Capitals–Flyers rivalry

Capitals–Flyers rivalry
	Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers
First meeting	November 9, 1974
Latest meeting	March 11, 2026
Next meeting	March 31, 2026
Statistics
Meetings total	279
All-time series	140–109–19–11 (PHI)
Regular season series	126–93–19–11 (PHI)
Postseason results	16–14 (WSH)
Largest victory	PHI 11–2 WSH; April 1, 1976
Longest win streak	PHI W6 (3 times); WSH W6 (2 times)
Current win streak	PHI W1
Postseason history
	1984 division semifinals: Capitals won, 3–0; 1988 division semifinals: Capitals won, 4–3; 1989 division semifinals: Flyers won, 4–2; 2008 conference quarterfinals: Flyers won, 4–3; 2016 first round: Capitals won, 4–2; 2020 round-robin: Flyers won game, 3–1;

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.