WSH 5–1 PHI

Final · W

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

Washington Capitals

WSH · 3-0-1

5–1

FinalW

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI · 1-3-0

1ST2ND3RDT WSH 0538211524 PHI 01312004137 goals · shots on goal

Meeting 2 this season — the Capitals lead the season series 2–0

WSH 3-0-1 · PHI 1-3-0 · Meeting 2 this season — the Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat the Flyers

The Capitals were outchanced (4.3 to 3.4 expected goals) but won 5–1 anyway. 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.

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

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1

2

3

4

1st · the swing 0.4 · 2.1

2nd 1.4 · 1.5

3rd 1.5 · 0.7

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Capitals win 37.

WSH 37%PHI 63%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 11 penalties

← Capitals shoot this way Flyers 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%)

0–1 ▶ 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%)

2–1 ▶ 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%)

3–1 ▶ 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

4–1 ▶ 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%)

5–1 ▶ 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

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.

Cal Petersen

WSH

+0.3

vs expected

4/4 saves · 0 GA · 0.3 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.

Team WSHPHI

Shots on goal

24

37

Expected goals

3.4

4.3

Hits

20

18

Blocks

9

21

Faceoffs

41%

59%

Power play

1/4

0/3

Penalty minutes

12

12

The Capitals went 1-for-4 on the power play and killed all 3 Flyers 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
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

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

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