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Philadelphia Flyers: Scouting Regular Season Games with Caps

By Marc Naples

Mar 30, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Flyers left wing Jakub Voracek (93) battles with Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) during the second period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Flyers left wing Jakub Voracek (93) battles with Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) during the second period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 12, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Wayne Simmonds (17) watches as puck gets past Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) during the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Goal was scored by Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux (28) (not pictured). Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /

Four Unanswered Goals Seals Game for Caps

In this game all the way back in November, the Flyers got off to a pretty good start. The Philadelphia Flyers led 1-0 and 2-1, but then the Caps turned it on. The Caps scored 4 unanswered goals, including 2 on power plays. By the time it was over it was 5-2 final for the Caps, and the Flyers only managed 20 shots on goal while conceding 32.

In Hindsight:

  • This seems like ancient history now, but the Flyers 4th line on this day was Gagner-Schenn-Lecavalier. Schenn and Schultz were the Flyers best pair in terms of possession.
  • Nicklas Backstrom played with Marcus Johansson and Andre Burakovsky against Giroux, Voracek and Raffl. They controlled Corsi, 12-5 (71%).
  • Couturier, Simmonds and Read took on Ovechkin with good success. Ovechkin was pointless and was ~33% in possession.
  • Steve Mason was in net for all 5 goals.
  • The teams were credited with 66 combined hits, quite a physical game.
  • Backstrom had good possession, but it didn’t come from winning draws. He only won 33% (5/15), mostly against Giroux.

Next: Game 2 - January 27

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