Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Washington Capitals (4th in Metropolitan Division) will host the second contest of a home-and-home series against the Flyers (7th in Metropolitan), who notched a victory in the set’s opener in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
The Philadelphia Flyers (17-18-7) started their home-and-home series against the Washington Capitals with a domestic victory, earning their second straight triumph following a 5-3 win at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. Travis Konecny (24 goals, 46 points this year) was the star of the show, bagging his second NHL career hat trick, becoming the first Philly player since Mark Recchi (October 2002) to net an even-strength, power-play and a short-handed snipe in the same game. The trio of markers extended Konecny’s ongoing point streak to 10 outings (12 goals, 8 assists), as the Flyers won for the sixth time in their last seven fixtures (6-1-0).
Goalie Carter Hart turned aside 26 shots on Wednesday and has now gone 12-12-6 for the season with a 2.97 GAA and a .907 save percentage. He has recorded a 4-5-1 past total versus Washi ngton with a 2.83 GAA and a .905 save percentage, while Philadelphia’s top scorer Konecny has banked nine markers and 14 points in 29 career encounters against the Capitals. The Flyers, meanwhile, are 7th in least goals scored per game this year (2.83), 14th in most goals allowed on average (3.21), 4th from the bottom in power play (16.5%) and 18th in penalty kill (75.8%).