The Flyers are in dire need of points and there are a whole ton of teams they’d rather see than the one they’ll get tonight.
It’s the defending Stanley Cup champion Capitals, and they’re red hot, too. Winners of seven of their last 10, the Capitals find themselves atop the Metropolitan Division and seem to be peaking at the right time once again.
The Flyers haven’t been anything to sneeze at lately, either, going 7-2-1 in their last 10 to bring themselves within five points of a playoff spot —the closest they’ve been all season.