PHI 1–5 WSH

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Flyers/Schedule/Recap Sat, Sep 26, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI · 1-3-0

1–5

FinalL

Washington Capitals

WSH · 3-0-1

1ST2ND3RDT PHI 01312004137 WSH 0538211524 goals · shots on goal

Meeting 2 this season — the Flyers trail the season series 0–2

PHI 1-3-0 · WSH 3-0-1 · Meeting 2 this season — the Flyers trail the season series 0–2

Flyers fell to the Capitals

The Flyers created the better chances (4.3 to 3.4 expected goals) — and lost 1–5. Charlie Lindgren stopped 2.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starCharlie Lindgren

WSH · G · #79 SV% .970 · 32 saves

Who had the better chances

The Flyers created the better chances: 4.3 expected goals to 3.4, on 37 and 24 shots on goal.

PHI 4.3 xG · 37 shots WSH 3.4 xG · 24 shots

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1

2

3

4

1st · the swing 2.1 · 0.4

2nd 1.5 · 1.4

3rd 0.7 · 1.5

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Flyers win 63.

PHI 63%WSH 37%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 11 penalties

← Flyers shoot this way Capitals shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

02:57

Jonathan McDonald· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

07:11

Tyson Foerster· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

10:10

Eriks Mateiko· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

14:39

Cam Allen· High-sticking

Killed

4 min
Double minor

2nd period

1

00:31

Jamie Drysdale

Travis Konecny, Tyson Foerster · wrist shot, a good chance (22%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2

04:32

Andrew Cristall

Spencer Smallman · backhand shot, a good chance (20%)

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

3

07:36

Maxim Schafer GWG

Unassisted · snap shot, a good chance (13%)

1–2 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

12:16

David Jiricek· High-sticking

Frank scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

4

12:24

Ethen Frank PP

Louie Belpedio, Andrew Cristall · Power play (Jiricek, high-sticking) · snap shot, a good chance (21%)

1–3 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

19:55

Travis Konecny· Slashing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

19:55

Rasmus Ristolainen· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

19:55

David Gucciardi· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

19:55

David Gucciardi· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

3rd period

5

01:07

Theodor Niederbach

Unassisted · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in

1–4 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

01:40

Porter Martone· Roughing

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

08:48

Nick Seeler· Cross-checking

Killed

2 min
Minor

6

16:06

Lynden Lakovic

Alexander Suzdalev, Petr Sikora · snap shot, a good chance (22%)

1–5 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Charlie Lindgren

WSH · G · #79 SV% .970 · 32 savesSV% .970 ★ 2nd star

Andrew Cristall

WSH · LW · #28 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 3rd star

Jamie Drysdale

PHI · D · #9 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Goaltending

Aleksei Kolosov

PHI

−1.2

vs expected

19/24 saves · 5 GA · 3.8 xGA Allowed 1.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Charlie Lindgren

WSH

+2.1

vs expected

32/33 saves · 1 GA · 3.1 xGA Stopped 2.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Team PHIWSH

Shots on goal

37

24

Expected goals

4.3

3.4

Hits

18

20

Blocks

21

9

Faceoffs

59%

41%

Power play

0/3

1/4

Penalty minutes

12

12

The Flyers went 0-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 4 Capitals power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
46T. ZegrasT. ZegrasC	0	0	0	−1	0	4	0	0	18:15	16	56%	0	0	0	0.5
39M. MichkovM. MichkovRW	0	0	0	−3	0	3	1	0	18:04	17	—	0	1	0	0.9
71Tyson FoersterT. FoersterRW	0	1	1	0	2	2	4	0	17:55	22	—	0	1	0	0.1
74O. TippettO. TippettRW	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	2	17:12	17	—	0	1	0	0.5
94Porter MartoneP. MartoneRW	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	15:24	16	—	0	0	0	0.4
11Travis KonecnyT. KonecnyRW	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	1	14:50	20	—	0	1	0	0.0
27N. CatesN. CatesLW	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	14:47	21	58%	0	0	0	0.0
20A. BumpA. BumpLW	0	0	0	−2	0	2	1	0	14:45	17	—	0	1	0	0.5
14S. CouturierS. CouturierC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14:17	17	60%	0	0	1	0.1
52N. AcciariN. AcciariC	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	12:51	16	83%	0	1	1	0.3
22C. DvorakC. DvorakC	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	0	12:34	15	57%	0	2	0	0.0
10G. WilsonG. WilsonLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10:37	14	—	0	0	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
9Jamie DrysdaleJ. DrysdaleD	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	22:37	28	—	0	2	0	0.6
6T. SanheimT. SanheimD	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	3	22:27	26	—	0	0	0	0.2
8C. YorkC. YorkD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	19:56	28	—	0	0	0	0.0
55Rasmus RistolainenR. RistolainenD	0	0	0	−1	2	2	2	2	18:09	20	—	0	1	0	0.1
5David JiricekD. JiricekD	0	0	0	−3	2	0	0	0	15:20	21	—	0	4	0	0.0
24Nick SeelerN. SeelerD	0	0	0	−3	2	2	0	0	13:52	20	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
35Aleksei KolosovA. KolosovG	19	24	5	.792	14/18	3/4	2/2	60:00		−1.2

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
81Spencer SmallmanS. SmallmanRW	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	19:02	22	33%	0	0	1	0.5
53Ethen FrankE. FrankRW	1	0	1	−1	0	3	0	0	17:47	22	—	1	1	1	0.6
28Andrew CristallA. CristallLW	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0	16:04	18	—	0	1	0	0.4
14Lynden LakovicL. LakovicLW	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	15:34	17	—	0	1	0	0.9
63I. MiroshnichenkoI. MiroshnichenkoLW	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2	15:27	17	—	0	1	0	0.0
71T. KopffT. KopffC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	15:01	16	33%	0	1	1	0.2
66Petr SikoraP. SikoraC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	1	14:47	18	46%	0	0	0	0.0
58Eriks MateikoE. MateikoLW	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	2	14:34	16	56%	0	1	1	0.1
23Theodor NiederbachT. NiederbachC	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	14:26	18	50%	0	1	0	0.1
18T. ParascakT. ParascakRW	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	13:14	15	—	0	1	0	0.0
65Maxim SchaferM. SchaferLW	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	10:54	13	—	0	2	0	0.3
91Alexander SuzdalevA. SuzdalevLW	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	09:26	11	—	0	0	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
54Cam AllenC. AllenD	0	0	0	+2	4	2	0	0	21:39	22	—	0	1	0	0.1
41R. ChesleyR. ChesleyD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	4	3	21:37	24	—	0	0	0	0.0
50Louie BelpedioL. BelpedioD	0	1	1	−1	0	0	2	0	19:54	26	—	0	0	0	0.2
45L. MuggliL. MuggliD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	0	18:09	19	—	0	2	0	0.0
39Jonathan McDonaldJ. McDonaldD	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	1	18:06	21	—	0	1	0	0.0
93David GucciardiD. GucciardiD	0	0	0	−1	4	0	0	0	16:19	20	—	0	2	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
47Cal PetersenC. PetersenG	4	4	0	1.000	4/4	0/0	0/0	20:00		+0.3
79Charlie LindgrenC. LindgrenG	32	33	1	.970	27/28	5/5	0/0	40:00		+2.1

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