Flyers visit Capitals on Wednesday Night Rivalry

The Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals close out the pre-All Star portion of their schedule when they play in the Wednesday Night Rivalry game at Verizon Center (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN).

Win or lose, the Capitals will enter the All-Star break with the best record in the NHL, and are running away with first place in the Metropolitan Division. It's their first game since a 6-3 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets last Tuesday; Washington's scheduled home games Friday against the Anaheim Ducks and Sunday against the Pittsburgh Penguins were postponed by a snowstorm..

The Flyers have dropped to next-to-last in the division by losing their past three games in regulation. To end the losing streak, the Flyers will have to do something they've struggled to do for the past decade; shut down Alex Ovechkin. Washington's captain has 29 goals and 46 points in 38 career games against the Flyers. He also has 17 goals in 21 home games this season.

	Tale of the tape
20-18-8 (7th, Metropolitan)	2015-16 Record	35-8-3 (1st, Metropolitan)
1874-1303-457-130	All-Time Record	1450-1351-303-122
108-70-19-7	Head-to-Head Regular-Season Record	77-101-19-7
0-1-0	Streak vs. Opponent	1-0-0
1-0-0 @ Washington	Home/Road Streak vs. Opponent	0-1-0 vs. Philadelphia
2	Stanley Cup Championships	0
10	Hall of Fame Members	8
Bobby Clarke	Most Famous Alumnus	Mike Gartner
4	Hart Trophy Winners	3
37	Postseason Appearances	25
Pete Peeters (1978-82; 1989-91)	Best Player in Common	Pete Peeters (1985-89)