Philadelphia at Washington

Washington has beaten the Flyers the last three meetings, and the Capitals come off two wins over Buffalo and Boston while scoring 12 goals. Philadelphia has lost five of its past seven games, including 5-3 to the lowly Sabres on Sunday. Philly goalie Carter Hart is 8-11-5 with a 3.79 goals-against average and a .872 save percentage. Washington's probable starter in net is Ilya Samsonov, who owns a 2.97 GAA and a 9-3-1 record. The Caps destroyed the Bruins, 8-1, on Sunday after scoring three goals in the first period, and Vitek Vanecek had 34 saves. Washington is 17-4 its past 21 games as a favorite and 8-2 after scoring at least five goals its previous game. The Flyers are 4-13 as underdogs. Play the Capitals.