{"id":134286,"date":"2026-03-10T09:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/134286\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:04:06","slug":"washington-visits-philadelphia-after-mcmichaels-2-goal-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/134286\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington visits Philadelphia after McMichael’s 2-goal game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington Capitals<\/a> (32-26-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> (29-23-11, in the Metropolitan Division)<\/p>\n

Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals visit the Philadelphia Flyers after Connor McMichael<\/a>‘s two-goal game against the Calgary Flames<\/a> in the Capitals’ 7-3 win.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia has an 8-7-4 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 29-23-11 record overall. The Flyers are sixth in the league serving 10.0 penalty minutes per game.<\/p>\n

Washington has a 12-4-2 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 32-26-7 record overall. The Capitals have committed 249 total penalties (3.8 per game) to rank eighth in league play.<\/p>\n

Wednesday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season. The Capitals won 3-1 in the last meeting.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Owen Tippett<\/a> has scored 20 goals with 17 assists for the Flyers. Matvei Michkov<\/a> has three goals and two assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Tom Wilson<\/a> has 24 goals and 26 assists for the Capitals. Pierre-Luc Dubois<\/a> has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 5-3-2, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.8 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Capitals: 6-4-0, averaging 3.2 goals, five assists, three penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Flyers: None listed.<\/p>\n

Capitals: None listed.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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