7:07 pm
March 11

Capitals @ Flyers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Washington Capitals (15-6-4)

@ Philadelphia Flyers (13-7-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Ilya Samsonov (WSH): Confirmed

Brian Elliott (PHI): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Washington Capitals: (+105)

Philadelphia Flyers: (-125)

 

• The Philadelphia Flyers struggled to defeat the worst team in the league on Tuesday. The task will be much more daunting when the Flyers battle one of the best Thursday. Philadelphia rallied from multiple two-goal deficits to oust the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-4 in a shootout and now must rebound quickly for a matchup with the Washington Capitals in Philadelphia.

• What’s concerning is the situation with their goaltenders. Starter Carter Hart has scuffled through stretches this season, especially against the Sabres in allowing three goals on the first eight shots Tuesday. Backup Brian Elliott gave up one goal the rest of the way and stopped both shots in the shootout. It’s unclear which goaltender will start against the Capitals.

• The Capitals will be searching for their third consecutive victory and their seventh out of eight. In their most recent game Tuesday, they defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-4 in overtime. The Capitals weren’t able to hold a three-goal advantage in the third period but Jakub Vrana’s goal 1:30 into overtime gave them two points.

• Like the Flyers, the Capitals also have been splitting time between their two goaltenders — Vitek Vanecek and Ilya Samsonov. In a 3-1 win over the Flyers last Sunday, Samsonov was stellar with 36 saves.

4/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Washington Capitals
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