GDT: #19: Devils at FLYERS, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, 7:00 p.m. ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

NEW JERSEY DEVILS (7-8-1) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (9-8-1)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSP, MSG+
• Radio: 97.5 FM 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 93.3 FM 93.3 WMMR - Everything That Rocks!
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• 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
• Devils' Website: Official New Jersey Devils Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: HockeyBuzz.com - Bill Meltzer - Flyers Gameday: 11/15/18 vs. NJ
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2018-2019
• Devils' Stats: New Jersey Devils Stats | 2018-2019

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%	Save%
Devils	16	7-8-1	15	6-1-1	1-7-0	49	56	22.9	81.7	46.6	.890
Flyers	18	9-8-1	19	4-5-0	5-3-1	57	62	13.6	70.3	55.3	.885

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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
25 James van Riemsdyk - 40 Jordan Weal - 17 Wayne Simmonds
22 Dale Weise - 21 Scott Laughton - 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel ​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 8 Robert Hägg
53 Shayne Gostisbehere - 26 Christian Folin
6 Travis Sanheim - 47 Andrew MacDonald ​

Goalies

37 Brian Elliott (could start) - 33 Calvin Pickard
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Power Plays

PP1: Voracek, van Riemsdyk Giroux, Couturier, Gostisbehere
PP2: Patrick, Simmonds, Weal, Konecny, Provorov​

Injuries and Scratches

3 Radko Gudas will not play after missing Wednesday's practice due to an illness.
10 Corban Knight (F) is on IR. He has a broken collarbone and could miss four months (Oct. 31).
15 Jori Lehterä (F) could be a healthy scratch.
22 Michael Raffl (F) is on IR due to a left foot injury (Oct. 23). He should return late Nov./early Dec. (Nov. 5).
25 James van Riemsdyk (F) is on IR due to a lower body injury (Oct. 8). He practiced Wednesday and is likely to play. A roster spot is available if he is activated.
30 Michal Neuvirth (G) is on IR. He has a reported lower body injury (Nov. 4).
47 Andrew MacDonald (D) could be a healthy scratch.
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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​

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

9 Taylor Hall - 19 Travis Zajac - 21 Kyle Palmieri
90 Marcus Johansson - 37 Pavel Zacha - 63 Jesper Bratt -
20 Blake Coleman - 43 Brent Seney - 49 Joey Anderson
44 Miles Wood - 10 Jean-Sebastien Dea - 23 Stefan Noesen ​

Pairings

25 Mirco Mueller - 45 Sami Vatanen
6 Andy Greene - 28 Damon Severson
8 Will Butcher - 12 Ben Lovejoy​

Goalies

1 Keith Kinkaid (could start) - 35 Cory Schneider​

Injuries and Scratches

11 Brian Boyle (F) is on IR. He has an upper body injury (Nov. 13).
13 Nico Hischier (F) will not play due to an upper body injury (Nov. 15).
16 Steven Santini (D) is on IR. He has a broken jaw (Oct. 19) but has returned to practice (Nov. 13).
18 Drew Stafford (F) could be a healthy scratch.
74 Egor Yakovlev (D) could be a healthy scratch.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Bergen Record

Web site -- North Jersey - Devils​

Hockey Buzz

Web site -- HockeyBuzz.com - NHL Rumors​

MSG-TV

Web site -- New Jersey Devils
Steve Cangiolosi's Twitter -- Steve Cangialosi (@CangyManMSG) | Twitter​

Star-Ledger, The

Web site -- New Jersey Devils Hockey | NHL News - NJ.com
Chris Ryan's Twitter -- Chris Ryan (@ChrisRyan_NJ) | Twitter​

WFAN 660

Web site -- Devils
Matt Loughlin's Twitter -- Matt Loughlin (@MattLoug) | Twitter​

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television (subject to change)
November 17	vs. Tampa Bay	1:00 pm	NHLN-US, SN, NBCSP, SUN
November 21	at Buffalo	7:30 pm	NBCSN, NBCSP+
Nov. 23 (Black Friday)	vs. NYR	1:00 pm	NBC
November 24	at Toronto	7:00 pm	NHLN-US, CBC, SN1, NBCSP
November 27	vs.Ottawa	7:00 pm	NBCSP, RDS2, TSN5
December 1	at Pittsburgh	7:00 pm	ATTSN-PT, NBCSP
December 6	vs.Columbus	7:00 pm	NBCSP, FS-O

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"The Green Manalishi with the Two-Pronged Crown" by Judas Priest
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[Captain Dave Poulin]

This game is going to be abject misery to watch. Can't wait.

 

[FlyerNutter]

Burn baby burn.

It’s the only way truly forward. Let it be so.

 

[Tripod]

This game is going to be abject misery to watch. Can't wait.

Miles is going to score.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Miles is going to score.

 

[TheKingPin]

Nico injured

 

[MarAlain MongYeo]

Nico injured

Faking injury because hes afraid to play against Patrick

 

[TheKingPin]

Faking injury because hes afraid to play against Patrick

And get scored on again. I watched the other game. Think he got injured losing coverage on his man.

 

[RANKKA]

Hall 3+3

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Patrick > Hischer

 

[dats81]

Just score more than 1 goal this time and it should be enough to beat the injury riddled Devils.

 

[kudymen]

I bet the Devils are afraid of mirrors

 

[deadhead]

Just score more than 1 goal this time and it should be enough to beat the injury riddled Devils.

Devils can still score, they struggle on defense and in goal.
Kincaid ain't Luongo.

The real question is how did Pittsburgh lose at home to NJ?
Guess bad goalies can make even geniuses like Sullivan look bad.
Doesn't these heat maps look familiar?

 

[TCTC]

No coach can compensate for bad goaltending. But good goaltending can compensate for bad coaching.

As long as we don't get consistent goaltending there will always be excuses for Hakstol. That's why we need a new goalie first and a new coach second.

 

[Oskar Man]

Miles is going to score.

That's a given

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Even with Nico hurt, I could see the Devils bounce back and score a few on the Flyers.

 

[Hanover Fist]

3-1 Devils
Laughton
1-1 till late in 3rd...Devils get the usual Elliot wants that one back.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Well this is interesting:



*Edit* Sounds like JVR will be back as well. And on PP1.

 

[deadhead]

That would suggest that JVR is ready to return and Weise moves down to the 4th line.
Nothing suprising, just look at Lehtera's minutes the last few games.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Finally!!

 

[RANKKA]

 

[deadhead]

I'd point out that this means Lehtera is now the #14 forward when Raffl returns, and Weise/NAK become #13.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Thank f***ing god that Jake is back on PP1.

Weal should not be getting PP time over Sanheim.

 

[BernieParent]

MacDonald and Lehtera sitting?

 

[TheKingPin]

Well this is interesting:



*Edit* Sounds like JVR will be back as well. And on PP1.

JVR back helps a lot but look at all that talent. This teams need a new coach so badly.

I also don’t get weal on the PP2 with Patrick there. It’s a great spot to get Sanheim more ice time. Or Lindblom. But not weal.

If the PP struggles continue it’s even more telling with JVR and Simmonds on the PP1 and PP2. Teams would dream of having those two for the pp.