Story of the Day

The Capitals visit the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at Xfinity Mobile Arena for the third of four regular-season meetings between the teams. Washington and Philadelphia split the first two games of the season series 1-1-0, with the home team winning each contest. Trevor van Riemsdyk scored his sixth career game-winning goal and Logan Thompson made 23 saves as the Capitals rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Flyers on Feb. 25  at Capital One Arena. The Capitals are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games against the Flyers and have earned at least one point in four their last five games at Xfinity Mobile Arena (3-1-1).  

Rookie forwards Justin Sourdif (1g-2a–3p) and Ryan Leonard (1g-0a–1p) combined for four points in Washington’s 7-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday at Capital One Arena.  Sourdif (13g) and Leonard (12g) are the first pair of Capitals rookies with double-digit goal totals in the same season since Peter Bondra and Dmitri Khristich in 1990-91. In addition, Leonard (33p) and Sourdif (29p) can become the first pair of Capitals’ rookies to reach the 30-point mark in the same season since Bobby Carpenter (67p in 80 GP), Chris Valentine (67p in 60 GP), Greg Theberge (37p in 57 GP) and Bobby Gould (31p in 60 GP) in 1981-82. The Capitals rank tied for sixth in the NHL in points by rookies (25g-37a–62p), despite having only two rookies who have played more than two games.

Schedule & Availability

Wednesday, March 11

11:30 a.m. – Optional pregame skate, Xfinity Mobile Arena

7:30 p.m. – Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Xfinity Mobile Arena

TV: MNMT, TNT, truTV, HBO MAX

Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio Network

Thursday, March 12

4:45 p.m. – Head coach Spencer Carbery media availability, KeyBank Center

7 p.m. – Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, KeyBank Center

TV: MNMT2

Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio Network

Friday, March 13

Day off

Saturday, March 14

12:45 p.m. – Head coach Spencer Carbery media availability, Capital One Arena

3 p.m. – Capitals vs. Boston Bruins, Capital One Arena

TV: ABC

Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio Network

Schedule subject to change. Updated schedule information will be announced on @CapitalsPR