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Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Washington Capitals 5 5-3-0
at Philadelphia Flyers 1 0-6-3

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 3 2 5
Philadelphia Flyers 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 5 8 11 24
Philadelphia Flyers 13 20 4 37

Three stars

  1. C. Lindgren, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. A. Cristall, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Drysdale, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:31 Philadelphia Flyers Jamie Drysdale (1) Travis Konecny (1), Tyson Foerster (1) Even strength WSH 0, PHI 1
2nd 04:32 Washington Capitals Andrew Cristall (1) Spencer Smallman (1) Even strength WSH 1, PHI 1
2nd 07:36 Washington Capitals Maxim Schafer (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, PHI 1
2nd 12:24 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank (1) Louie Belpedio (1), Andrew Cristall (1) Power play WSH 3, PHI 1
3rd 01:07 Washington Capitals Theodor Niederbach (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 4, PHI 1
3rd 16:06 Washington Capitals Lynden Lakovic (1) Alexander Suzdalev (1), Petr Sikora (1) Even strength WSH 5, PHI 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers
Shots on goal 24 37
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 20 19
Blocked shots 14 9
Giveaways 17 16
Takeaways 4 2
Faceoffs won 19/46 (41.3%) 27/46 (58.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
14 L. Lakovic L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 1 0 15:34
18 T. Parascak R 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 13:14
23 T. Niederbach C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 50% 14:26
28 A. Cristall L 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 16:04
53 E. Frank R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 1 17:47
58 E. Mateiko L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 2 0 55.6% 14:34
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 2 0 15:27
65 M. Schafer L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 10:54
66 P. Sikora C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 1 0 46.2% 14:47
71 T. Kopff C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 15:01
81 S. Smallman R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 33.3% 19:02
91 A. Suzdalev L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 09:26
39 J. McDonald D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 1 0 18:06
41 R. Chesley D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 4 3 0 21:37
45 L. Muggli D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 0 0 18:09
50 L. Belpedio D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 0 0 19:54
54 C. Allen D 0 0 0 +2 4 2 0 0 0 21:39
93 D. Gucciardi D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 16:19
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
47 C. Petersen 4 4 0 1.000 20:00
79 C. Lindgren 33 32 1 .970 40:00 Win

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player
10 G. Wilson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10:37
11 T. Konecny R 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 14:50
14 S. Couturier C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 60% 14:17
20 A. Bump L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 14:45
22 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 12:34
27 N. Cates L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 58.3% 14:47
39 M. Michkov R 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 0 0 18:04
46 T. Zegras C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 55.6% 18:15
52 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 83.3% 12:51
71 T. Foerster R 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 0 0 17:55
74 O. Tippett R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 17:12
94 P. Martone R 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 15:24
5 D.Jiricek D 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 15:20
6 T. Sanheim D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 3 0 22:27
8 C. York D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 19:56
9 J. Drysdale D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 22:37
24 N. Seeler D 0 0 0 -3 2 2 0 0 0 13:52
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 2 0 18:09
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie
35 A. Kolosov 24 19 5 .792 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:57 Washington Capitals Jonathan McDonald Hooking 2
1st 07:11 Philadelphia Flyers Tyson Foerster Tripping 2
1st 10:10 Washington Capitals Eriks Mateiko Tripping 2
1st 14:39 Washington Capitals Cam Allen High sticking double minor 4
2nd 12:16 Philadelphia Flyers David Jiricek High sticking 2
2nd 19:55 Philadelphia Flyers Travis Konecny Slashing 2
2nd 19:55 Philadelphia Flyers Rasmus Ristolainen Roughing 2
2nd 19:55 Washington Capitals David Gucciardi Roughing 2
2nd 19:55 Washington Capitals David Gucciardi Roughing 2
3rd 01:40 Philadelphia Flyers Porter Martone Roughing 2
3rd 08:48 Philadelphia Flyers Nick Seeler Cross checking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Philadelphia Flyers head coach
Rick Tocchet
Referees
Francis Charron, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen
Onni Hautamaeki, Dan Kelly
Washington Capitals scratches
Alex Ovechkin, Justin Holl, Dylan McIlrath, Boone Jenner, Tom Wilson, Jonny Brodzinski, Alex Tuch, Dylan Strome, Anthony Beauvillier, Matt Roy, Jakob Chychrun, Jordan Kyrou, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Vincent Desharnais, Timothy Liljegren, Logan Thompson, Martin Fehérváry, Rasmus Sandin, Aliaksei Protas, Justin Sourdif, Garin Bjorklund, Joaquim Lemay, Brett Hyland, Jeremie Biakabutuka, Clay Stevenson, Ryan Leonard, Patrick Thomas, Antoine Keller, Ben Kraws, Cole Hutson, Ilya Protas, Nicholas Kempf, Miroslav Satan, Jackson Crowder, Aron Dahlqvist, Tyus Sparks, Brian McFadden, Logan Stuart, Andrew (AJ) Reyelts
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
Dan Vladar, Matej Tomek, Carl Grundstrom, Joseph Woll, Simon Benoit, Andrew Perrott, Zayde Wisdom, Helge Grans, Owen McLaughlin, Nikita Grebenkin, Denver Barkey, Egor Zavragin, Ryan MacPherson, Heikki Ruohonen, Austin Moline, Shane Vansaghi, Carter Amico, Matthew Gard, Jack Murtagh, Jack Nesbitt, Max Westergard, Luke Vlooswyk, Nathan Quinn, Brek Liske, Maksim Sokolovskii, Martin Psohlavec, Marek Sklenicka, Kent Sauer, Max Laatikainen

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Preseason Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Preseason Game page

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