Flyers vs. Washington Capitals: Date, Time, Betting Odds, Streaming, More

The Washington Capitals are back home and will be rocking the blue W third alternate jerseys tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Caps are coming off two losses in their Florida road trip but they still got a point out of their last game as a comeback would force overtime.

Nicklas Backstrom was on the ice this morning before the morning skate, skating with Caps conditioning coach Mark Nemish. Although today is the earliest he can come off long term injured reserve or LTIR, he’s not coming off the list just yet.

Recently Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic sat down with Brian MacLellan for a Q and A (subscription required). GMBM explained that the Caps are taking a cautious approach.

"“We’re being cautious here. We have a good plan and we’re going to make sure he’s at the right place at the right time.”"

Tonight is the start of a two game homestand for the Caps. Captain Alex Ovechkin enters tonight’s game two goals shy of passing Brett Hull (741 goals) for fourth place on the NHL’s all time goals list. He’s also two assists shy of 600 career assists. He would be the ninth active player to reach that mark.

Additionally, Evgeny Kuznetsov is one point shy from passing Dennis Maruk for 11th place on the Caps all time franchise points list. He’s also three assists shy of 300 career assists. The Caps have recorded a point in nine of their first 10 games for the second straight season, posting a 5-1-4 record. The Caps are also undefeated at home in regulation with a 3-0-3 record.

Last season in the MassMutual East Division, the Caps went 6-2-0 against the Flyers with Ovechkin leading the way with 12 points with eight goals and four assists in six games.

Here is what the lines looked like at morning skate, via Samantha Pell of The Washington Post:

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Lapierre-Eller-Sprong
Hagelin-Dowd-Hathaway
Sheary-McMichael-Leason

Fehervary-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
TvR-Schultz

*Protas looks like the extra
*OUT: Backstrom, Oshie, Mantha

Date: Nov. 6, 2021
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Capital One Arena
What Channel Is The Capitals Game On: NBC Sports Washington
Radio: 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7
Betting Odds: The betting odds on WynnBET have the Capitals as -1.5 favorites at home agains the Flyers with the moneyline set at -155 for the Caps and +140 for the Flyers. The over/under for tonight’s game is 6.0.
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