NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 2/6/2025

NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 2/6/2025

Washington Capitals (35-11-7, 77 Pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (23-25-7, 53 Pts)

Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: Thursday, February 6
Time: 7:10 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/MNMT/NBCSP
Radio:
Washington – Caps Radio 24/7
Philadelphia – Flyers Radio 24/7

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Washington Capitals: -1.5 ML -148
Philadelphia Flyers: +1.5 ML +124
O/U 5.5

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals snapped a two-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers. The Capitals are currently on a four-game point streak and have gotten points in 16 of their last 17 games. In that span, they are 11-1-5. They are also averaging 3.29 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.18 goals per game. Alex Ovechkin enters tonight 16 goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky for the most goals all-time.

Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:

The Flyers are currently on a four-game losing streak most recently losing to the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday 3-2 in overtime. They have dropped six of their last seven games. In that span, they are averaging 1.14 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.43 goals per game. In Tuesday’s win, they snapped a scoreless streak as they had been shut out in three straight games, they last scored with 15 seconds left on January 27th before scoring at 2:02 of Tuesday’s game.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines:

Ovechkin-Strome-Wilson
Protas-Dubois-McMichael
Raddysh-Eller-Frank
Duhaime-Dowd-Mangiapane

Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-Van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy

Thompson
Lindgren

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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines:

Konecny-Couturier-Michkov
Foerster-Cates-Brink
Richard-Laughton-Hathaway
Deslauriers-Abols-Gaucher

York-Sanheim
Seeler-Drysdale
Andrae-Johnson

Ersson
Fedotov

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Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals:

Connor McMichael this season has 39 points on 18 goals and 21 assists. He’s faced the Flyers eight times in his career recording six points on three goals and three assists; in the previous two meetings this season he recorded two goals and two assists.

Philadelphia Flyers:

Matvei Michkov this season has 34 points on 14 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Capitals twice this season recording three points on a goal and two assists.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals:

C Nicklas Backstrom – IR
RW T.J. Oshie – IR
LW Sonny Milano – IR

Philadelphia Flyers:

D Ryan Ellis – IR
LW Nicolas Deslauriers – IR
C Ryan Poehling – DTD
D Egor Zamula – IR
RW Owen Tippett – DTD
D Rasmus Ristolainen – DTD

Next Game: 

Washington: February 9 vs. Utah Hockey Club
Philadelphia: February 8 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

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