Foerster, who has one goal and is a minus-three through five games, has not bench a healthy scratch since the opening game of last season.

The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that forward Tyson Foerster will be a scratch for Tuesday's (Oct. 22) matchup against the Washington Capitals. View the original article to see embedded media. Foerster taking a seat against the Capitals is certainly notable,

The 22-year-old Foerster has arguably been the Flyers’ best forward through the first two games, with a power-play goal in the season opener in Vancouver and eight total shots, just one behind team-leader Travis Konecny.

The Flyers had a 12.2% power play success rate last season, scoring 31 goals on 254 chances. Washington went 40-31-11 overall and 16-13-1 in division play last season. The Capitals scored 47 power-play goals last season on 228 total chances (2.