WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 0
January 8, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 19; CBJ: 38
Power Plays: WSH: 0/2; CBJ: 0/2
Three Stars: 1. Kuemper (WSH), 2. Gustafsson (WSH), 3. Dowd (WSH)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 1/8
Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 1/7
Loaned defenseman Lucas Johansen to AHL Hershey, 12/30
Loaned forward Beck Malenstyn to AHL Hershey, 12/28
CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Trevor van Riemsdyk – 1 game shy of 500 career games, 1 point shy of 100 career points
Nicklas Backstrom – 1 goal shy of passing Nicklas Lidstrom, Thomas Steen, Kent Nilsson and Patric Hornqvist (264) for eighth on the all-time Swedish goals list
Evgeny Kuznetsov – 3 assists shy of passing Dale Hunter (375) for the sixth-most assists in franchise history
Marcus Johansson – 4 games shy of 800 career games
Anthony Mantha – 5 games shy of 400 career games
Alex Ovechkin – 10 points shy of passing Stan Mikita (1,467) for the 15th-most points in NHL history
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-1/8/23 (43 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-1/8/23 (39 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-1/8/23 (13 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Man Games Lost: 267
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan. 14, 7 p.m. ET vs. Philadelphia (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. ET at New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 17, 7 p.m. ET vs. Minnesota (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 19, 9 p.m. ET at Arizona (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 21, 10 p.m. ET at Vegas (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center for the third of four meetings between the teams this season. The Capitals defeated the Flyers 4-1 on Dec. 7 in Philadelphia behind a 29-save performance by goaltender Charlie Lindgren. Dylan Strome scored the game-winning goal with 11:41 remaining in the third period and Alex Ovechkin added two empty net goals in the game’s final two minutes. Washington is 97-110-19-11 all-time versus Philadelphia and 15-7-0 in their last 22 games against the Flyers dating back to the 2018-19 season. In addition, the Capitals are 9-2-0 in their last 11 games at Wells Fargo Center.
AWAY vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
44-64-6-7 351 435 1 WSH win (12/7/22)
CAPITALS vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (69) Ovechkin (46) Backstrom (43) Ovechkin (77)
Backstrom (59) Backstrom (21) Ovechkin (31) Backstrom (64)
Carlson (54) Oshie (12) Carlson (30) Carlson (33)
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sat., Jan. 14 Washington Capitals Capital One Arena 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
Mon., Jan. 16 Boston Bruins TD Garden 1 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., Jan. 17 Anaheim Ducks Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 41
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 41
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 41
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 15
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 229
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/5 – Recalled F Kieffer Bellows from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Loaned G Felix Sandstrom to the Phantoms on a conditioning assignment
1/4 – Activated G Carter Hart from Injured Reserve
FLYERS VS. CAPITALS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS CAPITALS
121-86-30 ALL-TIME RECORD 97-110-30
71-41-9 HOME 53-46-17
50-45-21 ROAD 44-64-13
1-3-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-1-0
3-5-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-3-0
795 GOALS SCORED 723
20.3% POWER PLAY 19.5%
80.5% PENALTY KILL 79.7%
van Riemsdyk: 30 pts (14-16=30) in 47 GP
Hayes: 21 pts (8-13=21) in 35 GP
Ristolainen: 15 pts (1-14=15) in 28 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Ovechkin: 77 pts (46-31=77) in 69 GP
Backstrom: 64 pts (21-43=64) in 59 GP
Kuznetsov: 26 pts (5-21=26) in 34 GP
Hart: 3-5-1, 2.81 GAA, .906 SV% in 9 GP
Ersson: Has not faced WSH
TEAM GOALTENDERS Kuemper: 3-2-1, 3.01 GAA, .902 SV% in 6 GP
Lindgren: 1-0-1, .048 GAA, .984 SV%, 1 SO in 2 GP
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia is 5-1-0 in their last six games, outscoring their opponents, 24-14, and outshooting their opponents, 190- 172, since Dec. 29.
- The Flyers have earned points in 10 of its last 16 games (8-6-2), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
- Philadelphia has outscored its opponents, 37-27, in the last nine overall games and are 6-3-0 since Dec. 20. Philadelphia ranks third in the NHL in goals and T-3rd in wins in that span.
- The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 11 of their last 16 games, posting a 7-3-1 record when scoring three-plus goals since Dec. 5.
- Philadelphia scored a season-high six goals Jan. 5 vs. ARI, the team’s first six-plus goal game since April 21, 2022 at MTL. Five of the six goals were netted during the second period to mark the 66th time in franchise history the Flyers have scored five-or-more goals in a single period, last, Dec. 3, 2019 vs. TOR (5 in the 3rd).
- The Flyers netted three goals in the first period Monday at BUF – the team’s fifth time this season they have recorded three-plus goals in a single period, done three times in the last seven games: Jan. 9 at BUF (3g in 1st), Jan. 5 vs. ARI (5g in 2nd) & Dec. 23 at CAR (3g in 3rd).
- Philadelphia has outscored its opponents 18-11 in the third period in the last 13 games. The Flyers’ 18 third period goals rank T-3rd in the NHL since Dec. 11.
- The Flyers have allowed the opposing team to score first in 28 of its 41 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-1st in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game.
- Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 11 of the last 19 games, posting a 6-4-1 record in those 11 contests.
- The Flyers recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- Philadelphia leads the NHL with 1,207 hits and ranks third with 706 blocked shots.
