GDT: #27 | FLYERS (A) vs. Rangers (H) | Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021 | 7:30 pm ET | NBCSN

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

NEW YORK RANGERS (11-12-4) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (14-9-3)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSN (Kenny Albert and Brian Boucher crew)
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 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.
• Online Streaming: nbcsportsphiladelphia.com and the MyTeams app by NBC Sports

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Rangers' Website: Official New York Rangers Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 THINGS: Flyers vs. Rangers
• NHL Stats: NHL Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2020-2021 | Philadelphia Flyers (nhl.com)
• Rangers' Stats: New York Rangers Stats | 2020-2021 | New York Rangers (nhl.com)

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Rangers	27	11-12-4	26	5-6-3	6-6-1	75	75	14.1	85.6	44.7
Flyers	26	14-9-3	31	7-5-2	7-4-1	87	85	20.7	74.1	53.8

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

25 James van Riemsdyk - 14 Sean Couturier - 86 Joel Farabee
21 Scott Laughton - 13 Kevin Hayes - 11 Travis Konecny
12 Michael Raffl - 28 Claude Giroux - 93 Jake Voracek
10 Andy Andreoff - 82 Connor Bunnaman - 19 Nolan Patrick​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim - 5 Phil Myers
8 Robert Hägg - 56 Erik Gustafsson​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart
37 Brian Elliott (starter)
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Power Plays

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

23 Oskar Lindblom (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
48 Morgan Frost (injured list) underwent surgery for a dislocated left shoulder and could miss the remainder of the regular season. He was injured January 19.
53 Shayne Gostisbehere (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
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Taxi Squad (subject to daily changes)
Forwards

10 Andy Andreoff
81 Carsen Twarynski
82 Connor Bunnaman​

Defensemen

39 Nate Prosser​

Goalies

34 Alex Lyon​

NEW YORK RANGERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

20 Chris Kreider - 93 Mika Zibanejad – 89 Pavel Buchnevich
10 Artemi Panarin - 16 Ryan Strome - 43 Colin Blackwell
13 Alexis Lafreniere - 72 Filip Chytil - 24 Kaapo Kakko
48 Brendan Lemieux - 17 Kevin Rooney - 21 Brett Howden ​

Pairings

55 Ryan Lindgren - 23 Adam Fox
79 K'Andre Miller - 8 Jacob Trouba
25 Libor Hajek - 42 Brendan Smith​

Goalies

40 Alexandar Georgiev (starter)
71 Keith Kincaid
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Power Plays

PP1: Ryan Strome, Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin
PP2: Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko, Pavel Buchnevich, Jacob Trouba ​

Injuries and Scratches

12 Julien Gauthier (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
27 Jack Johnson (healthy) has been placed on taxi squad.
31 Igor Shesterkin (injured list) has a strained groin.
33 Phil Di Giuseppe (virus protocol) will not play.
51 Tarmo Reunanen (healthy) has been deactivated (taxi squad perhaps).​

FROM THE PAST

Flyers 5, Rangers 4, May 21, 1995, Flyers win Game 1 of ECSF via Eric Desjardins' OT goal.

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Action" by Sweet

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

• Retro jerseys in orange

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
Thursday, 3/18	at NY Islanders	7:00 pm	MSG+, NBCSP
Saturday, 3/20	at NY Islanders	7:00 pm	NHLN, MSG+, NBCSP
Monday, 3/22	vs. NY Islanders	7:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG+
Tuesday, 3/23	vs. New Jersey	7:00 pm	NBCSN, TVAS, NBCSP
Thursday, 3/25	vs. NY Rangers	7:00 pm	ESPN+, TVAS, NBCSP, MSG 2
Saturday, 3/27	vs. NY Rangers	1:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG
Monday, 3/29	at Buffalo	7:00 pm	MSG-B, NBCSP
Wednesday, 3/31	at Buffalo	7:30 pm	NBCSN, NBCSP
Saturday 4/3	at NY Islanders	7:00 pm	MSG+, NBCSP
Monday, 4/5	at Boston	7:00 pm	SNE, SNO, SNP, NBCSP, NESN
Tuesday, 4/6	vs. Boston	7:00 pm	SN360, NBCSP, NESN
Thursday, 4/8	at NY Islanders	7:00 pm	MSG+, NBCSP
Saturday, 4/10	vs. Boston	2:00 pm	SN1, NBCSP, NESN
Sunday, 4/11	vs. Buffalo	2:00 pm	TVAS, NBCSP, MSG-B
Tuesday, 4/13	at Washington	7:00 pm	NBCSN, NBCSWA, NBCSP
Thursday, 4/15	at Pittsburgh	7:00 pm	SN360, ATTSN-PT, NBCSP
Saturday, 4/17	vs. Washington	12:30 pm	SN360, SN1, NBCSP, NBCSWA
Sunday, 4/18	vs. NY Islanders	6:30 pm	NBCSN, SN
Thursday, 4/22	at NY Rangers	7:00 pm	MSG, NBCSP
Friday, 4/23	at NY Rangers	7:00 pm	TVAS, MSG, NBCSP
Sunday, 4/25	vs. New Jersey	6:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG+
Tuesday, 4/27	at New Jersey	7:00 pm	MSG+, NBCSP
Thursday, 4/29	at New Jersey	7:00 pm	MSG+, NBCSP
Saturday, 5/1	at New Jersey	7:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG+
Monday, 5/3	vs. Pittsburgh	7:00 pm	NBCSP, ATTSN-PT
Tuesday, 5/4	vs. Pittsburgh	7:00 pm	SN, SN360, TVAS, NBCSP, ATTSN-PT
Friday, 5/7	at Washington	7:00 pm	NBCSWA, NBCSP
Saturday, 5/8	at Washington	7:00 pm	NBCSWA, NBCSP
Monday, 5/10	vs. New Jersey	7:00 pm	SN, NBCSP, MSG

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Lineup changes to the first post will be made following any announcements.

 

[Beef Invictus]

 

[Beef Invictus]

Lineup changes will be made following any announcements.

Have you had the bourbon from St Augustine Distillery yet?

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Have you had the bourbon from St Augustine Distillery yet?

No sir. Is it recommended?

 

[Beef Invictus]

No sir. Is it recommended?

It is. A different but good take on bourbon.

 

[flyguy]

Have you had the bourbon from St Augustine Distillery yet?

This place is legit. Very good and unique liquor. They reuse whiskey barrels to make vodka, rum, and gin too. I did a tour there a couple of years ago. Neat place that is locally owned and run.

 

[TheKingPin]

I think we will be fine. A lot of guys are still recovering and others slumping. If Hart figures things out that’s enough right there. The top of the division looks too far but it will self correct

Isles 9 wins in a row
Caps 5
Pens 6

more than likely, you are looking at or close to the highest pts % for those teams and lowest for us. Of course if we got Ekholm we would do well but I don’t think it would be worth it.

 

[FlyerFaithful17]

Great game flashback MSE. Easily one of my favorite games of all time. Well worth the full watch.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload
Oh, and nobody's gonna go to school today
She's gonna make them stay at home
And daddy doesn't understand it,
He always said she was good as gold
And he can see no reasons
'Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be shown?

Tell me why I don't like Wednesdays
I want to shoot the whole day down.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Keep it up!

 

[Striiker]

Please give us smart lines and pairs. No more self-inflicted handicaps.

Most importantly, no Prosser.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Dynamite song choice !!! If I may I would like to add a Canadian killer track !!

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Please give us smart lines and pairs. No more self-inflicted handicaps.

Most importantly, no Prosser.

you know its going to be Ghost hobbled with Hogg yet again... just accept it..

 

[ellja3]

Please give us smart lines and pairs. No more self-inflicted handicaps.

Most importantly, no Prosser.

Oh you naive summer child

 

[Canfly]

Better get the two points in this one. Back to back with the Islanders up next will not bode well.
Start Hart tomorrow and Elliott Thursday. Back with Hart Saturday.
Get Prosser out AV.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Great game flashback MSE. Easily one of my favorite games of all time. Well worth the full watch.

The difference between 1994 and 1995 was seismic. The Desjardins-LeClair acquisition was an infusion that few trades in team history could come close to matching.

 

[CutOnDime97]

If Jake gets going and G starts getting rewarded on the score sheet I feel a lot better about this team.

Provorov and Konecny next

 

[FlyerFaithful17]

The difference between 1994 and 1995 was seismic. The Desjardins-LeClair acquisition was an infusion that few trades in team history could come close to matching.

It was also a classic case of trading good stuff away to get better. Some people seem to think our current team can be improved without giving up any player we like.

 

[Tripod]

If Jake gets going and G starts getting rewarded on the score sheet I feel a lot better about this team.

Provorov and Konecny next

G and Jake should be getting a boost by removing Patrick and replacing him with Laughton or TK. Patrick is contributing very little to the line.

I wonder if Gus gets into this game:

Gus has only been on the ice for 3 goals against the last 11 games he has played....all strengths.
Ghost has been on the ice for 8 goals against in the last 3 games....14 goals against his last 8 games...all strengths.
Hagg on the ice for 1 goal against his last 7 games....all strengths.

I would not be surprised if both Gus and Hagg draw back in.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

It was also a classic case of trading good stuff away to get better. Some people seem to think our current team can be improved without giving up any player we like.

Eras can be compared and contrasted to a degree but in the salary cap age there is a difference in personnel management; the re-acquisition of Hextall that summer provided needed stability in goal. The Roussel/Soderstrom duo of the prior years had limits. Hextall allowed that bleeping unforgettable and unforgivable nightmare goal in the NJD series and that is unfortunately the stamp on that season. But until that point, and after the trade with Montreal, the revitalization in the shortened season was apparent

 

[FlyerFaithful17]

Eras can be compared and contrasted to a degree but in the salary cap age there is a difference in personnel management; the re-acquisition of Hextall that summer provided needed stability in goal. The Roussel/Soderstrom duo of the prior years had limits. Hextall allowed that bleeping unforgettable and unforgivable nightmare goal in the NJD series and that is unfortunately the stamp on that season. But until that point, and after the trade with Montreal, the revitalization in the shortened season was apparent

I would argue it is even harder to fleece a team in a trade now because the cap has led to more conservative roster movement. I think if the current team tries to bolster itself via trade (unless it’s some fringe AHLer), it will be at the expense of a regular in the current lineup.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The three Rangers players on virus protocol are not expected at practice today. That could mean little in daily testing as far as availability for tomorrow

 

[Striiker]

you know its going to be Ghost hobbled with Hogg yet again... just accept it..

I wouldn’t be surprised if they took out Ghost because they’re just that stupid.

He’ll get scapegoated, while others are bulletproof.

 

[Canfly]

If Jake gets going and G starts getting rewarded on the score sheet I feel a lot better about this team.

Provorov and Konecny next

We need our 7 million dollar centerman to get going too.