Capitals–Flyers rivalry

Capitals–Flyers rivalry
First meetingNovember 9, 1974
Latest meetingMarch 20, 2025
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total276
All-time series138–108–19–11 (PHI)
Regular season series124–92–19–11 (PHI)
Postseason results16–14 (WSH)
Largest victoryPHI 11–2 WSH
April 1, 1976
Longest win streakPHI W6 (3 times)
WSH W6 (2 times)
Current win streakWSH W6
Postseason history

The Capitals–Flyers rivalry is a National Hockey League (NHL) rivalry between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers ice hockey clubs. Both teams compete in the NHL's Eastern Conference Metropolitan Division. The two teams have been rivals since the Capitals inception in the 1974–75 season, but became most intense in the 1980s when the Capitals joined the Patrick Division. After years of quiet matchups throughout 1990s and early 2000s, the rivalry was renewed in mid-2000s and continued to grow until 2020s with both teams being equally competitive resulting in two playoff matches in 2008 and 2016.