Final
PHI at WSH game report
Flyers
2–5
Capitals
Monday, September 21, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · GIANT Center
Capitals beat the Flyers 5–2 in an even game: expected goals were 0.3–0.1.
Team comparison
WSHPHI
- 5Goals2
- 0.33Expected goals0.13
- 0.205-on-5 expected goals0.07
- 0High-danger chances0
- 5Shots on goal2
- 5Shot attempts2
- 35-on-5 shot attempts1
- 9:43Power-play time1:29
5-on-5 shares for WSH: 75.0% of shot attempts, 75.0% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
CapitalsFlyersCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Flyers shooting ←→ Capitals shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| WSH at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 24:25 | 3–1 | 0.20–0.07 | 3–1 |
| Power play | 9:43 | 1–1 | 0.07–0.07 | 1–1 |
| Shorthanded | 1:29 | 1–0 | 0.07–0.00 | 1–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:00 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as WSH–PHI. “Power play” means WSH had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren WSH | 0/2 | .000 | 0.13 | -1.87 |
| Joseph Woll PHI | 0/3 | .000 | 0.20 | -2.80 |
| Carson Bjarnason PHI | 0/2 | .000 | 0.13 | -1.87 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Brodzinski WSH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 |
| Jack Studnicka PHI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Aliaksei Protas WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Ryan Leonard WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Cole Knuble PHI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Dylan Strome WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
Three stars
- ★J. BrodzinskiWSH · 2G 0A
- ★★R. ChesleyWSH · 0G 3A
- ★★★D. StromeWSH · 1G 1A
Scoring
Period 1
- 02:42PHI J. Studnicka pp (from C. Knuble, J. Luchanko)1–0
- 09:35WSH A. Protas pp (from D. Strome, J. MacDonald)1–1
- 19:18WSH R. Leonard (from R. Chesley, J. Holl)1–2
Period 2
- 08:06PHI C. Knuble (from O. Bonk, H. McDonald)2–2
- 18:17WSH D. Strome (from J. Kyrou, R. Chesley)2–3
Period 3
- 01:57WSH J. Brodzinski (from E. Frank, R. Chesley)2–4
- 09:45WSH J. Brodzinski sh (from M. Fehérváry, T. Niederbach)2–5