Game 42: 54-25-12-4 (PTS-W-L-OT) Streak - W1
Tue January 8, 2019 Philadelphia Flyers @ Washington Capitals
Place: Capital One Arena
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSWA, NBCSN, TVAS
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7
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Last Game: Sun January 6 Capitals Won 3-2 against Red Wings
Next Game: Thu January 10, 7:00 pm ET Capitals @ Bruins
 8-Ovechkin | 92-Kuznetsov | 43-Wilson |
| 13-Vrana | 20-Eller | 77-Oshie |
| 65-Burakovsky | 72-Boyd | 10-Connolly |
| 18-Stephenson | 26-Dowd | 25-Smith-Pelly |
| 6-Kempny | 74-Carlson |
| 2-Niskanen | 9-Orlov |
| 44-Orpik | 34-Siegenthaler |
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| 1-Copley (starter) |
| 70-Holtby |
-- SCRATCH -- | 19-Bäckström (Illness) |
| 23-Jaskin |
| 22-Bowey |
-- INJURED RESERVE -- | 29-Djoos (Thigh Surgery, many weeks before return) |
-- 1st Powerplay Unit -- | 92-Kuznetsov | 20-Eller | 77-Oshie |
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit -- | 13-Vrana | 72-Boyd | 43-Wilson |
Referees: Gord Dwyer (#19), Brian Pochmara (#16)
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson (#83), Bevan Mills (#53)
Flyers LINEUP 28-Claude Giroux, 14-Sean Couturier, 11-Travis Konecny
23-Oskar Lindblom, 19-Nolan Patrick, 93-Jake Voracek
25-James van Riemsdyk, 40-Jordan Weal, 17-Wayne Simmonds
12-Michael Raffl, 21-Scott Laughton, 22-Dale Weise
9-Ivan Provorov & 6-Travis Sanheim
53-Shayne Gostisbehere & 3-Radko Gudas
8-Robert Hägg & 26-Christian Folin
56-Mike McKenna (starter)
(79-Carter Hart)
Injuries/suspensions
G Brian Elliott – lower-body injury, out two to three weeks
G Anthony Stolarz – lower-body injury, out one week
D Andrew MacDonald – lower-body injury, injured reserve
F Corban Knight – collarbone surgery, out until February
D Samuel Morin – surgery to repair torn ACL, out until February
F Pascal Laberge – hip surgery, season opening injured reserve
1st Period04:21 GOAL 43-Wilson, assist 13-Vrana 1-0 WSH
09:28 Flyers GOAL Voracek, assist Lindblom 1-1 TIE
2nd Period09:19 GOAL 77-Oshie, assists 20-Eller & 74-Carlson 2-1 WSH
11:22 GOAL 13-Vrana, unassisted 3-1 WSH
15:55 PP GOAL 13-Vrana, assists 72-Boyd & 74-Carlson 4-1 WSH
3rd Period16:33 Flyers GOAL Simmonds, assists Voracek & Couturier 4-2 WSH
19:53 Flyers GOAL Giroux, asssists Couturier & Voracek 4-3 WSH
19:58 EN GOAL 77-Oshie, unassisted 5-3
FINAL: 5-3 WSH
By Ian Oland (@ianoland) on January 8, 2019
Nicklas Backstrom may miss Flyers game due to illness
Headline photo: Elizabeth Kong
Tuesday morning, the Washington Capitals announced that Nicklas Backstrom will miss the team’s morning skate. The Swedish center will be a game-time decision against the Flyers due to illness.
The Capitals and Flyers faceoff at Capital One Arena at 7:30 pm.
Backstrom, point-less in his last three games, has spent a majority of the season centering the Capitals’ second line. He is the team’s second-leading point-getter with 44 points (10g, 34a) in 41 games, one of three Caps players averaging more than a point per game.
During practice Monday, Nicky centered Jakub Vrana and TJ Oshie. Lars Eller took his spot on the second line and first-unit powerplay during the morning skate.
Backstrom is one of seven Caps players to play every game of the season so far.
