NHL Preseason Game Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals with Projected Line Combinations 9/25/2025

The Flyers lost their last preseason game 4-2 to the Montreal Canadiens. They got goals from Anthony Richard and Owen Tippett. Samuel Ersson stopped seven of the nine shots he faced, while Aleksei Kolosov stopped 12 of the 13 shots he faced.

Washington Capitals News & Notes

The Washington Capitals picked up a win to kick off their preseason, 5-2 over the Bruins on Sunday. Sonny Milano had two goals, while Hendrix Lapierre, Bogdan Trineyev, and Ryan Chesley each added a goal. Logan Thompson stopped 14 of the 16 shots he faced, while Garin Bjorklund stopped all 15 shots he faced.

Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines

Bump-Cates-Konecny
Grebenkin-Luchanko-Tippett
Barkey-Nesbitt-Kaplan
Deslauries-Gaucher-Abols

York-Grans
Ginning-Zamula
Gilbert-Juulsen

Vladar
Kolosov

Washington Capitals Projected Lines:

Miroshnichenko-D.Strome-Leonard
Cristall-McMichael-A.Protas
Milano-Lapierre-Frank
M.Strome-I.Protas-Sourdif

Sandin-Roy
Chisholm-McIlrath
Gucciardi-Iorio

Stevenson
Lindgren

Jett Luchanko played in four games for the Flyers last season, but was held pointless and finished with a minus-three. In nine games for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, he had three assists. He also played in 46 games for the Guelph Storm of the OHL. Luchanko had 56 points on 21 goals and 35 assists. He was a minus-three with three power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and four game-winning goals.

Washington Capitals

Ethan Frank, in 24 games for the Capitals last season, had seven points on four goals and three assists. He was a plus-three with a game-winning goal. Frank also played in 35 games for the Hershey Bears, recording 28 points on 20 goals and eight assists. He was even in plus/minus with four power-play goals and five game-winning goals.

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