Flyers at Capitals preview

FLYERS (38-20-7) at CAPITALS (40-19-6)
7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TVAS

A victory would give the Flyers their longest win streak since an eight-game run from Jan. 14-Feb. 4, 2019.
The Flyers are 2-0-1 against the Capitals this season, including a 7-2 victory in Washington on Feb 8.
Washington, which is 3-1-0 in its past four games after going 1-5-1 in its previous seven, is first in the Metropolitan Division, three points ahead of the Flyers.

Players to watch

Flyers forward Travis Konecny has a team-high 12 points (four goals, eight assists) during the winning streak.
Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past three games.

They said it

"There's no complacency at all. We haven't achieved anything. We don't have a checkmark by our name. That's the first step. There's still a lot of hockey to be played. We're focusing on one game at a time, playing the right way. That's what we've got in front of us [Wednesday]. Tough opponent, should be a great hockey game." -- Flyers coach Alain Vigneault
"They're playing really well as a five-man unit. I think they're getting contributions from throughout their lineup. … This is a situation for us where we didn't like the last time we played them. We need to respond with a stronger game and know that they're right there along with the rest of the Metro teams in a very tight divisional race." -- Capitals coach Todd Reirden

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Scott Laughton -- Kevin Hayes -- Travis Konecny
James van Riemsdyk -- Derek Grant -- Tyler Pitlick
Michael Raffl -- Nate Thompson -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Ivan Provorov -- Matt Niskanen
Travis Sanheim -- Philippe Myers
Robert Hagg -- Justin Braun
Brian Elliott
Carter Hart
Scratched:Shayne Gostisbehere
Injured: Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder)

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Carl Hagelin -- Lars Eller -- Ilya Kovalchuk
Richard Panik -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Radko Gudas
Braden Holtby
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched:Travis Boyd, Brendan Leipsic, Michal Kempny
Injured:None

Status report

The Flyers did not hold a morning skate. … The Capitals held an optional skate. ... Kempny, a defenseman, is expected to be a healthy scratch for the first time this season.

Stat pack

Voracek has six assists in his past two games. ... The Flyers are 36-0-3 when tied or leading after two periods. ... Ovechkin is six goals from passing Mike Gartner (708) for seventh in NHL history. ... Oshie is expected to play his 800th NHL game.