GDT: #18 | FLYERS (A) vs. Sabres (H) | Sun., Feb. 28, 2021 | 3:00 pm ET | ESPN+, SN, MSG-B, NBCSP

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

BUFFALO SABRES (6-9-3) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (10-4-3)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: ESPN+, SN, MSG-B, NBCSP
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 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.
• Online Streaming: nbcsportsphiladelphia.com and the MyTeams app by NBC Sports

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Sabres' Website: Official Buffalo Sabres Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: Game Preview: 2/28/21 vs. Philadelphia and https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/321930436/binary-file/file.pdf
• NHL Stats: NHL.com Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2020-2021
• Sabres' Stats: Buffalo Sabres Stats | 2020-2021

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Sabres	18	6-9-3	15	2-5-2	4-3-1	44	55	32.8	78.6	52.9
Flyers	17	10-4-3	23	6-2-2	4-2-1	58	54	19.7	71.7	51.8

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

25 James van Riemsdyk - 14 Sean Couturier - 86 Joel Farabee
28 Claude Giroux - 13 Kevin Hayes - 19 Nolan Patrick
23 Oskar Lindblom - 21 Scott Laughton - 93 Jake Voracek
12 Michael Raffl - 82 Connor Bunnaman - 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
6 Travis Sanheim -- 61 Justin Braun
8 Robert Hägg - 5 Phil Myers​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart (starter)
37 Brian Elliott
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Power Plays

PP1: Kevin Hayes, Joel Farabee, James van Riemsdyk, Sean Couturier, Shayne Gostisbehere
PP2: Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek, Nolan Patrick, Travis Sanheim, Ivan Provorov
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Injuries and Scratches

11 Travis Konecny (virus protocol, February 14) is eligible to be activated Sunday.
48 Morgan Frost (injured list) underwent surgery for a dislocated left shoulder and could miss the remainder of the regular season. He was injured Jan.19. He exited virus protocol Feb. 19.
56 Erik Gustafsson (healthy) could be scratched as part of the rotation of defensemen.
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Taxi Squad (subject to daily changes)
Forwards

10 Andy Andreoff
55 Sam Morin
81 Carsen Twarynski​

Defensemen

39 Nate Prosser​

Goalies

34 Alex Lyon
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BUFFALO SABRES

Possible Lineup
Lines

68 Victor Olofsson -- 9 Jack Eichel -- 23 Sam Reinhart
4 Taylor Hall -- 12 Eric Staal -- 21 Kyle Okposo
37 Casey Mittelstadt -- 20 Cody Eakin -- 13 Tobias Rieder
53 Jeff Skinner -- 27 Curtis Lazar --15 Riley Sheahan ​

Pairings

26 Rasmus Dahlin -- 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
10 Henri Jokiharju -- 44 Matt Irwin
88 Brandon Davidson -- 62 Brandon Montour ​

Goalies

34 Jonas Johansson (starter)
40 Carter Hutton
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Power plays

PP1: Sam Reinhart, Taylor Hall, Tobias Rieder, Victor Olofsson, Rasmus Dahlin
PP2: Casey Mittelstadt, Kyle Okposo, Eric Staal, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Ristolainen ​

Injuries and Scratches

3 William Borgen (IR) has a fractured right forearm and could miss 6-8 weeks from Feb. 23.
19 Jake McCabe (IR) has a right knee injury and will miss the rest of the regular season.
24 Dylan Cozens (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
28 Zemgus Girgensons (IR) had hamstring surgery and could miss the entire season.
33 Colin Miller (healthy) will be scratched as a spare defenseman.
35 Linus Ullmark (IR) has a lower body injury suffered Thursday night and could miss a month minimum.
72 Tage Thompson (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
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FROM THE PAST

2011 Game 7 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Flyers win 5-2

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"I Don't Need No Doctor" by WASP

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FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to changes...and more changes)

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
Tuesday, 3/2	at Pittsburgh	7:00 pm	NBCSN, SNE, SNO, SNW, ATTSN-PT, NBCSP
Thursday, 3/4	at Pittsburgh	7:00 pm	SN360, SNE, SNO, SNP, ATTSN-PT, NBCSP
Saturday, 3/6	at Pittsburgh	1:00 pm	TVAS, ATTSN-PT, NBCSP
Sunday, 3/7	vs. Washington	7:00 pm	NBCSP, NBCSWA
Tuesday, 3/9	vs. Buffalo	7:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG-B
Thursday, 3/11	vs. Washington	7:00 pm	NBCSP, NBCSWA

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[BernieParent]

First ... time ever.

Thanks, as always, for your fantastically thorough breakdown of game details, history, and kick-butt music, MSE.

 

[GKJ]

get to smack these guys around again

 

[sabremike]

Do you realize that at the time of that game 7 in 2011 the Flyers had the 3rd best all time record in NHL history and the Sabres were 4th? I was at the game 5, which was the last Sabres playoff win.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

First ... time ever.

Thanks, as always, for your fantastically thorough breakdown of game details, history, and kick-butt music, MSE.

You always remember your first time.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Do you realize that at the time of that game 7 in 2011 the Flyers had the 3rd best all time record in NHL history and the Sabres were 4th? I was at the game 5, which was the last Sabres playoff win.

Is that accurate? The Flyers are third now if Vegas is included but I don't recall Boston passing them into second place based on winning percentage. I could be wrong. I am not as sure about Buffalo.

 

[Here4ThaLids]

Do you realize that at the time of that game 7 in 2011 the Flyers had the 3rd best all time record in NHL history and the Sabres were 4th? I was at the game 5, which was the last Sabres playoff win.

Ah, the famous Head Tap game! Both teams were just gassed, worn down from the length of the season. The final score looks convincing, but it took them forever to finally break through and the Flyers were actually somewhat unlucky that day -- with just a few extra bounces they could have scored ten or eleven goals. Or at least that's how it felt at the time! Interested to see if my current set of eyes agree.

God DAMN it's nice to watch a playoff game full of fans! Versus (ha!) actually mic'ed that one reasonably well -- not to the standards of Canadian broadcasting, but enough to keep the great ambience.

 

[Rich Nixon]

I want Ghost to score again. Let's get him a nice little hot streak and keep him with Provorov for a while and we'll all have fun.

 

[sabremike]

Is that accurate? The Flyers are third now if Vegas is included but I don't recall Boston passing them into second place based on winning percentage. I could be wrong. I am not as sure about Buffalo.

You are correct, Flyers were 2nd. Sabres were 4th at that time and may have been 3rd at one point but I'm not 100% sure. Until that time it was very rare for either team to have a bad season but then we imploded in historic fashion.

 

[flyguy]

If Eichel plays, I don't have a good feeling about this being a slam dunk win. The rest of the Sabres are trash, don't get me wrong, but I imagine getting their star back in the lineup will energize the others in to playing harder than they did today.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Hopefully play Buffalo's 3rd string G, No Eichel and an easy 5-1 w.

 

[Hurricane28]

Yesterday means nothing if they put up a dud today. Need to build off yesterday.

 

[Flukeshot]

I know he is eligible but are we actually expecting Konecny back?

 

[Limeyjim]

If Hart is in the nets I hope he has a good game. It's good to see the returning players, but I agree with what Hurricane28 said. ^

 

[AdamParrot]

I can't wait when we lose this game and everyone will blame Myers and Hart.

 

[ajgoal]

I know he is eligible but are we actually expecting Konecny back?

He was invisible, so he'll probably be a healthy scratch.

In all honesty though, I doubt it. Game is in Buffalo, and if I understand things correctly, he couldn't travel while under protocol. I don't know if he could clear protocol and make it to Buffalo for the game.

 

[deadhead]

TK isn't needed (desired yes), the 4th line was fine, and his return means demoting either Laughton or Patrick to the 4th line.

With 6 games in 9 days, does AV rest one of the "real" D-men and play Hagg again?

 

[Audible Velvet]

They need to show better play again. They can't just give me hope and then go right back to trash hockey. Keep it up Ghost. Good luck.

 

[flyersnorth]

They need to show better play again. They can't just give me hope and then go right back to trash hockey. Keep it up Ghost. Good luck.

Flyers: Hold my Gatorade.

 

[Audible Velvet]

Flyers: Hold my Gatorade.

Doh!

 

[Audible Velvet]

It's just nice when they play to maintain possession. You can see what this team really is capable of. They have loads of quality players, and they should not be tied to a poor approach

 

[ellja3]

If Eichel plays, I don't have a good feeling about this being a slam dunk win. The rest of the Sabres are trash, don't get me wrong, but I imagine getting their star back in the lineup will energize the others in to playing harder than they did today.

This. And actually, even if he's back, I'm a bit worried. It's not easy to go out there and focus after such one-sided game. Source: few embarrassing struggles in Elite floorball league I was playing in before pandemic hit it.

/checks beer reserves/ /15 bottles/ /should be fine/

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Keep the ball rolling!

 

[marcsson68]

Yesterday I had the Sabres‘ broadcast and eveytime they said „Cozens“ it sounded like „Cousins“ and about three times that caught me.

 

[Tripod]

Reminder: 10-1-1 against teams not named Boston

We need to bank this one given afterwards we play Pitt and Wash 6 of the next 7 games.