The Philadelphia Flyers return from the Olympic break to begin the final 26 games of the 2025-26 NHL regular season. They entered the break with losses in five of the last six games. The lone win was against the Washington Capitals.

The Flyers (25-20-11) look to get the post-Olympic portion of the schedule started on a high note, facing the Capitals (29-20-7) on the road on Wednesday night at 7 PM.

How to WatchProjected Flyers Lines vs. CapitalsForwards

46 Trevor Zegras – 22 Christian Dvorak – 11 Travis Konecny
39 Matvei Michkov – 27 Noah Cates – 10 Bobby Brink
52 Denver Barkey – 14 Sean Couturier – 74 Owen Tippett
29 Nikita Grebenkin – 91 Carl Grundstrom – 19 Garnet Hathaway

Defense

6 Travis Sanheim – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
8 Cam York – 9 Jamie Drysdale
24 Nick Seeler – 47 Noah Juulsen

Goalies

80 Dan Vladar
33 Sam Ersson

Scratches: Emil Andrae, Nicolas Deslauriers

Injury & Roster UpdatesLineup Updates: Ristolainen was back in practice on Tuesday after returning from the Olympics. Sanheim did not practice, but was back with the team on Tuesday. Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet will meet the team in Washington.InjuriesOpponent Snapshot: Washington CapitalsOpponent record: 29-23-7Special Teams RankingPower Play: 16.4% (26th)Penalty Kill: 78.9% (20th)Who’s hot?: Tom Wilson leads the team with 23 goals and 49 points this season. Jakob Chychrun has three goals and eight points in his last five games.Who’s in net?: Logan Thompson returns from the Olympics and gets back in net as Washington’s starting netminder. Thompson has a 19-16-4 record with a 2.45 GAA and .912 save percentage.Injuries: John Carlson is not expected to play due to an injury suffered in the final game before the Olympic break. Wilson is a game-time decision with an illness.Keys to the GameThe Rest Factor: Fresh from a much-needed break, do the Flyers get the reset they were looking for?The Rust Factor: The first game back from significant time off can be choppy. Can the Flyers weather the storm?The Olympians: Travis Sanheim and Rasmus Ristolainen each saw solid ice time during the Olympics. Now back with the Flyers, can they replicate that for the Orange and Black.By the NumbersThe Flyers are 6-5-4 against the Metropolitan Division this season.The Capitals score an average of 3.19 goals per game.The Flyers are 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. The Capitals are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games.Quotable”I hope so. Obviously I feel really confident about my game, so hopefully I can bring it here and we have a good run here.” -Rasmus Ristolainen on if he can continue his solid play from the Olympics.X-FactorsTravis Konecny: Konecny was red-hot going into the break, with five goals and nine points in his last five games.Alex Ovechkin: Ovechkin’s scoring pace is down from a season ago, but the NHL’s all-time goals leader is always a threat. Ovechkin has just two goals in the last 13 games, but also has 52 in his career against the Flyers.

Kevin Durso is Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN. Follow him on social media @Kevin_Durso.

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