GDT: #13: FLYERS at Kings, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, 10:30 p.m. ET

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LOS ANGELES KINGS (3-7-1) vs PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (5-7-0)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: FS-W, NBCSP+
• Radio: 97.5 FM 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 93.3 FM 93.3 WMMR - Everything That Rocks!
• Flyers 24/7: Flyers Radio 24/7
• Streams: Do not post or request any streams or links to unauthorized sites.

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Facebook: Security Check Required
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Kings' Website: Official Los Angeles Kings Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 THINGS: PHI vs. LAK
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2018-2019
• Kings' Stats: Official Los Angeles Kings Website

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Teams	Games	Record	Points	Home	Away	GF	GA	PPG	PK%	FO%	Save%
Kings	11	3-7-1	7	2-2-1	1-5-0	22	39	13.2	77.4	52.0	.881
Flyers	12	5-7-0	10	2-4-0	3-3-0	34	48	15.9	67.4	57.1	.860

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier -11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom - 19 Nolan Patrick - 93 Jakub Voracek
22 Dale Weise - 40 Jordan Weal - 17 Wayne Simmonds
21 Scott Laughton - 15 Jori Lehterä - 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel ​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 8 Robert Hägg
53 Shayne Gostisbehere - 26 Christian Folin
6 Travis Sanheim - 3 Radko Gudas​

Goalies

37 Brian Elliott (starter) - 33 Calvin Pickard
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Power Plays

PP1: Giroux, Couturier, Patrick, Konecny, Gostisbehere
PP2: Simmonds, Weal, Voracek, Sanheim, Provorov
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Injuries and Scratches

10 Corban Knight is on IR. He has a broken collarbone and could miss four months (Oct. 31).
22 Michael Raffl (F) is on IR. He has a left foot injury and will be out 4-to-6 weeks (Oct. 23).
25 James van Riemsdyk (F) is on IR. He is out 5-to-6 weeks with a lower body injury (Oct. 8).
30 Michal Neuvirth (G) could be a healthy scratch.
39 Tyrell Goulbourne (F) could be a healthy scratch..
47 Andrew MacDonald (D) could be a healthy scratch.​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site - The Athletic (@TheAthleticPHI) | Twitter
Alexander Appleyard's Twitter - Alexander Appleyard (@avappleyard) | Twitter
Charlie O'Connor's Twitter - Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) | Twitter​

Courier-Post of South Jersey

Web site | Flyers - NHL - News - CourierPostOnline.com
Dave Isaac's Twitter | Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) | Twitter​

HockeyBuzz.com

Web site -- http://www.hockeybuzz.com/team/Philadelphia-Flyers
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

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​

LOS ANGELES KINGS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

19 Alex Iafallo - 11 Anze Kopitar - 23 Dustin Brown
70 Tanner Pearson - 77 Jeff Carter - 73 Tyler Toffoli
17 Ilya Kovalchuk - 9 Adrian Kempe - 22 Trevor Lewis
13 Kyle Clifford - 44 Nate Thompson - Austin Wagner​

Pairings

24 Derek Forbort - 8 Drew Doughty
6 Jake Muzzin - 27 Alec Martinez
3 Dion Phaneuf - Sean Walker​

Goalies

36 Jack Campbell (starter) - 31 Peter Budaj​

Injuries and Scratches

2 Paul Ladue (D) has an upper body injury and is day-today (Nov. 1).
7 Oscar Fantenberg (D) could be a healthy scratch.
32 Jonathan Quick (G) is on LTIR. He is out 3-to-6 months due to knee surgery (Oct. 31).
42 Gabriel Vilardi (F) is on IR. He has a chronic back injury.
76 Jonny Brodzinski (F) is on IR. He has a shoulder injury.​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- The Athletic
Lisa Dillman's Twitter -- lisa dillman (@reallisa) | Twitter​

Los Angeles Daily News

Web site -- Daily News
Robert Morales' Twitter -- Robert Morales (@RMoralesPT) | Twitter​

Los Angeles Kings Insider

Web site -- LA Kings Latest - LA Kings Insider
Jon Rosen's Twitter -- Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) | Twitter​

Los Angeles Times

Web site -- NHL News - Los Angeles Times
Curtis Zupke's Twitter -- Curtis Zupke (@curtiszupke) | Twitter​

Mayor's Manor

Web site -- MayorsManor.com — NHL blog, LA Kings hockey news and interviews from The Mayor
John Hoven's Twitter -- The Mayor John Hoven (@mayorNHL) | Twitter​

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television (subject to change)
November 3	at San Jose	10:30 pm	NBCSCA, NBCSP+
November 5	at Arizona	9:00 pm	FS-A, NBCSP
November 8	vs. Arizona	7:00 pm	NBCSP, FS-A PLUS
November 10	vs. Chicago	1:00 pm	NHLN-US, NBCSP, NBCSCH
November 13	vs. Florida	7:00 pm	TVAS, NBCSP, FS-F
November 15	vs. New Jersey	7:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG+
November 17	vs. Tampa Bay	1:00 pm	NHLN-US, SN, NBCSP, SUN

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses
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[Beef Invictus]

Ahhh November Rain.

 

[Flyers Faithful]

This is another winnable game. 2-2 on this road trip will keep hak his job.(0-4 probably would’ve too.)

 

[dats81]

Ahhh November Rain.

...nothing lasts forever not even Hakstol?

 

[Alex K]

...nothing lasts forever not even Hakstol?

Hextall's patience lasts forever

 

[usahockey22flyers]

I am so tired after staying up to watch the game, I think I’m out for this one

 

[Jtown]

last night was a big mistake. i can't do these west coast games.

 

[OzFlyers]

F*** the Kings!

 

[hatcher]

Great start with a good two effort and now keep hitting and grinding the Kings and get another win.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Great start with a good two effort and now he hitting and grinding the Kings of they can.

Pardon?

 

[FlyTimmo]

Pardon?

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I expect the Kings to break out of their funk and nuke the Flyers.

 

[Tripod]

It sure was nice to sleep in until 10:10 this morning!!!

We beat a poor team yesterday and play a worse team in LA. This should be a win. I believe I said we will go 3-1 on this trip...we are on the way!

oh...and fantastic GDT song! One of their very best!!!

 

[Beef Invictus]

From now on I'm going to swallow my pills in the absurd way Axel does it in that music video.

 

[FlyersMania2]

I am sorry but 10:30 is a bit late for a game to start. I get 7:30 PM start times on weekends but LA's traffic problem shouldn't dictate start time.

 

[The Burdened]

well seeing as the "will I really have to fire Hak?" Etch-e-sketch has undoubtedly been shaken clean in Hextall's mind, may as well win every game we can.

 

[Sombastate]

I'll be at this bad boy.

 

[TheKingPin]

well seeing as the "will I really have to fire Hak?" Etch-e-sketch has undoubtedly been shaken clean in Hextall's mind, may as well win every game we can.

I don’t see him going anywhere. I am hoping we end this trip at .500

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

It sure was nice to sleep in until 10:10 this morning!!!

We beat a poor team yesterday and play a worse team in LA. This should be a win. I believe I said we will go 3-1 on this trip...we are on the way!

oh...and fantastic GDT song! One of their very best!!!

 

[deadhead]

Kings are an old team, Kovalchuk (35), Carter (34), Brown (34), Thompson (34), Phaneuf (33), Lewis (32), Kopitar (31), Martinez (31), Doughty (29), Muzzin (29)
Only young players getting PT: Forbort (26), Toffoli (26), Pearson (26), Iafallo (25), Kempe (22)

I see a massive rebuild job in their near future, not just shedding the veterans, but Kempe is the only player likely to be around in 5 years when the rebuild is complete - they're way past "reloading."

Problem:
Carter, 4 yrs left at $5.25M
Kopitar, 6yr at $10M
Brown, 4 years at $5.9M
Phaneuf, 3 years at $5.25M
Martinez, 3 years at $4M
Quick, 5 years at $5.8M

You're gonna struggle to move these players, much less get any value back for them.

 

[hatcher]

It sure was nice to sleep in until 10:10 this morning!!!

We beat a poor team yesterday and play a worse team in LA. This should be a win. I believe I said we will go 3-1 on this trip...we are on the way!

oh...and fantastic GDT song! One of their very best!!!

Still have to play hard to win in the nhl which they finally did for 60. Babt steps but a solid COMPETE game. Kings are struggling but should have won atleast 2 more games but the flyers have to come out hard a take the game because kings wont give it away.

 

[Tripod]

Kings are an old team, Kovalchuk (35), Carter (34), Brown (34), Thompson (34), Phaneuf (33), Lewis (32), Kopitar (31), Martinez (31), Doughty (29), Muzzin (29)
Only young players getting PT: Forbort (26), Toffoli (26), Pearson (26), Iafallo (25), Kempe (22)

I see a massive rebuild job in their near future, not just shedding the veterans, but Kempe is the only player likely to be around in 5 years when the rebuild is complete - they're way past "reloading."

Problem:
Carter, 4 yrs left at $5.25M
Kopitar, 6yr at $10M
Brown, 4 years at $5.9M
Phaneuf, 3 years at $5.25M
Martinez, 3 years at $4M
Quick, 5 years at $5.8M

You're gonna struggle to move these players, much less get any value back for them.

I would take Carter without much issue depending on the cost.

 

[hatcher]

I would take Carter without much issue depending on the cost.

Yep and Muzzin.

 

[Curufinwe]

I would take Carter without much issue depending on the cost.

So would this guy.

You wouldnt be able to add enough for the first two, but I'd happily swap Carter for Voracek.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]