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Philadelphia Flyers 2, Washington Capitals 5 — Recap

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📰Game Recap

Washington defeated Philadelphia 5-2, as Dylan Strome contributed three assists and Jordan Kyrou scored two goals to lead the Capitals. Alex Tuch initiated the scoring early in the first period, putting Washington up 1-0 at 1:50 with assists from Strome and Jack St. Ivany. Philadelphia responded in the second period when Sean Couturier tied the game 1-1 at 4:36, assisted by Nick Seeler. SportsFBI's model had predicted a Washington victory with a 79% probability.

The Capitals quickly regained control, with Kyrou's first goal coming at 7:14 of the second period, assisted by Strome and Jakob Chychrun, to make it 2-1. Washington extended its lead later in the period when Aliaksei Protas scored at 16:47, assisted by Matt Roy and Pierre-Luc Dubois, pushing the score to 3-1. Washington outshot Philadelphia 30-25 in the contest.

Philadelphia mounted a third-period challenge, with Matvei Michkov narrowing the deficit to 3-2 at 9:44, assisted by Denver Barkey and Trevor Zegras. However, Kyrou responded for Washington at 12:51, his second goal of the game, again assisted by Strome and St. Ivany, restoring a two-goal advantage at 4-2. Tuch sealed the victory for the Capitals with his second goal of the night at 17:36, assisted by Dubois, making the final score 5-2. Logan Thompson stopped 22 of 24 shots for Washington, while Joseph Woll made 25 saves on 29 shots for Philadelphia. The win improved Washington's record to 6-4-0, while Philadelphia fell to 3-7-4.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Favorite Won

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Washington Capitals (-245, 71% implied) over the Philadelphia Flyers.

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Washington Capitals (79% confidence). It gave a 41% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 3 goals.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · WSH -1.5 WSH covered Won by 3
Total · 5.5 Over 7 combined
Moneyline PHI +198 · WSH -245 WSH favored
Line movementOpening line → close
Puck line (WSH) -1.5-1.5 No move
Total 6.55.5 -1
Moneyline (WSH) -230-245 -15

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 15:20 TOI
Goals · WSH
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:47 TOI
Season highs
Jordan Kyrou · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

PHI 0 largest lead Never led
WSH 3 largest lead P3 17:36 (PHI 2, WSH 5) · 2-0 run, P2 7:14–P2 16:47
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:50 Alex Tuch (Dylan Strome, Jack St. Ivany) WSH · snap shot · PHI 0, WSH 1
  • P2 4:36 Sean Couturier (Nick Seeler) PHI · tip-in shot · PHI 1, WSH 1
  • P2 7:14 Jordan Kyrou (Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · Power play · snap shot · PHI 1, WSH 2
  • P2 16:47 Aliaksei Protas (Matt Roy, Pierre-Luc Dubois) WSH · tip-in shot · PHI 1, WSH 3
  • P3 9:44 Matvei Michkov (Denver Barkey, Trevor Zegras) PHI · Power play · wrist shot · PHI 2, WSH 3
  • P3 12:51 Jordan Kyrou (Dylan Strome, Jack St. Ivany) WSH · snap shot · PHI 2, WSH 4
  • P3 17:36 Alex Tuch (Pierre-Luc Dubois) WSH · Empty net · snap shot · PHI 2, WSH 5

Linescore

123 T
PHI 011 2
WSH 122 5

Shots on goal: PHI 24, WSH 29

📋 Team Stats

PHIWSH
25Shots on goal30
52Shot attempts71
30Faceoff wins22
23Hits32
14Blocked shots25
1Power-play goals1
2Takeaways2
19Giveaways10
8Penalty minutes10
86.2%Save %92.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI1141025
WSH1371030

🎯 Shot Map

Philadelphia Flyers2 G · 34 attempts
Trevor Zegras: saved (backhand)Cole Knuble: saved (slap)Nick Seeler: saved (slap)Porter Martone: saved (snap)Trevor Zegras: saved (snap)Christian Dvorak: missed the netAlex Bump: saved (snap)Tyson Foerster: saved (tip-in)Sean Couturier: saved (snap)Alex Bump: saved (snap)Cole Knuble: saved (snap)Jamie Drysdale: saved (snap)Noah Cates: saved (snap)Sean Couturier: goal (tip-in)Alex Bump: missed the netNick Seeler: saved (snap)Sean Couturier: saved (snap)Travis Sanheim: missed the netOliver Bonk: missed the netCam York: saved (snap)Alex Bump: saved (snap)Denver Barkey: saved (snap)Hunter McDonald: saved (snap)Matvei Michkov: goal (wrist)Trevor Zegras: missed the netTrevor Zegras: saved (snap)Oliver Bonk: saved (tip-in)Cam York: missed the netDenver Barkey: missed the netMatvei Michkov: missed the netTrevor Zegras: saved (snap)Porter Martone: saved (tip-in)Travis Sanheim: missed the netChristian Dvorak: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 23Saved68% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net26% of attempts
Washington Capitals5 G · 44 attempts
Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Jack St. Ivany: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: goal (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Ilya Protas: missed the netCole Hutson: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Martin Fehérváry: saved (backhand)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: saved (backhand)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Timothy Liljegren: saved (snap)Jordan Kyrou: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (backhand)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Jordan Kyrou: goal (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netBoone Jenner: missed the netAliaksei Protas: goal (tip-in)Tom Wilson: missed the netMatt Roy: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netJordan Kyrou: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (backhand)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Matt Roy: saved (tip-in)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: missed the netJordan Kyrou: goal (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netAlex Tuch: goal (snap)Justin Sourdif: missed the net
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 25Saved57% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net32% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

PHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sean Couturier C 101+133018:17
Matvei Michkov R 101-210017:06
Trevor Zegras C 011-140219:09
Nick Seeler D 011-121017:19
Denver Barkey C 011-210014:42
Jamie Drysdale D 000-111223:26
Travis Sanheim D 000-201320:58
Tyson Foerster R 000012119:19
Oliver Bonk D 000010218:22
Cam York D 000-110218:02
Christian Dvorak C 000-110017:20
Hunter McDonald D 000015016:36
Cole Knuble R 000-220115:27
Alex Bump L 000-133114:47
Porter Martone R 000-222014:32
Noah Cates L 000-113012:58
Noel Acciari C 000001010:25
Jacob Gaucher C 000001008:55
PHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joseph Woll L 252986.2458:09
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Dylan Strome C 033+120115:48
Alex Tuch R 202+351018:41
Jordan Kyrou R 202+131115:34
Jack St. Ivany D 022+210214:44
Pierre-Luc Dubois C 022+211013:00
Aliaksei Protas L 101+231016:54
Jakob Chychrun D 011+210322:08
Matt Roy D 011+119220:37
Martin Fehérváry D 000-112322:39
Cole Hutson D 000+211118:21
Timothy Liljegren D 000011417:29
Boone Jenner C 000003217:01
Tom Wilson R 000+113016:44
Justin Sourdif C 000012015:04
Ryan Leonard R 000-142314:16
Alex Ovechkin L 000021111:59
Anthony Beauvillier R 000023011:27
Ilya Protas L 000001211:26
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson W 232592.0260:00

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

PlayerPropLineActualResult
Dylan Strome WSH Points0.53 Over
Assists0.53 Over
Goals0.50 Under
Shots on goal1.52 Over
Alex Tuch WSH Points0.52 Over
Assists0.50 Under
Goals0.52 Over
Shots on goal2.55 Over
Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH Points0.52 Over
Assists0.52 Over
Shots on goal1.51 Under
Jordan Kyrou WSH Points0.52 Over
Assists0.50 Under
Goals0.52 Over
Shots on goal1.53 Over
Jakob Chychrun WSH Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Shots on goal2.51 Under
Trevor Zegras PHI Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Shots on goal1.54 Over

The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series PHI 0 – 1 WSH
Last 5 meetings · since 2025-26 PHI 2 – 3 WSH
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Philadelphia Flyers 3-8-4 L3 L10 3-5-2 Next game recap: vs UTA · Sun, Nov 1
Washington Capitals 7-4-0 W2 L10 6-4-0 Next game recap: @ NSH · Thu, Oct 29

🔍 Key Suspects Results

8 of 16 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

PHI — Away
Tyson Foerster Tyson Foerster RW Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Alex Bump Alex Bump LW Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Porter Martone Porter Martone RW Shots on Goal · FanDuel 1.5 UNDER MISS Actual 2
Jamie Drysdale Jamie Drysdale D Points · DraftKings 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Trevor Zegras Trevor Zegras C Shots on Goal · FanDuel 1.5 UNDER MISS Actual 4
Matvei Michkov Matvei Michkov RW Shots on Goal · FanDuel 1.5 UNDER HIT Actual 1
Christian Dvorak Christian Dvorak C Shots on Goal · BetMGM 1.5 UNDER HIT Actual 1
Travis Sanheim Travis Sanheim D Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 OVER MISS Actual 0
WSH — Home
Boone Jenner Boone Jenner C Shots on Goal · DraftKings 3+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 0
Jordan Kyrou Jordan Kyrou RW Assists · BetMGM 0.5 OVER MISS Actual 0
Aliaksei Protas Aliaksei Protas LW Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 1
Alex Tuch Alex Tuch RW Assists · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Pierre-Luc Dubois Pierre-Luc Dubois C Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 UNDER HIT Actual 1
Jakob Chychrun Jakob Chychrun D Shots on Goal · DraftKings 2.5 UNDER HIT Actual 1
Cole Hutson Cole Hutson D Shots on Goal · BetMGM 1.5 OVER MISS Actual 1
Martin Fehérváry Martin Fehérváry D Assists · DraftKings 0.5 OVER MISS Actual 0

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