Flyers finish preseason with loss as opening night comes into focus

Key Points:

• The Philadelphia Flyers ended their preseason with a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals, despite outshooting them 37-24; Jamie Drysdale scored the lone Flyers goal, giving them a brief 1-0 lead.
• Goalie Aleksei Kolosov struggled, allowing five goals on 24 shots, while defenseman David Jiricek had a difficult second period, including a turnover leading to a Capitals goal and finishing with a minus-3 rating.
• The Flyers failed to convert on any of their four power-play opportunities, despite having eight minutes of power play time in the first period and generating good scoring chances.
• Goaltender Dan Vladar is expected to be ready for the regular-season opener after recovering from an upper-body injury, while forward Denver Barkey may miss the first game due to a lower-body injury.
• The Flyers are set to open the regular season against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, with practice scheduled for Sunday and Tuesday, and the roster largely finalized after recent cuts of prospects Cole Knuble and Jett Luchanko.