The National Hockey League has postponed Tuesday's scheduled game due to the COVID-19 situation affecting the Washington Capitals.
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Game 30: Flyers vs. Capitals
Interim head coach Mike Yeo's Philadelphia Flyers (12-12-5) are at home on Tuesday to take on Peter Laviolette's Washington Capitals (18-6-7). Game time at the Wells Fargo Center is 7 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on ESPN+/Hulu. The radio broadcast is 97.5 The Fanatic and FlyersRadio247.com.
This is the second of four meetings this season between the teams, and the first of two in Philadelphia. The Flyers and Capitals will rematch on Feb. 26 at the Wells Fargo Center and April 12 at Capital One Arena in DC.
On Nov. 6 in Washington, the Flyers skated to a 2-1 victory. Philadelphia played a stellar opening 40 minutes, and took a 2-0 lead to the second intermission with a 2-0 lead after mid-second period tallies by Derick Brassard and Sean Couturier. Brett Leason narrowed the game to 2-1 early in the third period but Martin Jones (31 saves on 32 shots) and the Flyers withstood a 15-shot barrage and a latter period penalty kill to seal the win.
The Flyers enter this game coming off a 4-3 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators. Travis Sanheim (2nd goal of the season) scored the winning goal off a 2-on-0 feed from Cam Atkison. Claude Giroux (11th) and Oskar Lindblom (3rd) also scored for the Flyers.
The Flyers have posted a 4-0-1 record over their last five games. The Capitals are 2-2-1 over their previous five games.
Washington enters this game coming off a 3-2 home loss to the LA Kings on Sunday. The Capitals took a 2-0 lead in the latter half of the second period after goals by Connor McMichael (4th) and Justin Schultz (2nd). LA pushed back for three unanswered goals to defeat Washington.
For more on this game, see today's Five Things on the Flyers' official website.
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