GAME NOTES
QUICK STATS
Season Series: 1-4-0
All-Time Record: 228gp (118-82-19-9)
Leading Scorer:
PHI - 34 pts: James van Riemsdyk (13g-21a)
WSH - 45 pts: Nicklas Backstrom (14g-31a)
1. SATURDAY MATINEE
The Flyers come into today looking to string back-to-back wins for the first time in nearly three weeks (Mar. 27-29)... Its the second straight weekend that the Flyers have had back-to-back home games - they split last weekend series winning the first and dropping the second... Overall, the Flyers own a 6-3-0 mark in games that start prior to 7 p.m... The Caps have a 5-3-2 in afternoon starts and after starting out with five straight losses, they have won five straight daytime start games... The Flyers only victory against the Caps this season came in a noon start time on Feb. 7 (7-4 at WSH).
2. WASH OUT
The Caps kick off a four-game road trip and have earned the second-most points on the road this season (30) than any team... They lead the NHL in goals scored per-game on the road at 3.50, and are tied for the second-most road wins in the NHL (14) and have third-best win percentage on the road (.682)... They have won four of their last five on the road... The Caps dropped their last game, 5-2 vs. Buffalo on Thursday, and own a bounce-back record of 9-5-1 in games following a loss this year.
3. DC TO PA
After four straight regulation wins against the Caps, the Flyers have now suffered four straight regulation losses to Washington - the Caps have not won five straight in regulation against the Flyers since a skid from Feb. 10 - Dec. 5, 1991... The Flyers have given up five or more goals in each of the last three meetings against Washington... The Caps have had just nine power plays against the Flyers in the season series but have scored on five of them - going 55.6%, including going 3-for-3 in the last meeting.
4. THIS, THAT & THE OTHER
THIS: After a 2-1 shootout win vs. Pittsburgh, the Flyers have had their last nine wins decided by one goal with their last multi-goal win coming on Feb. 28 vs. Buffalo (3-0)... THAT: T.J. Oshie comes into today with a five-game point and assist streak with eight points (3g-5a) in that stretch ... THE OTHER: The Caps lead the NHL for most wins in one-goal games and have just one regulation loss in one-goal games, posting a 15-1-4 record, while the Flyers are T-7th in one-goal games with a 12-4-6 mark.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (C: #14 - Sean Couturier)
Couturier has recorded at least one point in every game of the season series against the Caps, posting seven points (3g-4a) in five games while also having a +5 rating... He also has a five-game point streak against the Caps... Despite missing 11 games due to injury, Couturier is T-2nd on the team in goals (13) and T-3rd in overall scoring with 31 points in 32 games.
CAPITALS (LW: #8 - Alex Ovechkin)
For the second straight meeting it's Ovechkin to keep an eye on... He has scored a goal in all five games of the season series and posted nine points (6g-3a) this year against the Flyers... Ovechkin went scoreless in the Caps last game, but he has not been held without a point for two straight games in over a month (Mar. 3 & 5).
