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Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals Preview & Odds — October 28, 2026

Philadelphia Flyers

3-7-4

Goalie Joseph Woll Confirmed

Washington Capitals

6-4-0

Goalie Logan Thompson Confirmed

Wednesday, October 28 · 7:40 PM ET

PHIStarting goaliesWSH

This season

Starts

.904

Sv%

.901

.897

HDSv%

.800

+2.9

GSAx

+3.5

Last season

Starts

.899

Sv%

.912

.824

HDSv%

.858

−5.0

GSAx

+37.3

PHIOffense2026-27 regular season to dateWSH

32nd1.93

GF/G

3.4011th

25th5.82

PP GF/60

6.0123rd

PHIDefenseWSH

18th3.29

GA/G

3.2016th

11th5.82

PK GA/60

5.318th

PHITeamWSH

30th35.7%

Pts%

60.0%14th

31st40.0%

xGF%

48.8%19th

29th43.6%

CF%

47.0%25th

28th36.0%

HDCF%

35.5%29th

PHI5-on-5WSH

32nd1.87

xGF/60

2.729th

26th2.81

xGA/60

2.8628th

30th6.4%

Sh%

12.7%4th

18th90.1%

Sv%

89.3%26th

24th110.2

CF/60 (both)

117.47th

29th−0.51

GAx/G

+0.258th

10th+0.17

GSAx/G

+0.366th

31st8.1%

Sh%

12.1%8th

13th89.6%

Sv%

89.7%12th

PHISpecial teamsWSH

17th7.31

PP xG/60

6.9921st

13th74.8

PP FF/60

58.928th

12th5.2

PP min/G

5.019th

14th7.43

PK xGA/60

8.6925th

28th5.9

PK min/G

5.725th

PHIRecent formWSH

Wvs OTT 3-1Wvs COL 3-2W@ BUF 3-1Lvs ANA 4-5OTLvs CBJ 3-4

Resultsoldest to newest

L@ CAR 2-4Wvs MTL 5-4Wvs NJD 4-2Lvs LAK 2-5Wvs BUF 4-3

Game by game

3-7-4

Record

6-4-0

3-1-1

Last 5

3-2-0

3-5-2

Last 10

6-4-0

4-10

Over–under

6-4

PHIHome and roadseason to dateWSH

2-3-3

Home record

5-2-0

1-4-1

Road record

1-2-0

3-5

Home O/U

5-2

1-5

Road O/U

1-2

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

PHIRest & travelWSH

1 dayback-to-back

Days of rest

4 days

121 mi194 km

Travel to the game

Home

PHIKey injuriesWSH

Travis Konecny RWIROwen Tippett RWIR

Players out or limited

Vincent Desharnais DIR

About these numbers

Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.

2026-27 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

2026-27 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.

2026-27 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.

Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 28, 6:40 p.m. ET.

Matchup preview

The Flyers (3-7-4) visit the Capitals (6-4-0) on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:40 PM ET.

The Flyers score 1.93 goals per game (32nd of 32) and allow 3.29 (18th). The Capitals score 3.40 goals per game (11th of 32) and allow 3.20 (16th). The Flyers earn 35.7% of available standings points (30th) and the Capitals 60.0% (14th).

Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Flyers 40.0% (31st), Capitals 48.8% (19th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Flyers 43.6% (29th), Capitals 47.0% (25th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Flyers 36.0% (28th), Capitals 35.5% (29th).

The total is 6.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Flyers +190, Capitals -230) prices the Flyers at 33% and the Capitals at 67%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Puck lineno move

OpenCapitals -1.5 (+110)
Flyers +1.5 (-130)

NowCapitals -1.5 (+110)
Flyers +1.5 (-132)

Totalno move

Open6.5 (o +110 / u -130)

Now6.5 (o +105 / u -127)

Moneyline

OpenFlyers +190 33%
Capitals -235 67%

NowFlyers +190 33%
Capitals -230 67%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Oct 28

Flyers +1.5-117ProphetX
Capitals -1.5+117Novig
Over 6.5+117Novig
Under 6.5-122Novig
Flyers+213Novig
Capitals-215theScore Bet

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G&W Line

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Win %

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 35 times since 2018-19: the Flyers won 12 and the Capitals 23.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Mar 31, 2026	Flyers 4, Capitals 6 Capitals won
Mar 11, 2026	Capitals 1, Flyers 4 Flyers won	Capitals -134 underdog won	6 under
Feb 25, 2026	Flyers 1, Capitals 3 Capitals won	Capitals -145 favorite won	5.5 under
Feb 3, 2026	Capitals 2, Flyers 4 Flyers won	Flyers -135 favorite won	6.5 under
Mar 20, 2025	Flyers 2, Capitals 3 Capitals won	Capitals -238 favorite won	5.5 under

Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.

Lineups

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, game flow and the Chance Quality Result and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

Teams