Getty Maskim Sushko and the Philadelphia Flyers look for their first win of the preseason on Saturday.
The Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers will look for their first win of the preseason on Saturday while getting players ready for the NHL regular season.
In the United States, the game (7 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on NBC Sports Washington (in local markets; Capitals broadcast) and NBC Sports Philadelphia+ (in local markets, Flyers broadcast), and it will also stream live on ESPN+ for all out-of-market US viewers.
Here’s a complete rundown of all the different ways you can watch a live stream of the Capitals vs Flyers online:
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If the Game is in Your Market
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of NBC Sports Washington (live in local markets), NBC Sports Philadelphia+ (local markets) and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Capitals vs Flyers live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most games on-demand within three days of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC Sports Washington (live in local markets), NBC Sports Philadelphia+ (local markets) and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the Capitals vs Flyers live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Hulu credentials to log in and watch.
If the Game is out of Your Market
ESPN+
If you live in the United States but aren’t in the Capitals or Flyers market, you can watch the game live on ESPN+:
ESPN+ has replaced NHL.TV this year, meaning it will have every out-of-market NHL game during the regular season (and some during the preseason). It also includes at least one exclusive (available in all markets, not televised anywhere else) NHL game per week, as well as other live sports, every 30-for-30 documentary and additional original content (both video and written) all for $6.99 per month.
Or, if you also want Disney+ and Hulu, you can get all three for $13.99 per month. Separately, the three streaming services would cost a total $20.97 per month, so you’re saving about 33 percent:
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Once signed up for ESPN+, you can watch the Capitals vs Flyers live on the ESPN app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4 or 5, Xbox One or Series X/S, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Samsung Smart TV, Oculus Go, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via ESPN.com.
Capitals vs Flyers Preview
Philadelphia (0-1-1) and Washington (0-1-1) face off at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center in the middle portion of preseason action. NHL regular season action commences on Oct. 12.
The Philadelphia Flyers fell 3-2 in overtime to the New York Islanders on Tuesday and 4-2 to the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Ego Zamula, Maksim Sushko, and Joel Farabee scored goals for the Flyers in the defeats.
Washington fell to the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Wednesday. The Capitals had goals from John Carlson, T.J. Oshie, and Mike Vecchione. In the Capitals preseason opener on Sept. 26, Garrett Pilon and Joe Snively scored goals but the team fell 3-2 to the Bruins in overtime.
The Capitals made roster cuts before Saturday’s game and sent defenseman Vincent Iorio back to the Western Hockey League’s Brandon Wheat Kings according to Mike Vogel of WashingtonCaps.com. Washington’s second-round pick this year’s draft, Iorio only played in the loss to New Jersey.
Four Capitals will make their preseason debuts against the Flyers, Vogel reported. That includes defenseman Toby Geisser and forwards Carl Hagelin, Garnet Hathaway, and Nic Dowd. All three played all of last season’s regular season games with the same line.
“I think what makes our line so successful is that we were all on the same page, day in and day out,” Dowd said per Vogel. “We understand each other and all three of us have tried to be and have been really consistent in our game plan going into games.”
Philadelphia will go with its starters against the Capitals. Flyers goalie Martin Jones is expected to play the whole game according to Bill Melzer of philadelphiaflyers.com. Melzer noted that the Flyers “practiced with their potential opening night roster” during a session at practice on Friday.