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Flyers back home for date with Capitals

By Ariel Melendez

Apr 12, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Philadelphia Flyers center Patrick Brown (38) and Washington Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) battle for the puck in the third period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 12, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Philadelphia Flyers center Patrick Brown (38) and Washington Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) battle for the puck in the third period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Flyers will have quite a few veterans in the lineup as they welcome in the Washington Capitals for the second half of a back-to-back. This comes a day after Philadelphia dropped a 2-1 contest against the Sabres. Travis Konecny scored the lone goal in that one.

A large amount of the veterans playing this evening will be making their preseason debuts. This will be the first time Flyers fans will see Tony DeAngelo suit up in the orange and black after the off-season trade from Carolina. He will be paired with Ivan Provorov, also making his preseason debut.

Other veterans playing for the first time include Rasmus Ristolainen, Travis Sanheim, Kevin Hayes, and Scott Laughton. Isaac Ratcliffe will get another chance to impress as he plays for the second consecutive game as will Samuel Ersson. He came on in relief of Troy Grosenick last night, stopping all seven shots he faced.

Projected Lineup

Owen Tippett- Kevin Hayes- Tyson Foerster

Olle Lycksell- Scott Laughton- Wade Allison

Nic Deslauriers- Tanner Laczynski- Hayden Hodgson

Max Willman-Jordy Bellerive- Isaac Ratcliffe

Ivan Provorov- Tony DeAngelo

Travis Sanheim- Rasmus Ristolainen

Nick Seeler- Egor Zamula

Felix Sandstrom

Samuel Ersson

While this is the Flyers’ third preseason game, this will only be the Capitals’ second. They opened up with a 4-3 OT loss to the Sabres on Sunday. Buffalo tied it late in the third period before skating away with the overtime victory just 1:15 into extra time.

Dylan Strome, Connor Brown, and Charlie Lindgren are expected to make their Capitals debuts this evening. Henrik Rybinski and Ludwig Persson are also making their preseason debuts.

The Flyers will avoid the likes of Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie as they are among the veterans not in the lineup for the Capitals.

Projected Lineup

Joe Snively- Dylan Strome- Connor Brown

Marcus Johansson- Aliaksei Protas- Mike Vecchione

Ludwig Persson- Henrik Borgstrom- Garnet Hathaway

Axel Jonsson-Fjallby- Henrik Rybinski- Kale Kessy

Lucas Johansen- Trevor van Riemsdyk

Gabriel Carlsson- Dylan McIrath

Bobby Nardella- Matt Irwin


Charlie Lindgren

Zach Fucale

For those in the Philadelphia area, the game will be shown on NBCSP+. It will also be available nationally on the NHL Network as well.

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