GDT: #26: Flyers at Devils, Friday, December 4, 2015, 7:00 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (10-10-5, 5-6-2 away ) vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS (13-10-2, 5-6-2 home ) ​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: CSN-PH, MSG+ 2
• Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/RadioPlayer.htm?id=2015020382
• Streams: Posting and soliciting links to illegal streams is prohibited. Do not post such streams.

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2015020382
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Devils' Stats: http://devils.nhl.com/club/stats.htm

Team Stats​

Team | GP | Record | Home | Away | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP%| PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO%
Flyers |25 |10-10-5 |5-4-3 |5-6-2 |5-3-2 |1.92 |2.64| 15.6| 81.2 |12.0 |30.6 |32.5 |50.1
Devils|25 |13-10-2 |5-6-2 |8-4-0 |5-4-1 |2.40 |2.32 |20.4 |85.1 |11.3 |25.9 |28.0 |48.6

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

• Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
• Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
• Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
• Devils' Website: http://devils.nhl.com/

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS​

FLYERS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
78 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | L |6' 0"|198|Mar 6, 1985| 30| Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
52| Nick Cousins| C| 5' 11" |188 | Jul 20, 1993 | 22| Belleville, ON, CAN
14 |Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |197 |Dec 7, 1992 |22| Phoenix, AZ, USA
89 |Sam Gagner | C| 5' 11" |202| Aug 10, 1989| 26 |London, ON, CAN
28 | Claude Giroux "C"| C| 5' 11" |172 |Jan 12, 1988 |27| Hearst, ON, CAN
21 | Scott Laughton |C |6' 1"| 177| May 30, 1994| 21| Oakville, ON, CAN
40 | Vincent Lecavalier | C |6' 4"| 215 |Apr 21, 1980| 35| Ile Bizard, QC, CAN
36 | Colin McDonald | R| 6' 2"| 219 |Sep 30, 1984 |31| Wethersfield, CT, USA
12 | Michael Raffl | L |6' 0" |195| Dec 1, 1988 |27| Villach, AUT
24 | Matt Read | R |5' 10" |185| Jun 14, 1986| 29 |Ilderton, ON, CAN
10| Brayden Schenn | C |6' 1" |190| Aug 22, 1991| 24 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
17 | Wayne Simmonds "A" | R| 6' 2" |183|Aug 26, 1988 |27|Scarborough, ON, CAN
20 | R.J. Umberger |C |6' 2"| 214 |May 3, 1982 |33| Pittsburgh, PA, USA
76 | Chris VandeVelde | C |6' 2" |190| Mar 15, 1987 |28| Moorhead, MN, USA
93 |Jakub Voracek | R |6' 2" |214 |Aug 15, 1989 |26| Kladno, CZE
25 |Ryan White |C |6' 0"| 201| Mar 17, 1988| 27 |Brandon, MB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
15| Michael Del Zotto| 6' 0" |195 |Jun 24, 1990 |25 |Stouffville, ON, CAN
53| Shayne Gostisbehere | 5' 11" |160 |Apr 20, 1993 |22| Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
3 |Radko Gudas |6' 0" |204 |Jun 5, 1990| 25| Prague, CZE
23| Brandon Manning | 6' 1"| 195 |Jun 4, 1990| 25 |Prince George, BC, CAN
82| Evgeny Medvedev | 6' 3"| 198| Aug 27, 1982| 33 |Chelyabinsk, RUS
22| Luke Schenn | 6' 2"| 229 |Nov 2, 1989| 26| Saskatoon, SK, CAN
55| Nick Schultz | 6' 1" |203| Aug 25, 1982| 33 |Strasbourg, SK, CAN
32| Mark Streit "A" | 5' 11" |191 |Dec 11, 1977 |37| Bern, CHE

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
35 |Steve Mason | 6' 4" |217 |May 29, 1988 |27 |Oakville, ON, CAN
30 | Michal Neuvirth| 6' 1" |209 |Mar 23, 1988 |27| Ústí nad Labem, CZE

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
12 - Michael Raffl | 28 - Claude Giroux |10 - Brayden Schenn
24 - Matt Read|14 - Sean Couturier |17 - Wayne Simmonds
76 - Chris VandeVelde | 78 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare |93 - Jakub Voracek
21 - Scott Laughton| 52 - Nick Cousins | 36 - Colin McDonald

Pairings

Name | Name
15 - Michael Del Zotto| 55 - Nick Schultz
82 - Evgeny Medvedev |22 - Luke Schenn
23 - Brandon Manning| 53 - Shayne Gostisbehere

Goalies

Name | Name
35 - Steve Mason |30 - Michal Neuvirth (expected starter)

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Sam Gagner | expected out one week from Nov. 25 | severe cut above left eye
Radko Gudas | will not play | suspended three games beginning Dec. 5
Vincent Lecavalier | available| expected to be a healthy scratch
Nick Schultz | probable | upper body
Mark Streit| LTIR; out six weeks from Nov. 14| surgery to repair a pubic plate detachment (Nov. 17)
R.J. Umberger |IR; could return this weekend| speculated as left foot (blocked shot)
Ryan White | IR; could return as early as this weekend | upper body, speculated as right shoulder

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1|Brayden Schenn |Wayne Simmonds| Claude Giroux | Jakub Voracek | Shayne Gostisbehere
No. 2|Matt Read |Michael Raffl | Sean Couturier|Evgeny Medvedev | Michael Del Zotto

NEW JERSEY DEVILS​

DEVILS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
13 - Michael Cammalleri| 14 - Adam Henrique| 20 - Lee Stempniak
26 - Patrik Elias | 51 - Sergey Kalinin (Zajac) | 21 - Kyle Palmieri
25 - Stefan Matteau |16 - Jacob Josefson |48 - Tyler Kennedy
18 - Brian O'Neill |11 - Stephen Gionta | 22 - Jordin Tootoo

Pairings

Name | Name
6 - Andy Greene | 5 - Adam Larsson
2 - John Moore | 28 - Damon Severson
8 - David Schlemko | 7 - Jon Merrill

Goalies

Name | Name
35 - Cory Schneider (likely starter)| 1 - Keith Kinkaid

DEVILS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Ryane Clowe |Injured Reserve | concussion
Eric Gelinas | available | healthy
Brian O'Neill | available | healthy
Tuomo Ruutu |Injured Reserve | fractured right foot
Jiri Tlusty| Injured Reserve | upper body
Travis Zajac | will not play | upper body (Dec. 3)

DEVILS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1|Michael Cammalleri | Adam Henrique | Jordin Tootoo |Lee Stempniak |Damon Severson
No. 2| Patrik Elias |Sergey Kalinin (Zajac) | Kyle Palmieri |Jacob Josefson |Eric Gelinas

DEVILS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
13| Mike Cammalleri "A" | L |5' 9" |185 |Jun 8, 1982| 33| Toronto, ON, CAN
29 | Ryane Clowe | L| 6' 3" |225 |Sep 30, 1982 |33| St. John's, NL, CAN
26 | Patrik Elias "A" |C |6' 1"| 190 |Apr 13, 1976| 39 |Trebic, CZE
23 | Bobby Farnham | R| 5' 10"| 188 |Jan 21, 1989 |26| North Andover, MA, USA
11 | Stephen Gionta | C| 5' 7" |175| Oct 9, 1983| 32| Rochester, NY, USA
14 | Adam Henrique "A" | L |6' 0" |195| Feb 6, 1990 |25| Brantford, ON, CAN
16 | Jacob Josefson | C |6' 0"| 190| Mar 2, 1991 |24| Stockholm, SWE
51 | Sergey Kalinin | C |6' 3" |200 |Mar 17, 1991| 24 |Omsk, RUS
48 | Tyler Kennedy |C |5' 11" |185 |Jul 15, 1986 |29| Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
25 | Stefan Matteau | L| 6' 2" |220 |Feb 23, 1994 |21 |Chicago, IL, USA
18 | Brian O'Neill | R |5' 9" |175 |Jun 1, 1988 |27| Yardley, PA, USA
21 | Kyle Palmieri | R |5' 10" |185| Feb 1, 1991 |24| Smithtown, NY, USA
15 | Tuomo Ruutu | L| 6' 0"| 200 |Feb 16, 1983 |32| Vantaa, FIN
20 | Lee Stempniak | R |5' 11" |195 |Feb 4, 1983 |32| West Seneca, NY, USA
9 |Jiri Tlusty |R |6' 0" |205 |Mar 16, 1988 |27 |Slany, CZE
22 | Jordin Tootoo| R| 5' 9" |195 |Feb 2, 1983 |32| Churchill, MB, CAN
19 |Travis Zajac "A" | C| 6' 2"| 185 |May 13, 1985 |30| Winnipeg, MB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
44| Eric Gelinas | 6' 4" |215 |May 8, 1991 |24| Vanier, ON, CAN
6 |Andy Greene "C"| 5' 11"| 190| Oct 30, 1982| 32 |Trenton, MI, USA
5 |Adam Larsson| 6' 3" |205| Nov 12, 1992 |22 |Skellefteå, SWE
7 |Jon Merrill | 6' 3" |205 |Feb 3, 1992 |23| Oklahoma City, OK, USA
2 |John Moore | 6' 3" |210 |Nov 19, 1990| 24| Winnetka, IL, USA
8 |David Schlemko| 6' 0" |190| May 7, 1987 |28| Edmonton, AB, CAN
28| Damon Severson| 6' 2"| 205 |Aug 7, 1994 |21| Melville, SK, CAN

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
1 |Keith Kinkaid | 6' 3" |195 |Jul 4, 1989 |26| Farmingville, NY, USA
35 | Cory Schneider | 6' 3"| 205| Mar 18, 1986 |29| Marblehead, MA, USA

FLYERS vs. DEVILS SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Kansas City Scouts | 9-0-1-0 | 5-0-0-0 |4-0-1-0
Colorado Rockies | 19-4-2-0| 12-0-1-0 | 7-4-1-0
New Jersey Devils| 81-90-15-10 | 50-34-9-5 |31-56-6-5
Franchise History| 109-94-18-10| 67-34-10-5| 42-60-8-5

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Kansas City Scouts | 0-0 | 0-0 |0-0| 0-0
Colorado Rockies | 1-0|2-0 |1-0|1-0
New Jersey Devils| 2-3 | 14-14 |7-8| 7-6
Franchise History| 3-3| 16-14| 8-8|8-6

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
New Jersey Devils| 2-5-0 in the last 7 |1-5-0 in the last 6| 3-2-0 in the last 5

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebyseason.htm?team=PHI

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Sat Dec 5, 2015 | Columbus at Philadelphia | 7:30 PM | FS-O, CSN-PH
Tue Dec 8, 2015 | NY Islanders at Philadelphia | 7:00 PM | TVAS, MSG+, CSN-PH
Thu Dec 10, 2015 | Philadelphia at St. Louis |8:00 PM | CSN-PH, FS-MW
Fri Dec 11, 2015| Philadelphia at Dallas |8:30 PM |TCN-PH, FS-SW
Tue Dec 15, 2015| Carolina at Philadelphia| 7:00 PM |FS-CR, CSN-PH
Thu Dec 17, 2015| Vancouver at Philadelphia |7:00 PM |SN360, CSN-PH
Sat Dec 19, 2015 | Philadelphia at Columbus |7:00 PM | CSN-PH, FS-O
Mon Dec 21, 2015 | St. Louis at Philadelphia |7:00 PM |TVAS, FS-MW, CSN-PH

MEDIA COVERAGE​

Name | Link

Bucks County Courier Times​

| http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/sports/flyers/

Wayne Fish's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/waynefish1

Center Ice Philly​

| http://centericephilly.com/

Anthony Mingioni's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/AnthonyMingioni

Comcast Sports Philadelphia​

| http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/flyers

Tim Panaccio's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/tpanotchCSN

Courier-Post of South Jersey​

| http://www.courierpostonline.com/sports/flyers

Dave Isaac's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/davegisaac

Delaware County Times​

| http://www.delcotimes.com/topic/flyers

Rob Parent's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/reluctantSE

Fourth Period, The​

| http://www.thefourthperiod.com/Philadelphia/

David Strehle's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/DStrehleTFP

HockeyBuzz.com ​

| http://www.hockeybuzz.com/team/Philadelphia-Flyers

Bill Meltzer's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/billmeltzer

Newark Star-Ledger ​

| http://www.nj.com/flyers/

Randy Miller's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/RandyJMiller

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/

Blog​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inqflyersreport/

Sam Carchidi's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/broadstbull

Jeff Neiburg's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/Jeff_Neiburg

Tom Gulitti's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/TGfireandice

ESPN New York ​

| http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/new-jersey-devils

Newark Star-Ledger ​

| http://www.nj.com/devils/

Rich Chere's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/ledger_njdevils

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"South of Heaven" by Slayer
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[Hurricane28]

Big game, need to come out flying, hoping its not a typical NJD-PHI game

 

[dats81]

I don't believe they have turned it around until they find a way to beat the Devils in regulation.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Wednesday's practice: 12:00 p.m. ET at Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ.

 

[Curufinwe]

Gudas is having a hearing today, and I'd expect him to get a game or two.

So we might see Schultz or Medvedev moved to the top pairing with MDZ.

 

[Rebels57]

Gudas is having a hearing today, and I'd expect him to get a game or two.

So we might see Schultz or Medvedev moved to the top pairing with MDZ.

Should be 1 game max IMO. He will get 1 extra for the logo.

I don't even think it deserved more than a 2 minute minor considering Zibanejad tried to bail out on the hit.

Really bad timing as the D is finally clicking and the we could use his physical play against the Devils. Schultz back in the lineup against NJD spells trouble.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Gudas is having a hearing today, and I'd expect him to get a game or two.

So we might see Schultz or Medvedev moved to the top pairing with MDZ.

i'd like to see Meds and MDZ as a pairing for a game or two..

 

[TheKingPin]

Here's to keeping the Wayne train going and couts working on that chest snipe! Nice to be winning again!

If Haks system keeps the goals down and we start getting our scorers scoring we could be ok this year.

 

[boxcar65]

i'd like to see Meds and MDZ as a pairing for a game or two..

I think that is the best case scenario. The Russian can move to the right side, and then the other two pairings will have familiar partners. I think MDZ and Meds will be fine for a couple of games.

 

[Curufinwe]

Meltzer tweeted the guys at today's optional practice.

Umberger, Laughton, McDonald, White, Cousins, Vinny
Manning, Schultz, Ghost
Neuvirth

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Keep the train rolling and see if we can win another.

 

[Rebels57]

Meltzer tweeted the guys at today's optional practice.

Umberger, Laughton, McDonald, White, Cousins, Vinny
Manning, Schultz, Ghost
Neuvirth

Nice to see the young guys there.

 

[TheLegendkiller]

I don't get it...that Devils roster should NOT have that many wins.


Hopefully the Flyers come out with a new game plan and crush NJ into submission.

 

[boxcar65]

Kind of a dumb question, but what kinds of things would they work on at an optional practice with ten players? Would the three D there take turns working with each other on line rushes, or would everyone just mix in and work on skating, passing, etc?

I'm sure Ghost and Manning worked some together to further strengthen their blossoming partnership. Nice to see those two clicking along.

 

[TheKingPin]

I don't get it...that Devils roster should NOT have that many wins.


Hopefully the Flyers come out with a new game plan and crush NJ into submission.

It does seems to have the making of a collapse. Hopefully happens Friday

 

[Appleyard]

I don't get it...that Devils roster should NOT have that many wins.


Hopefully the Flyers come out with a new game plan and crush NJ into submission.

Their defensive group is really underrated, and they have Schneider who is IMO a top 5 NHL goalie.

Special teams however are the only reason they are where they are:

5v5 GF%: 45.8% (22nd in NHL)
5v5 CF%: 48.3% (22nd in NHL)

And those stats are only at that level due to D and goaltending... their D is 2nd in SA/60, 1st in CA/60 and 6th in GA/60. But:

5v5 GF/60: 1.53 (28th in NHL)
5v5 CF/60: 43.3 (30th in NHL)
5v5 SF/60: 24.6 (30th in NHL)

Their offense is in all likelihood going to be the worst in the NHL after 82 games. That 5v5 CF/60 is like 4 below the 2nd worst team... which is ridiculous, they create by far the least offensive chances in the NHL.

PP: 20.2% (10th in NHL)
PK: 84.7% (4th in NHL)

I would be surprised if they made the playoffs tbh.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Gudas got three games.

 

[TheLegendkiller]

Their defensive group is really underrated, and they have Schneider who is IMO a top 5 NHL goalie.

Special teams however are the only reason they are where they are:

5v5 GF%: 45.8% (22nd in NHL)
5v5 CF%: 48.3% (22nd in NHL)

And those stats are only at that level due to D and goaltending... their D is 2nd in SA/60, 1st in CA/60 and 6th in GA/60. But:

5v5 GF/60: 1.53 (28th in NHL)
5v5 CF/60: 43.3 (30th in NHL)
5v5 SF/60: 24.6 (30th in NHL)

Their offense is in all likelihood going to be the worst in the NHL after 82 games. That 5v5 CF/60 is like 4 below the 2nd worst team... which is ridiculous, they create by far the least offensive chances in the NHL.

PP: 20.2% (10th in NHL)
PK: 84.7% (4th in NHL)

I would be surprised if they made the playoffs tbh.

They just need to create energy against the Devils. They get bored to death out there and lose. They need to just rock somebody early and go from there.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Gudas got three games.

3 times as bad as Dubinsky ???

Give me Morin !!!

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

I'd love to see Morin. This team plays better angry and adding Morin is like addin the Incredible Hulk

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

I'd love to see Morin. This team plays better angry and adding Morin is like addin the Incredible Hulk

selfishly would like to see him up for a couple games...

 

[Gert B Frobe]

I'd love to see Morin. This team plays better angry and adding Morin is like addin the Incredible Hulk

I think we'd all like to see him but it won't happen. If Schultz can't go then they will bring back MacDonald.

 

[Karma]

Hopefully this game isn't boring. I went to the one back in October and it sucked.

 

[flyersfan018]

Hopefully this game isn't boring. I went to the one back in October and it sucked.

Lol I was there also. I know what you mean.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thursday's practice: 12:00 p.m. ET at Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ.