtime with career goal number 790. Ovi fired a one-timer past Sandstrom on a pass from Dylan Strome.
Another pretty terrible game from the Caps but a win is a win.
Comment below. Refresh this article throughout the night as we’ll be updating it live.
