HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) - For the first time in nearly 20 years, the GIANT Center will host an NHL preseason game tonight, featuring the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers.

The highly anticipated exhibition game will feature several players competing for NHL roster spots. It also marks the return of former Bears coach Spencer Carbery, who won the NHL's Jack Adams Award as the league's best coach last season with Washington.

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A limited number of tickets for Thursday's game remain available via Ticketmaster.

The NHL's all-time scoring leader, Alex Ovechkin, will not appear in Thursday's preseason game as he recovers from a lower-body injury.

Washington is coming off a 51-win season and a first-place finish in the

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