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The Washington Capitals got off to a sluggish start in the first 20 minutes of Wednesday night’s game, trailing the Philadelphia Flyers 2-0. In the final two periods, the Caps heated up, scoring five unanswered goals en route to a 5-3 win. On Thursday morning at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, the team returned to the ice to build off of last night’s big win as they’ll head up to state of Pennsylvania to take on that other team that happens to be from Pittsburgh. Here are the news and the notes from Thursday morning. 

STADIUM SERIES THREADS!
The Caps took the ice on Thursday morning sporting the pants, helmets, and socks that they will wear for their Stadium Series game on March 3rd in Annapolis. The Capitals will take on Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs that night in what is sure to be a spectacle. You can purchase tickets here.

T.J. Oshie and Co. are breaking in their Stadium Series pants (navy w/ the big W on the side) and helmets (navy w/ ‘Caps’ logos and white numbers) in practice today. #Caps pic.twitter.com/H4qkoRIjW0

— Tarik El-Bashir⌨🎙🏒 (@TarikNBCS) February 1, 2018

Here are some closer looks:

New #StadiumSeries gear is here! Giving it a go at practice #ALLCAPS https://t.co/XXyOEVsMg8 pic.twitter.com/ZUJXPB7UNV

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 1, 2018

Closer look. #StadiumSeries pic.twitter.com/uA2VDlbnvn

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 1, 2018

LINES

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Scratches: Jakub Vrana and Taylor Chorney

There were no changes to the lines from last night. Jakub Vrana remained a healthy scratch at forward.

SHAVINGS

• Chandler Stephenson scored two goals in a span of 47 seconds in the Capitals’ 5-3 win over the Flyers. That marked the quickest back-to-back goals by a single Capital this season (previous fastest: Alex Ovechkin: 2:31 vs. Ottawa on 10/5/17).
• Stephenson’s back-to-back goals in 47 seconds also marked the quickest back-to-back goals in under a minute since Ovechkin scored a pair 53 seconds apart on Jan. 28, 2014 vs. the Buffalo Sabres.
• Stephenson became the 10th player this season to score two goals in under a minute.

CAPS TODAY

CAPS TODAY: Chandler Stephenson became the 10th player in the NHL this season to score two goals in under a minute. https://t.co/a7LK4WFINNpic.twitter.com/d5LhxGN1MT

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 1, 2018

CAPITALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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That feeling when you snap a 13-game goal drought! @ourismanchryslerjeepdodgeofva Photo of the Game #CapsFlyers #ALLCAPS

A post shared by Washington Capitals (@capitals) on Feb 1, 2018 at 5:19am PST

LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO WATCH THE GAME FRIDAY NIGHT?
Look no further! NoVa Caps will be holding a watch party on Friday night at Miller’s Ale House in Sterling, Va as the Capitals take on the Penguins. We will be selling raffle tickets that will benefit Lab Rescue of the Potomac and will raffle off some cool Caps prizes. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. and you’re encouraged to arrive early as we anticipate a big turnout.

By Michael Marzzacco
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Photos from tonight's @scarletcaps 'Hockey 'N Heels' event are now up on our site. #RockTheRed #LetsGoCaps #Caps #ScarletCaps @djoos @m_bows4 @philippgrubauer31 @laughlin18_nbcs @courtney.laughlin22 (📸 @joe_noyes_photography)

A post shared by NoVa Caps (@nova_caps) on Jan 30, 2018 at 7:32pm PST