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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (25-20-11) are in DC on Wednesday evening to take on Spencer Carbery’s Washington Capitals (29-23-7).The Flyers have a 12-11-4 road record to date this season, while the Caps are 17-10-3 on the road.
Exiting the Olympics, the Flyers have 26 games remaining in their regular season game schedule while the Capitals have 23. Figuring in the regulation wins tiebreaker, the Flyers currently need to make up a nine-point gap in the standings to make the playoffs as the third place team in the Metropolitan Division or as the second wildcard team in the Eastern Conference.
Of the two avenues into the playoffs, the Flyers have three teams they’d need to pass (New York Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets and Capitals) to attain third place in the Metro. To get in as a wildcard, the Flyers would need to beat out five teams currently ahead of them in the standings (Boston Bruins, Columbus, Washington, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs).
In terms of the NHL trade deadline and the regular season stretch drive to follow, the Flyers have 10 days and five games until the March 6 deadline.Wednesday’s match against the Capitals marks the start of a gauntlet of three games in less than four nights. From here, the Flyers visit the New York Rangers on Thursday evening and then host the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Where to watch
Time and broadcast: 7:00 p.m. ET on NBCSP
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
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Leading scorers: Flyers (through 56 games)
Travis Konecny — 54 points (22g, 32a)
Trevor Zegras — 48 points (20g, 29a)
Owen Tippett — 35 points (19g, 16a)
Christian Dvorak — 34 points (12g, 22a)
Matvei Michkov — 29 points (13g, 16a)
Noah Cates — 26 points (10g, 16a)
Sean Couturier — 26 points (5g, 21a)
Bobby Brink — 24 points (13g, 11a) in 50 games
Travis Sanheim — 24 points (6g,18a)
Jamie Drysdale — 23 points (5g, 18a)
Cam York — 22 points (4g, 18a) in 48 games
Goaltender stats
Dan Vladar — 33 GP, 17-8-6, 2.47 GAA, .905 SV%
Samuel Ersson — 24 GP, 8-10-5, 3.51 GAA, .856 SV%
Aleksei Kolosov — 4 GP, 0-2-0, 4.00 GAA, .830 SV%
Injury report: Flyers
- Tyson Foerster (right arm surgery) is likely out for the rest of the season. He has a five-month estimated timetable from December.
- Rodrigo Abols (ankle) suffered an injury in the Jan. 17 game against the Rangers. He was placed on IR the next day.
Projected Flyers Lineup (subject to change)
The Flyers will hold an 11:30 a.m. morning skate Capital Arena. Lines below reflect Tuesday’s practice at the FTC in Voorhees with the exception of Travis Sanheim, who just returned from a post-Olympic trip home. Defense pairs are based off the game against Ottawa right before the Olympic break. The combos will be adjusted as needed.
Trevor Zegras — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Matvei Michkov — Noah Cates — Bobby Brink
Denver Barkey — Sean Couturier — Owen Tippett
Nikita Grebenkin — Carl Grundstrom — Garnet Hathaway
Travis Sanheim — Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York — Jamie Drydale
Nick Seeler — Noah Juulsen
Dan Vladar
[Samuel Ersson]
Scratches (last game pre-break): Emil Andrae (healthy), Nicolas Deslauriers (healthy).
Flyers Opponent: Washington Capitals
Leading scorers (through 59 games)
Tom Wilson — 49 points (23g, 26a) in 50 games
Alex Ovechkin — 48 points (22g, 26a)
Dylan Strome — 47 points (16g, 31a)
Jakob Chychrun — 46 points (21g, 25a)
John Carlson — 46 points (10g, 36a)
Aliaksei Protas — 38 points (19g, 19a)
Connor McMichael — 31 points (8g, 23a)
Ryan Leonard — 30 points (10g, 20a)
Justin Sourdif — 26 points (12g, 14a)
Ethen Frank — 23 points (11g, 12a)
Goaltender stats
Logan Thompson — 39 GP, 19-16-4, 2.45 GAA, .912 SV%
Charlie Lindgren — 18 GP, 8-6-3, 3.37 GAA, .884 SV%
Clay Stevenson — 3 GP, 2-1-0, 2.33 GAA, .904 SV%
Projected lineup: Capitals
The lines below were reported by Tom Gulitti on X after practice. The game night lines will differ. The Capitals will hold a 10 a.m. morning skate at Capital One Arena.
Flyers Daily (February 25, 2026)
Media availability (Feb. 25, 2026)
Winger Matvei Michkov
Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen
