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Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

GIANT Center, Hershey Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 on Monday, September 21, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Philadelphia Flyers 2 0-6-3
at Washington Capitals 5 5-3-0

Goals by period

Team Total
Philadelphia Flyers 1 1 0 2
Washington Capitals 2 1 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Philadelphia Flyers 7 11 2 20
Washington Capitals 11 8 8 27

Three stars

  1. J. Brodzinski, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. R. Chesley, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
  3. D. Strome, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:42 Philadelphia Flyers Jack Studnicka (1) Cole Knuble (1), Jett Luchanko (1) Power play PHI 1, WSH 0
1st 09:35 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (1) Dylan Strome (1), Jacob MacDonald (1) Power play PHI 1, WSH 1
1st 19:18 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard (1) Ryan Chesley (1), Justin Holl (1) Even strength PHI 1, WSH 2
2nd 08:06 Philadelphia Flyers Cole Knuble (1) Oliver Bonk (1), Hunter McDonald (1) Even strength PHI 2, WSH 2
2nd 18:17 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (1) Jordan Kyrou (1), Ryan Chesley (2) Even strength PHI 2, WSH 3
3rd 01:57 Washington Capitals Jonny Brodzinski (2) Ethen Frank (1), Ryan Chesley (3) Even strength PHI 2, WSH 4
3rd 09:45 Washington Capitals Jonny Brodzinski (3) Martin Fehérváry (1), Theodor Niederbach (1) Shorthanded PHI 2, WSH 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 20 27
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 24

Box score

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player
10 G. Wilson L 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
20 A. Bump L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0
23 J. Studnicka C 1 0 1 0 0 5 1
37 R. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
50 N. Powell R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0
54 C. Knuble R 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0
77 J. Luchanko C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
82 M. Gard C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0
86 D. Barkey C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0
91 C. Grundstrom R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0
94 P. Martone R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0
3 H. Grans D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
5 D.Jiricek D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0
19 H. McDonald D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0
29 T. Murchison D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
44 S. Benoit D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
59 O. Bonk D 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie
53 J. Woll 19 3 .842 40:00 Loss
64 C. Bjarnason 8 2 .750 20:00

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
9 R. Leonard R 1 0 1 +2 0 5 0
17 D. Strome C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0
21 A. Protas L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1
23 T. Niederbach C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0
25 J. Kyrou R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
28 A. Cristall L 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
40 J. Dunne C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
53 E. Frank R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0
62 I. Protas L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0
76 J. Brodzinski C 2 0 2 +2 2 2 0
87 B. Trineyev R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 J. MacDonald D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0
4 J. Holl D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0
27 T. Liljegren D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0
41 R. Chesley D 0 3 3 +2 0 0 0
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0
52 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
33 C. Stevenson 6 0 1.000 30:06 Win
79 C. Lindgren 14 2 .857 29:54

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:40 Washington Capitals Jonny Brodzinski Hooking 2
1st 04:11 Philadelphia Flyers Oliver Bonk Slashing 2
1st 08:40 Philadelphia Flyers Garrett Wilson Fighting (major) 5
1st 08:40 Washington Capitals Dylan McIlrath Fighting (major) 5
1st 08:40 Philadelphia Flyers Noah Powell Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 08:48 Philadelphia Flyers Simon Benoit Delaying game 2
2nd 12:53 Washington Capitals Andrew Cristall Cross checking (major) 5
2nd 12:53 Washington Capitals Andrew Cristall Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 07:55 Washington Capitals Ilya Protas Tripping 2

Game information

Philadelphia Flyers head coach
Rick Tocchet
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Jake Brenk, Liam Maaskant
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Chris Martenet
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
Nick Seeler, Sean Couturier, Rasmus Ristolainen, Travis Sanheim, Christian Dvorak, Dan Vladar, Travis Konecny, Noel Acciari, Cam Dineen, Owen Tippett, Noah Cates, Nolan Foote, Trevor Zegras, Cam York, Jacob Gaucher, Jamie Drysdale, Tyson Foerster, Aleksei Kolosov, Danila Klimovich, Jackson Edward, Devin Kaplan, Nikita Grebenkin, Alex Ciernik, Matvei Michkov, Spencer Gill, Ilya Pautov
Washington Capitals scratches
Alex Ovechkin, Boone Jenner, Tom Wilson, Alex Tuch, Louie Belpedio, Anthony Beauvillier, Spencer Smallman, Matt Roy, Jakob Chychrun, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Vincent Desharnais, Logan Thompson, Rasmus Sandin, Mitchell Gibson, Justin Sourdif, David Gucciardi, Alexander Suzdalev, Ludwig Persson, Cam Allen, Patrick Thomas, Jonathan McDonald, Terik Parascak, Leon Muggli, Eriks Mateiko, Cole Hutson, Petr Sikora, Lynden Lakovic, Tyler Kopff

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Preseason Game page
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