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

Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals: Game preview, predictions, and odds | October 23, 2024

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The Philadelphia Flyers are on the road to play the Washington Capitals in the second leg of back-to-back series on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Philadelphia (1-4-1) is coming off a 4-1 loss at home to Washington (4-1) on Tuesday night.

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

Philadelphia is 124-89-19-11 all-time against Washington.
The Flyers are averaging just 2.16 goals per game.
The Capitals are allowing 3 goals per game.
Philadelphia is allowing 4.16 goals per game.
Washington is averaging 4 goals per game.

Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals: Preview

Philadelphia and Washington play for a second straight night after the Capitals beat the Flyers 4-1 on Tuesday. Washington scored two short-handed goals in the first period, which proved to be the difference.

"I think that the biggest key is there's a frustration level," Flyers coach John Tortorella said, via NHL.com. "They want to play well. They want to win a hockey game. They want to score a goal in the home building. You can't let the frustration turn into cheating. You can't forget about your structure as we're going through this.

“It's kind of doubled up because it's the start of the year and we're in this jam, so there's even more pressure. We just have to play the way we're supposed to play within our structure."

The Flyers have struggled with their goaltending this season. Ivan Fedotov is due to start Wednesday. Washington, meanwhile, is off to a hot start and now returns home.

Flyers vs Capitals: Odds & Prediction

Philadelphia is a +120 underdog, while Washington is a -142 favorite, with the over/under set at six goals.

The Flyers will be starting Fedotov who has struggled mightily to begin the year, while the Capitals offense has been great.

Washington should be able to score early on Fedotov, while the Flyers offense is expected to continue its struggles. Look for the Capitals to get an early lead like they did on Tuesday and hold onto it for a close win.

Prediction: Capitals 3, Flyers 2.