The Washington Capitals meet the Philadelphia Flyers for Game 2 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 21 of the 2021-22 NHL season begins with this Eastern Conference showdown from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Philadelphia defeated Washington in a November contest between these teams, the only time these teams have played each other this season, winning 2-1, so let’s see what’s the best Panthers vs. Hurricanes betting pick for Wednesday evening.
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Capitals vs Flyers Betting Pick
This game will be played at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 17, 2022.
Why Bet The Capitals:
✅ The Philadelphia Flyers are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. That includes losing their last three games. Philadelphia is 8-11-4 at home but have won two of their last three games at the Wells Fargo Center.
✅ The Washington Capitals are eighth in goals allowed per game at 2.7 while Philadelphia is 27th in goals scored per game at 2.5. The Flyers have one of the worst power-plays in the NHL, 30th overall (14.4%).
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✅ The Flyers a walking MASH unit right now, especially up the middle where they have seven centers out. Gerry Mayhew may be ready to return for Thursday’s game, but six other centers are definitely out for this contest. Philadelphia will have 10 players out altogether.
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (27-15-9) defeated the Nashville Predators, 4-1. Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in the contest, reaching the 30-goal plateau for the 16th time in his career. Ovechkin leads the team with 62 points. The Capitals power-play is not very good either, 28th overall (15.8%).
Washington has been spectacular defensively this season, eighth in the NHL in goals allowed per game. Vitek Vanecek is still out, so Ilya Samsonov has been the guy and he has been great, going 16-7-3 with a 2.83 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage. Samsonov allowed one goal in the victory over Nashville and has allowed eight total goals over his last four starts. Washington is 15-5-4 on the road this season.
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers (15-24-9) scored three unanswered goals to take a 4-2 lead over Pittsburgh, but then gave up three unanswered, including the game-winner in overtime in a 5-4 loss to the Penguins. Carter Hart struggled, stopping just 24 of 29 shots. He has now given up five goals in two of his last three starts and has given up 20 total goals over his last five starts. Philadelphia is 25th in goals allowed per game at 3.4.
Scott Laughton has seven points over his last five games. This after scoring just 16 total points in his first 40 contests. Laughton has four goals during that span. Cam Atkinson and Claude Giroux are tied for the team lead in points with 37. Giroux has 11 power-play points, easily leading the club.