Philadelphia Flyers (31-22-7, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (27-22-9, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Washington Capitals for a matchup within the Metropolitan Division Friday.
Washington has a 27-22-9 record overall and a 12-7-1 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Capitals have a -32 scoring differential, with 150 total goals scored and 182 conceded.
Philadelphia is 31-22-7 overall and 8-8-2 against the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers have given up 175 goals while scoring 179 for a +4 scoring differential.
The teams meet Friday for the second time this season. The Flyers won the previous matchup 4-3 in a shootout.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Mantha has scored 18 goals with 14 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Travis Konecny has 27 goals and 28 assists for the Flyers. Tyson Foerster has scored five goals and added one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 5-3-2, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Flyers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.8 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: T.J. Oshie: out (upper body), Nic Dowd: out (upper-body), Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Sonny Milano: day to day (illness), Nick Jensen: day to day (lower body), Martin Fehervary: out (lower-body).
Flyers: Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper body), Travis Konecny: day to day (upper body), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Jamie Drysdale: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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