Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals: Game preview, predictions and odds

The Philadelphia Flyers are on the road to face off with the Washington Capitals on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

They are coming off different results as Philadelphia (28-33-8) suffered a 2-0 shutout loss to Tampa Bay on Monday while Washington (45-15-8) won 4-1 over Detroit on Tuesday.

Flyers vs Capitals: Head-to-head & key stats

Philadelphia is 124-91-19-11 all-time against Washington
The Flyers are averaging 2.71 goals per game
Washington is 21-7-6 at home
Philadelphia is allowing 3.35 goals per game
The Capitals are averaging 3.62 goals per game
The Flyers are 12-14-7 on the road
Washington is allowing 2.56 goals per game

Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals: Preview

Philadelphia is on a two-game losing streak and has lost seven of its last eight games. The Flyers are led by Travis Konecny's 65 points, Matvei Michkov's 47 points, Owen Tippett's 36 points and Bobby Brink's 32 points.

They will start Samuel Ersson who is 19-13-4 with a 3.02 GAA and a .886 SV%. In his career against Washington, he is 1-3 with a 3.22 GAA and a .866 SV%.

Meanwhile, Washington is in first place in the NHL and is on a two-game winning streak. The Capitals will start Logan Thompson who is 29-4-5 with a 2.32 GAA and a .916 SV%. In his career against Philadelphia, he is 2-0-1 with a 2.99 GAA and a .905 SV%.

Washington is led by Dylan Strome who has 67 points, Aliaksei Protas with 61 points, Pierre-Luc Dubois with 60 points, Tom Wilson with 57 points and Alex Ovechkin with 56 points.

Flyers vs Capitals: Odds & Prediction

Philadelphia is a +200 underdog while Washington is a -245 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Flyers will be missing the playoffs again as their offense has been an issue while the Capitals have one of the best offenses in the NHL.

Washington will be able to score early and often against Philadelphia, and Thompson should limit Philadelphia's goals, leading the Caps to a lopsided win.

Prediction: Capitals 5, Flyers 1.

Flyers vs Capitals: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Washington -1.5 (+105)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-120)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals: Game preview, predictions and odds | March 20, 2025

Flyers vs Capitals: Head-to-head & key stats

Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals: Preview

Flyers vs Capitals: Odds & Prediction

Flyers vs Capitals: Betting Tips