The Washington Capitals are 1-2-0 against a streaking Philadelphia Flyers team that is on their tail in a tight Metropolitan Division race.
Things do not get any easier for the Caps after this game. They’ll face a hungry New York Rangers team the next night and a pesky Pittsburgh Penguins team on Saturday afternoon. Needless to say, the playoffs start now.
The Caps won the first meeting in Philadelphia in shootout fashion 2-1. Brendan Leipsic scored for the Caps in regulation while T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the shootout round. Braden Holtby got the win with 30 saves.