Junior Capitals Host Philadelphia

The Washington Junior Capitals host the Philadelphia Junior Flyers on Day 153 in a must-win for Washington. The Caps are six points out of the final playoff spot at 30-33-12. Washington does have a game in hand. The Junior Flyers are 42-30-6 and second in the Wales Conference.

Sean Bergenheim leads the balanced Washington attack with 18 goals and 35 assists. Patrick O'Sullivan has 19 goals and 29 assists, while Zbynek Noval adds 43 points. Sean Kotary tops the goal-scoring chart with 21 goals and 21 assists. Lance Moynch is also chipping in with 40 points.

On the blue line, Jakub Cutta has eight goals and 30 assists. Igor Shadulov adds 30 points, and Brett Carson has 25 points in 48 games.

In goal, Robert Muller has come on late in the season with surprising effect. The netminder is 5-1-3 with a 2.02 GAA and .921 save percentage. Brad Topping is 14-23-6 with a 3.05 GAA and .898 save percentage. Daniel Taylor is 11-9-3 with a 2.87 GAA and .897 save percentage.

Guillaume Lefebvre sparks the Philadelphia offense with 25 goals and 35 assists. Brandon Nolan adds 25 goals and 33 assists, while Hugh Jessiman has 28 goals and 26 assists. Dale Sullivan contributes 53 points, and Matthew Stajan adds 47. Stefan Ruzicka chips in with 17 goals and 27 assists.

On defense, Francois Beauchemin has nine goals and 35 assists. Jonathan Gauthier adds 37 points, and Nate Kiser contributes 23 points.

Between the pipes, Martin Gerber is 31-24-6 with a 2.98 GAA and .897 save percentage. Bernd Bruckner is 11-6-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .898 save percentage.