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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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Voracek OT Beauty Wins It

Fast forward 2.5 months, and the Philadelphia Flyers lineup looks a lot more recognizable. This was the final game before the all-star break, but the Flyers lineup was pretty close to what it is now. On this night, the Flyers jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Caps scored 2 goals less than minute apart in the second to tie the game. Ultimately the Flyers kept battling, and 2 goals by Voracek sealed an overtime victory.

In Hindsight:

  • Sean Couturier was out injured for this game. The Caps played a first line of Oshie-Backstrom-Ovechkin, which the Flyers answered with Giroux-Simmonds-Voracek. They kept Ovechkin off the board again, but lost possession.
  • Ghost and MDZ had that tough matchup amongst the Flyers defense, and also lost out on possession.
  • Manning and Gudas were playing together at this time, and they shouldered most of the 5v5 minutes and had the best possession playing against every other Caps line.
  • The Flyers 4th line on this game was Umberger-Gagner-Laughton. That group had the best possession figures of all Flyers lines, but were -2.
  • The shots were basically even, and Neuvirth took the win over Holtby.
  • Nicklas Backstrom again got killed on faceoffs, winning only 30% (7/16).

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