(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Monday's shutout loss to the Blues was the seventh straight loss for the Flyers and there is no rest for the weary. The Flyers have fallen to 30th in the league standings with their losing streak — an 0-5-2 mark in the last seven games — and their next test is not any easier.
The Flyers face the Metro-leading Washington Capitals on Tuesday night on the road, trying to avoid an eighth-straight loss.
Game time is at 7:30 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Washington Capitals | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 42 | 13 | 33 | 46 | Alex Ovechkin | 41 | 30 | 17 | 47 |
| Jake Voracek | 42 | 10 | 22 | 32 | Nicklas Backstrom | 41 | 10 | 34 | 44 |
| Sean Couturier | 40 | 15 | 14 | 29 | John Carlson | 40 | 6 | 33 | 39 |
| Travis Konecny | 42 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 35 | 7 | 29 | 36 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 42 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Brett Connolly | 41 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 8 Alex Ovechkin |
| Last 5 Games: 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, -5 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, -2 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 56 Mike McKenna | 1 Pheonix Copley |
| 10 GP, 1-4-1, 3.96 GAA, .897 SV% | 14 GP, 9-2-2, 2.56 GAA, .915 SV% |
This seemed to be a good place to give Carter Hart a test, but after making 33 saves and facing 35 shots against the Blues on Monday, Hart will probably not be the choice for Tuesday's game. That would mean that goalie No. 7, Mike McKenna, would be making his Flyers debut.
Before an overtime loss to Dallas in his last start on Friday, Pheonix Copley had reeled off five wins in a row, including a 35-save shutout against the Senators on Dec. 22. He's been a very capable backup for Washington this season.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Michal Neuvirth, Andrew MacDonald, Brian Elliott, Anthony Stolarz, Corban Knight
Scratches: Jori Lehtera, Phil Varone
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 19 Nolan Patrick | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 40 Jordan Weal | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 21 Scott Laughton | 22 Dale Weise |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 26 Christian Folin | |
| Goalie | ||
| 56 Mike McKenna |
Lineup Notes
No changes to the lineup from Monday's game.
Capitals Projected Lineup
Injuries: Nicklas Backstrom, Christian Djoos
Scratches: Madison Bowey, Dmitrij Jaskin
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 8 Alex Ovechkin | 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov | 43 Tom Wilson |
| 13 Jakob Vrana | 20 Lars Eller | 77 T.J. Oshie |
| 65 Andre Burakovsky | 72 Travis Boyd | 10 Brett Connolly |
| 18 Chandler Stephenson | 26 Nic Dowd | 25 Devante Smith-Pelly |
| Defense | ||
| 2 Michal Kempny | 74 John Carlson | |
| 9 Dmitry Orlov | 2 Matt Niskanen | |
| 44 Brooks Orpik | 34 Jonas Siegenthaler | |
| Goalie | ||
| 1 Pheonix Copley |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (29th, 30th on road), Capitals (T-11th, 3rd at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-28th, 29th on road), Capitals (T-25th, 24th at home)
- Recent History vs. Capitals
- Oct. 14, 2017 – Flyers 8, Capitals 2 (at PHI)
- Jan. 21, 2018 – Flyers 2, Capitals 1 (F/OT) (at WSH)
- Jan. 31, 2018 – Capitals 5, Flyers 3 (at WSH)
- March 18, 2018 – Flyers 6, Capitals 3 (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Capitals
- Claude Giroux – 37 GP, 18 G, 19 A, 37 P
- Jake Voracek – 33 GP, 13 G, 13 A, 26 P
- James van Riemsdyk – 26 GP, 7 G, 11 A, 18 P
- Milestone Watch
- Wayne Simmonds needs one goal to reach 200 as a Flyer.
- Travis Konecny needs two points to reach 100 for his career.
- Claude Giroux needs four assists to reach 500 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBCSN
Radio: 93.3 WMMR
