GDT: #27: Blue Jackets at Flyers, Saturday, December 5, 2015, 7:30 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (11-10-5, 5-4-3 home ) vs. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (10-16-1, 6-9-0 away )​

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BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: FS-O, CSN-PH
• Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/RadioPlayer.htm?id=2015020394
• 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=2015020394
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Blue Jackets' Stats: http://bluejackets.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%
Blue Jackets| 27| 10-16-1 |4-7-1| 6-9-0 |5-4-1 |2.30 |2.93 |16.8 |81.2 |12.9 |29.0 |29.7 |47.6
Flyers| 26 |11-10-5 |5-4-3| 6-6-2| 6-2-2 |2.00 |2.65 |17.5 |79.8 |12.2 |30.3 |31.9| 50.1

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

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

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
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
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 are not set)
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
20 - R.J. Umberger| 21 - Scott Laughton| 25 - Ryan White

Pairings

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

Goalies

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

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Sam Gagner | will not play; skated solo Dec. 2 | severe cut above left eye (Nov. 23)
Radko Gudas | will not play | suspended three games beginning Dec. 5
Vincent Lecavalier | available| expected to be a healthy scratch
Mark Streit| LTIR; out about three weeks from Dec. 5| surgery to repair a pubic plate detachment (Nov. 17)
R.J. Umberger | activated, will play | speculated as left foot from a blocked shot
Ryan White | activated, will play | 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| Michael Del Zotto | Evgeny Medvedev

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS​

BLUE JACKETS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
38 - Boone Jenner| 19 - Ryan Johansen | 20 - Brandon Saad
11 - Matt Calvert | 17 - Brandon Dubinsky | 13 - Cam Atkinson
43 - Scott Hartnell | 25 - William Karlsson | 71 - Nick Foligno
9 - Gregory Campbell | 39 - Michael Chaput |41 - Alexander Wennberg

Pairings

Name | Name
7 - Jack Johnson | 58 - David Savard
27 - Ryan Murray| 2 - Andrew Bodnarchuk
51 - Fedor Tyutin | 47 - Dalton Prout

Goalies

Name | Name
72 - Sergei Bobrovsky (expected starter)| 30 - Curtis McElhinney

BLUE JACKETS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Jared Boll | Injured Reserve | foot
Rene Bourque |Injured Reserve | upper body
David Clarkson | Injured Reserve| back
Kevin Connauton | available | could be scratched
Cody Goloubef |Injured Reserve | jaw
Markus Hannikainen |Injured Reserve |shoulder
Fedor Tyutin | will play | broken nose

BLUE JACKETS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Scott Hartnell | Ryan Johansen | Boone Jenner |Jack Johnson | David Savard
No. 2 | Brandon Saad | Nick Foligno | Cam Atkinson | Brandon Dubinsky |Ryan Murray

BLUE JACKETS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
13| Cam Atkinson| R| 5' 8" |180 |Jun 5, 1989| 26| Riverside, CT, USA
40| Jared Boll | R |6' 3"| 209 |May 13, 1986| 29 |Charlotte, NC, USA
18 | Rene Bourque| R |6' 2" |217| Dec 10, 1981| 33| Lac La Biche, AB, CAN
11 | Matt Calvert | L |5' 11" |192| Dec 24, 1989 |25| Brandon, MB, CAN
9 |Gregory Campbell| C| 6' 0" |197 |Dec 17, 1983| 31 |London, ON, CAN
39 | Michael Chaput | C |6' 2" |204 |Apr 9, 1992 |23 |Ile Bizard, QC, CAN
23 | David Clarkson | R| 6' 0"| 207| Mar 31, 1984 |31| Toronto, ON, CAN
17 | Brandon Dubinsky "A" | C |6' 2"| 216 |Apr 29, 1986 |29| Anchorage, AK, USA
71 | Nick Foligno "C" |L |6' 0" |210| Oct 31, 1987| 28| Buffalo, NY, USA
33 |Markus Hannikainen | L| 6' 2" |189| Mar 26, 1993 |22| Helsinki, FIN
43 | Scott Hartnell | L |6' 2"| 214 |Apr 18, 1982 |33| Regina, SK, CAN
38 |Boone Jenner "A" | C| 6' 2"| 215 |Jun 15, 1993 |22| Dorchester, ON, CAN
19 | Ryan Johansen | C |6' 3"| 218 |Jul 31, 1992 |23| Vancouver, BC, CAN
25 |William Karlsson | C| 6' 1" |188 |Jan 8, 1993| 22| Marsta, SWE
20 |Brandon Saad | L |6' 1"| 202 |Oct 27, 1992| 23 |Pittsburgh, PA, USA
41| Alexander Wennberg | C| 6' 1" |197 |Sep 22, 1994| 21 |Stockholm, SWE

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
2 | Andrew Bodnarchuk | 5' 11" |196 |Jul 11, 1988 |27| Drumheller, AB, CAN
4 |Kevin Connauton | 6' 2" |205 |Feb 23, 1990| 25| Edmonton, AB, CAN
29 | Cody Goloubef | 6' 1"| 201| Nov 30, 1989 |26| Mississauga, ON, CAN
7 |Jack Johnson | 6' 1" |230 |Jan 13, 1987 |28 |Indianapolis, IN, USA
27 | Ryan Murray | 6' 1" |208 |Sep 27, 1993 |22| Regina, SK, CAN
47 | Dalton Prout | 6' 3"| 230 |Mar 13, 1990 |25| Kingsville, ON, CAN
58 | David Savard | 6' 2"| 227| Oct 22, 1990| 25 |St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN
51 | Fedor Tyutin | 6' 2"| 221| Jul 19, 1983 |32 |Izhevsk, RUS

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
72 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 6' 2" |199 |Sep 20, 1988 |27| Novokuznetsk, RUS
30 | Curtis McElhinney | 6' 3" |205| May 23, 1983 |32| London, ON, CAN

FLYERS vs. BLUE JACKETS SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Columbus Blue Jackets| 8-9-3-1 | 6-4-1-0| 2-5-2-1

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Columbus Blue Jackets| 0-0|0-0|0-0|0-0

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
Columbus Blue Jackets| 1-7-1 in the last 9 | 1-4-0 in the last 5 |0-5-1 in the last 6

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

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

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
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

Columbus Blue Jackets​

Rob Mixer's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/RobMixer

Columbus Dispatch​

| http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/

Shawn Mitchell's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/smitchcd

Aaron Portzline's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/aportzline

FOX Sports Ohio​

| http://msn.foxsports.com/ohio/jackets

Jeff Rimer's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/jrimercbj

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"Unglued" by Stone Temple Pilots
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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

COLUMBUS' ROSTER MOVES, Friday night:

There will be adjustments to what is posted above since the Blue Jackets sent F Kerby Rychel and D Justin Falk, both who played Friday night, to the AHL.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Keep the train rolling and win another!

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Was STP the original plan, MSE, or was this a bit of a tribute?

 

[tymed]

 

[OzFlyers]

Hope they don't play down to a crappy team, some tough competition coming up!

 

[Tripod]

For his career, McElhinney has made six appearances against Philadelphia, posting a 5-1-0 record, 2.99 goals against average and .915 save percentage.

Are we gonna get backuped today?

 

[Appleyard]

This is going to be one of the rare games I miss.

One of my good friends is releasing his début EP tonight, so has a big release party from like 6pm onwards! Should be awesome with free booze as well... but still don't like missing Flyers games.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Was STP the original plan, MSE, or was this a bit of a tribute?

Tribute. "Big Bang Baby" was an option.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

It's a great feeling watching them win.

 

[Appleyard]

Hope they keep playing well.

10 1/3 games in a row now of pretty good play. The last period of the Carolina OT win until now has been good game in, game out. The Islanders game was the only poor game in that time really.

 

[Nvxs07]

Figured I'd post on here. Bought tickets to tonight's game for my now ex and I. I'll let you put two and two together. Sec217 row 7. If anyone would like to buy them. Please let me know. Thank you!

 

[Striiker]

Cousins and McDonald back to the AHL. Umberger and White return tonight.

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Cousins and McDonald back to the AHL. Umberger and White return tonight.

Don't know if it works on the cap or not but I really think it should be Laughton going down and not Cousins. Laughton needs to play and if he's not doing it here, he should go to the Phantoms.

 

[Curufinwe]

I don't agree. Laughton can be used up and down the lineup, on the PK, and in defensive situations. Cousins didn't get a single DZ start while he was here.

Cousins and McDonald back to the AHL. Umberger and White return tonight.

Good for the Flyers and the Phantoms.

 

[KrazyKat]

So?

Raffl--Giroux--Schenn
Read--Couturier--Simmonds
Vandevelde--Bellemare--Voracek
Laughton--White--Umberger

 

[Curufinwe]

That seems likely for tonight.

Umberger-Laughton-BSchenn could be a line going forward, though. They played together to start the season.

 

[TheKingPin]

Cousins and McDonald back to the AHL. Umberger and White return tonight.

Cousins should have stated up. Really like the net drive he pulled off.

 

[TCTC]

That seems likely for tonight.

Umberger-Laughton-BSchenn could be a line going forward, though. They played together to start the season.

They had a great game in Tampa. I really liked that line.

 

[Curufinwe]

The main thing is getting White back with Bellemare and VdV, and getting Voracek with skilled players.

 

[Garbage Goal]

Curious to see how they use Hartnell, healthy scratch last game and on the 4th line in the OP. I forgot they had Chaput still.

They should be able to win this one with no much problem, hope it isn't a letdown game.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Hopefully this means that Voracek is back with Giroux.

 

[SnS]

It'll probably mean that it's Laughton / White / Umberger or some variation of that.

 

[Striiker]

Scouts tonight are Montreal (2), Nashville, and Washington.

Makes sense considering recent trade rumors, especially if Streit is ahead of schedule like some on Twitter are suggesting.

 

[Alex91]

Schenn G V
Read Couts Simmer (only guarantee)
Raffl Laughton RJ
VV PEB White

I still want them to push Schenn G V together till it works