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2018 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (2-1; 47-29-6) vs PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (1-2; 42-26-14)
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BROADCAST INFORMATION
  • Television: NBCSN (Gord Miller and Pierre Maguire), CBC, TVAS, NBCSP, ATTSN-PT
  • Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
  • Streams: Do not post or request any streams or links to unauthorized sites.
TEAMS' WEBSITES
GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS
TEAMS' STATISTICS (Playoffs)
TeamsGamesRecordPoints HomeAwayGFGAPP%PK%FO%Save%PIM
Penguins32-1-----1-11-013626.784.651.4.915 42
Flyers31-2-----0-11-161315.473.348.6.88246
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TEAMS' STATISTICS (Regular Season)
TeamsGamesRecordPoints HomeAwayGFGAPP%PK%FO%Save%PIM
Penguins8247-29-610030-9-217-20-427024826.280.050.2.903 775
Flyers8242-26-149822-13-620-13-824923620.775.853.3.904679
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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
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Possible Lineup (The lines include possible adjustments if Couturier does not play)
Lines
28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier/19 Nolan Patrick - 93 Jakub Voracek ​
11 Travis Konecny - 19 Nolan Patrick/51 Valtteri Filppula - 17 Wayne Simmonds
12 Michael Raffl - 51 Valtteri Filppula/21 Scott Laughton - 40 Jordan Weal
21 Scott Laughton/54 Oskar Lindblom - 15 Jori Lehtera - 24 Matt Read​
Pairings
9 Ivan Provorov - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
47 Andrew MacDonald - 6 Travis Sanheim
23 Brandon Manning - 3 Radko Gudas​
Goalies
37 Brian Elliott (starter per media report) - 34 Petr Mrazek​

Injuries and Scratches
8 Robert Hagg could be a healthy scratch.
14 Sean Couturier was injured at practice in a collision. An update is due later today..
20 Taylor Leier could be a healthy scratch.
22 Dale Weise could be a healthy scratch.
29 Johnny Oduya could be a healthy scratch.
30 Michel Neuvirth is day-to-day with a lower body injury.
40 Jordan Weal could replace Oskar Lindblom.
54 Oskar Lindblom could be a healthy scratch or be re-inserted in lineup if Couturier is out..
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Power Play Units
1. Jake Voracek - Sean Couturier - Nolan Patrick - Claude Giroux - Shayne Gostisbehere
2. Jordan Weal (Oskar Lindblom) - Travis Konecny - Wayne Simmonds - Travis Sanheim - Ivan Provorov
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Courier-Post of South Jersey
HockeyBuzz.com
NBC Sports Philadelphia
Web site -- Flyers
John Boruk's Twitter -- John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) | Twitter​
Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer
Web site -- Philly.com Flyers
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​
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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
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Possible Lineup
Lines
59 Jake Guentzel - 87 Sidney Crosby - 12 Dominik Simon
62 Carl Hagelin - 71 Evgeni Malkin - 81 Phil Kessel
43 Conor Sheary - 19 Derick Brassard -17 Bryan Rust
46 Zach Aston-Reese - 15 Riley Sheahan - 34 Tom Kuhnhackl​
Pairings
8 Brian Dumolin - 58 Kris Letang
3 Olli Maataa - 4 Justin Schultz
6 Jamie Oleksiak - 2 Chad Ruhwedel​
Goalies
30 Matt Murray (starter) - 1 Casey DeSmith
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Injuries and Scratches
16 Josh Jooris could be a healthy scratch.
22 Matt Hunwick could be a healthy scratch.
37 Carter Rowney is day-to-day with an upper body injury.
72 Patric Hornqvist will not play in Game 4 (day-to-day thereafter) due to an upper body injury.
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Power Play Units
1. Jake Guentzel - Evgeni Malkin - Phil Kessel - Sidney Crosby - Kris Letang
2. Dominik Simon or Zach Aston-Reese - Conor Sheary - Derick Brassard - Brian Dumoulin - Justin Schultz
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The
Web site --http://www.theathletic.com/pittsburgh/
Seth Rorabaugh's Twitter -- Seth Rorabaugh (@SethRorabaugh) | Twitter
Josh Yohe's Twitter -- Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_PGH) | Twitter​
AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
Pens Inside Scoop
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune
Web site -- Penguins
Jonathan Bombaluie's Twitter -- Jonathan Bombulie (@BombulieTrib) | Twitter​
Radio
Penguins' Live -- Penguins Live (@penguinslive) | Twitter
Josh Getzoff's Twitter -- Josh Getzoff (@PensJG) | Twitter
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FLYERS' SCHEDULE
No. ResultDateTime (ET)Television Radio
1Flyers 0 at Penguins 7Wednesday, April 117:00 pm NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports93.3 FM
2Flyers 5 at Penguins 1Friday, April 137:00 pm NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports97.5 FM
3Penguins 5 at Flyers 1Sunday, April 153:00 pmNBC, CBC, TVA Sports97.5 FM
4Penguins at FlyersWednesday, April 187:00 pmNBCSN, CBC, TVAS, NBCSP, ATTSN-PT97.5 FM
5Flyers at PenguinsFriday, April 207:00 pmNBCSN, CBC, TVAS, ATTSN-PT97.5 FM
6Penguins at FlyersSunday, April 22TBDTBDTBD
7Flyers at PenguinsTuesday, April 24TBDTBDTBD
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GAME DAY MUSIC
"Take No Prisoners" by Megadeth
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Depending on how much credit you give to Issac's opinion, it certainly sounds as if even if he does play he will be seriously hampered by the injury. And that it indeed is an injury and not just a bruise to shake off.
 
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I think if Couturier's injury is serious or if he's out, then the Flyers are done. The Penguins have been the better team for 7 periods of hockey in this series and at times it hasn't even been close with how much better they've looked than the Flyers (skating circles around the team).

Let's hope the Flyers can stay out of the box and even it up tonight.
 
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MayonnaiseOreo said:
I think if Couturier's injury is serious or if he's out, then the Flyers are done. The Penguins have been the better team for 7 periods of hockey in this series and at times it hasn't even been close with how much better they've looked than the Flyers (skating circles around the team).

Let's hope the Flyers can stay out of the box and even it up tonight.
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I am not trying to downplay the importance of Couts, but I think with the Pens losing Hornqvist, it can be a wash. It may not look like it, but #72 brings such an element to our team that nobody is able to cover for if he's out.
 

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ColePens said:
I am not trying to downplay the importance of Couts, but I think with the Pens losing Hornqvist, it can be a wash. It may not look like it, but #72 brings such an element to our team that nobody is able to cover for if he's out.
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While I understand your point, I sort of go the other way.

Sure, no one brings what Horns does but other guys can step up. Maybe Zar. Jake filled in well last year and scored some awesome goals.

The Flyers dont have as much depth though. Who replaces what Couts does?

Both guys being out hurts both teams for sure. I just think the last of depth on the Flyers side makes it sting for them a tad more.
 
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ColePens said:
I am not trying to downplay the importance of Couts, but I think with the Pens losing Hornqvist, it can be a wash. It may not look like it, but #72 brings such an element to our team that nobody is able to cover for if he's out.
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I know your love of Horny, and it is well placed. Everything you say is true. In a vacuum one on one comparison.

The one thing that you leave out is that the Pens have more depth than the Flyers and can afford a loss better than they can. The Flyers have some undeniable world class talent. But they are young and get a bit thin the further down you go. The issues they faced were matchup issues when this series started, and losing Coots, or even limiting him, only exacerbates those issues.

Horny is a big loss as well and he will not be replaced, but others can step up and take up the slack.
 
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CanadianPensFan1 said:
While I understand your point, I sort of go the other way.

Sure, no one brings what Horns does but other guys can step up. Maybe Zar. Jake filled in well last year and scored some awesome goals.

The Flyers dont have as much depth though. Who replaces what Couts does?

Both guys being out hurts both teams for sure. I just think the last of depth on the Flyers side makes it sting for them a tad more.
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Jaded-Fan said:
I know your love of Horny, and it is well placed. Everything you say is true. In a vacuum one on one comparison.

The one thing that you leave out is that the Pens have more depth than the Flyers and can afford a loss better than they can. The Flyers have some undeniable world class talent. But they are young and get a bit thin the further down you go. The issues they faced were matchup issues when this series started, and losing Coots, or even limiting him, only exacerbates those issues.

Horny is a big loss as well and he will not be replaced, but others can step up and take up the slack.
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I will concede my argument as I believe my love for Hornqvist has tilted and skewed my point of view. :laugh:

At least I admit it.
 
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At least with Hornqvist being out the majority of the after whistle scrums can go away and Elliot doesn't have to worry about breaking his hand on one of Hornqvist's "just digging for the puck" jabs. ;)
 
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ColePens said:
I will concede my argument as I believe my love for Hornqvist has tilted and skewed my point of view. :laugh:

At least I admit it.
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Couts plays more minutes for the flyers than anyone other than Provorov, is our best defensive forward and our top line centre. Hornqvist is 8th in TOI for Pittsburgh, and is a great pest/power forward. Not even comparable. Yes losing Hornqvist is annoying for Pitt, but losing Couturier is essentially a nail in the coffin for PHI.
 
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Pittsburgh needs to worry about their own game regardless of of who's in the line up for Philly. My biggest concern was our puck management. If we're better at taking care of the puck we should be ok. If not Philly can very easily take advantage of that and convert those turnovers into goals.
 
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Sam Spade said:
At least with Hornqvist being out the majority of the after whistle scrums can go away and Elliot doesn't have to worry about breaking his hand on one of Hornqvist's "just digging for the puck" jabs. ;)
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Don’t worry, Gudas is injuring your players for you...
 
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Without Couts we have G to fill the center spot and we don’t lose too much in that capacity. If g stays at wing then we have filpulla and Lehtera as the 2c and 3C potentially. We could be looking at a record setting night for the pens centers. Our only hope is Hornqvist was the key to everything like Talbot was to the troll.
 
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