The Washington Capitals acquired Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl in exchange for a selection from the fifth round in 2021, previously obtained from the Vegas Golden Knights, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. Philadelphia will retain 25 percent of Raffl’s salary.
Raffl (32), a native of Villach, Austria, has scored eight points (3g, 5a) in 34 games with the Flyers this season. The 6’0 “, 200-pound left wing led Philadelphia forwards with 23 blocked shots and tied for fifth place on the team with 50 hits. In addition, Raffl was sixth among the Flyers forwards with 37:24 penalty kills. Raffl, who scored 19 points at this point, has scored at least 20 points in five of his last seven seasons.
In 504 career games, all with Philadelphia, Raffl collected 160 points (81g, 79a).
In 28 playoff games in his career, Raffl scored eight points (5g, 3a), including two goals that won the game.
Raffl, who ranks third in NHL history among the Austrian-born players with 160 points, becomes the first Austrian-born player to play for the Capitals.
Internationally, Raffl represented Austria in six world championships (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2019) and scored 16 points (11g, 5a) in 30 matches and scored three points (1g, 2a) during the 2014 Winter Olympics. in four games.