The Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers go head to head Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center. The Caps enter this game with an 18-7-2 road record and rank second in the NHL in road wins.
The Caps swept a home and home back to back set against the Flyers on Oct. 22 and 23rd, outscoring them 10-4 in those two games. The season series concludes on March 20 at Capital One Arena.
Before we jump to who we think the top 3 players are in tonight's game here are the betting odds. The Capitals are 1.5 goal favorites on the road with a -145 moneyline. The Flyers are the underdog at +122. The over/under is set for 5.5 goals.
#3 Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin's goal on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers marked his 25th goal of the season. He has reached the 25 goal mark in 19 of his 20 NHL seasons and trails only Gordie Howe by one for the most 25 goal seasons in NHL history. The only season he did not score 25 goals was the shortened 2020-21 season where he had 24 goals in 45 games which was still good for 0.53 goals per games played.
Ovechkin enters this game 17 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history. His 25 goals in 37 games this season is good for a ckip of 0.68 goals per games played.