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Highlights from the Capitals’ 5-3 preseason win over the Flyers

The Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 in their final game of the preseason on Friday.

Lars Eller, John Carlson, Tom Wilson, Anthony Mantha, and Nic Dowd (ENG) all scored \in the victory. Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 of 23 shots, but gave up three unanswered goals in eight minutes and 55 seconds of the second period.

The game got especially physical late in the second period and the third, sporting fights from non-fighters TJ Oshie and Nick Jensen.

Alex Ovechkin left the game injured in the first period with a lower-body injury.

Opening Night is Wednesday.

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By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago

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Lines: Hendrix Lapierre to center Capitals third line in final game of preseason

The Washington Capitals are set to take on the Philadelphia Flyers in their final game of this preseason, Friday night. The Capitals will bring a 1-3-1 preseason record into the fray. They won their first game of the preseason Wednesday against the Bruins.

Most of the Capitals veteran players — Alex Ovechkin, TJ Oshie, and John Carlson — will draw into the lineup as the team prepares for its season opener against the New York Rangers on October 13. Several prospects will also get a final opportunity to impress Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago

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Highlights from the Capitals’ 3-1 preseason loss to the Flyers

The Washington Capitals lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 in their third game of the preseason. It was the first road preseason game for the Caps.

Aliaksei Protas opened the scoring, jamming home a shot from the slot into the upper portion of the cage. Protas was one of the more effective Caps skaters in the game.

The Flyers would get three in a row after that. A no-doubter from Claude Giroux on the power play, a scramble mess in front converted by Cam Atkinson, and a breakaway from Scott Laughton.

The Capitals and Flyers held a shootout after the game, which the Caps won via Ilya Samsonov saves and a Joe Snively winner. With the loss, the Capitals fell to 0-3 in the preseason.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago

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Capitals announce roster for preseason game against Flyers

The Washington Capitals will play their third game of the preseason on Saturday. The Caps will travel to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers. It’s their first preseason road game this year.

The Caps will dress a mix of veterans and prospects for the game. Notable players who will not dress include Alex Ovechkin, TJ Oshie, and John Carlson.

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By Ian Oland 3 weeks ago

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Respectfully, what are the Flyers doing?

The Philadelphia Flyers are aggressively trying to retool their team after missing the playoffs in 2021.

But, so far, it’s unclear if GM Chuck Fletcher is helping or hurting the roster for next season and beyond.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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About four dudes win a hockey game: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals came into Saturday night’s action missing about fourteen thousand players, beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in overtime, and will leave with an additional couple thousand injuries.

The Caps outshot the Flyers 40 to 29 but were out-attempted at five-on-five 45 to 43.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago

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The graveyard game: Caps beat Flyers 2-1 in OT

The Washington Capitals are falling apart. Hi, this is an injury report what thinks it is to be a game recap. The Caps won, but lost first place.

No one scored until Scott Laughton did. Then, with forty seconds left in rego time, birthday boy Lars Eller tied it up to force overtime, where short king Conor Sheary won it.

Caps win!

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By Peter Hassett 6 months ago

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Caps vs Flyers pregame: the penultimatum

The Washington Capitals have to play these miniboss-vibe Philadelphia Flyers one more time. We’re hoping for what the good old buys would call a six-taco-two-toilet outcome tonight, if you know what I’m saying, and I know that you do.

There’s probably a lot of importance in winning this game, for, like, determining Washington’s playoff opponent, but it’s really complicated.

Let’s just turn it on at 7 PM and hope they win and that no one gets hurt. I’m Peter, and I’m your recap boy. (more…)

By Peter Hassett 6 months ago

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Slow start, not fast enough finish: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals returned home from an emotional couple of games in New York to take on a rested Philadelphia Flyers team. It didn’t go so well as the Caps started slow and couldn’t find a good enough third period to overcome the 4-2 loss.

The Caps outshot the Flyers 30 to 29 but were out-attempted at five-on-five 50 to 42.

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By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago

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Bad bounces: Flyers beat Caps 4-2

The Washington Capitals have returned home for the final three games of the regular season and will kick things off with two in a row against the Philadelphia Flyers to wrap that season series up. The Caps looked to make it six in a row against Philly.

Joel Farabee banked the puck in off Vitek Vanecek at the end of a scramble to give the Flyers an early lead. Daniel Sprong sniped home his 13th of the season, converting on a great read and feed from Anthony Mantha.

Wade Allison took an indirect off the boards and snapped it past Vanecek to restore his team’s lead. Allison batted home his second of the night to extend that lead. TJ Oshie with a fine tip-in on a Brenden Dillon shot to cut that lead in half. Sean Couturier empty netter.

Flyers beat Caps 4-2.

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By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago

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