Pregame Notes: Washington Capitals at. Philadelphia Flyers

 The Caps are in Philly tonight for a potential 1st Round Playoff matchup as they play the Flyers, who are desperate to make the playoffs. Here is the lineup based on the morning skate.

Forwards:

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Johansson
Burakovsky-Backstrom-Williams
Chimera-Beagle-Wilson
Winnik-Richards-Latta

Defense and Goalies:

Alzner-Niskanen
Schmidt-Carlson
Orpik-Orlov


Holtby
Grubauer


Other Notes:

*T.J Oshie came back from a illness on Monday but got twisted up during the game. So, he may be held out tonight as a caution. From what I have heard he will take the warmup and then see how he feels.

*It appears Dmitry Orlov will be in again tonight despite having to have a heart to heart talk with Barry Trotz. The thing that Orlov has to work on is turnovers. If he can do that he will be just fine because I fell the Caps are better with him in the lineup.

*Braden Holtby is only 3 wins away from setting the NHL record for a season. Now I do believe he will get a couple of games off so the Caps will have to take advantage of the games that he is in.

*If T.J Oshie does not play then it is possible that Michael Latta will get back in the lineup. He is a better matchup for the Caps to have him in again the Flyers than Stan Galiev.

*The Caps have to stay out of the box tonight because with Claude Giroux and Shane Gostisbehere they are very dangerous.

*It is important for the Caps to score first tonight because the Wells Fargo Center will be rocking with a team that is making a push for the playoffs. It will definatly be a playoff atmosphere in that arena tonight.

*Overall this is a chance for the Caps to work on things to fine tune things for the playoffs. With the President's Trophy locked up, its about making a statement to the Flyers tonight. We will see if they come out with intensity.


Gametime 8:00 p.m on NBCSN