GDT: #37 | FLYERS (A) vs. Bruins (H) | Monday, Apr. 5, 2021 | 7:00 pm ET | NHLN, NESNplus, NBCSP

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

BOSTON BRUINS (19-10-5) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (17-14-5)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NHLN, NESNplus, 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
• Bruins' Website: Official Boston Bruins Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

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

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Bruins	34	19-10-5	43	10-5-2	9-5-3	93	84	23.1	89.0	56.5
Flyers	36	17-14-5	39	8-7-3	9-7-2	108	129	19.3	73.6	53.4

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

25 James van Riemsdyk -- 14 Sean Couturier -- 86 Joel Farabee
93 Jake Voracek -- 28 Claude Giroux -- 11 Travis Konecny
21 Scott Laughton -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 19 Nolan Patrick
12 Michael Raffl -- 58 Tanner Laczynski -- 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim -- 5 Phil Myers
55 Sam Morin -- 53 Shayne Gostisbehere​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart (starter Tuesday)
37 Brian Elliott (starter Monday)
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Power Plays

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

8 Robert Hägg (injured reserve) is out 2-to-4 weeks due to a shoulder injury suffered March 17. He practiced April 2.
23 Oskar Lindblom (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
26 Erik Gustafsson (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
48 Morgan Frost (injured reserve) underwent surgery for a dislocated left shoulder and could miss the remainder of the regular season. He was injured January 19.
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Taxi Squad (subject to daily changes)
Forwards

10 Andy Andreoff
36 Linus Sandin
58 Tanner Laczynski​

Defensemen

39 Nate Prosser
53 Shayne Gostisbehere
55 Sam Morin​

Goalies

34 Alex Lyon
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BOSTON BRUINS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

63 Brad Marchand -- 37 Patrice Bergeron --12 Craig Smith
21 Nick Ritchie -- 46 David Krejci -- 88 David Pastrnak
74 Jake DeBrusk -- 13 Charlie Coyle -- 19 Zach Senyshyn
11 Trent Frederic -- 52 Sean Kuraly -- 83 Karson Kuhlman​

Pairings

48 Matt Grzelcyk -- 73 Charlie McAvoy
55 Jeremy Lauzon -- 75 Connor Clifton
67 Jakub Zboril -- 44 Stephen Kampfer​

Goalies

80 Dan Vladar (starter)
1 Jeremy Swayman​

Power Plays

PP1: Nick Ritchie, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Matt Grzelcyk
PP2: Charlie Coyle, Craig Smith, David Krejci, Charlie McAvoy, Stephen Kampfer​

Injuries and Scratches

10 Anders Bjork (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
14 Chris Wagner (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
25 Brandon Carlo (injured reserve) has an injury termed "upper body, below the neck" and is week-to-week.
27 John Moore (injured reserve) underwent hip arthroscopy and labral repair surgery March 22 and is out for the rest of the season.
28 Ondrej Kase (injured reserve) has an upper body injury, reported as a concussion, and is day-to-day.
40 Tuukka Rask (injured reserve) has an upper body, possibly back, injury. He will not play Monday or Tuesday but could return later this week.
41 Jaroslav Halak (virus protocol) will not play. His status for Tuesday (April 6) has yet to be determined.
74 Jake DeBrusk (healthy) was removed from the virus protocol list Sunday (April 4) and is listed to play.
84 Jarred Tinordi (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
86 Kevan Miller (injured reserve) has soreness in the knee following surgery but could return as early as Tuesday (April 6)..
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FROM THE PAST

October 21, 2015: Claude Giroux's OT goal ends 6-game losing streak in series
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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Pretty Vacant" by Sex Pistols
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FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE

(subject to changes...and more changes)

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
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	NHLN, 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	NHLN, 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	NHLN, 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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[Tripod]

Hart likely is going to have nightmares leading into this game given how his last games vs them have gone this year.

0-2-2, .843 SV%, 5.32 GAA, 8 PP goals against

Given up, 6, 6, 4, and 4 goals each game.

 

[Jettany]

Happy Easter everyone! Enjoy your families.

 

[deadhead]

They pretty much have to win both Bruins games or it's time to sell.
A split or even an OT loss and win ends their chances (3-4 points behind with Bruins having 2 games in hand and the Rangers breathing down their neck).

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Happy Easter everyone! Enjoy your families.

See you in the winners' circle.

 

[ellja3]

I hate how this team had godawful March and have huge flaws to fix; yet are so relatively close to play-offs and make me hopeful. Sigh. Evil type of mental torture.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

They pretty much have to win both Bruins games or it's time to sell.
A split or even an OT loss and win ends their chances (3-4 points behind with Bruins having 2 games in hand and the Rangers breathing down their neck).

If recent history is any indication, the Flyers have a difficult proposition to win two games in regulation. They have won just twice in regulation the last 26 games in this series. Ugly numbers.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

They pretty much have to win both Bruins games or it's time to sell.
A split or even an OT loss and win ends their chances (3-4 points behind with Bruins having 2 games in hand and the Rangers breathing down their neck).

It's time to sell regardless.

 

[Jettany]

See you in the winners' circle.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

It's time to sell regardless.

You mean the whole franchise right?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

You mean the whole franchise right?

Right. But Kev first.

 

[deadhead]

I hate how this team had godawful March and have huge flaws to fix; yet are so relatively close to play-offs and make me hopeful. Sigh. Evil type of mental torture.

I don't see the huge flaws, as the last game showed, Hart back to normal fixes a multitude of sins.
Now just find a top four RHD next summer and they're close to set.
I don't even worry about forwards with the flood of talent coming next year, Frost, Laczynski, Allison, with Wisdom, Foerster, JOB, Brink waiting in the wings. Willman and Lycksell as wildcards, Kase on the outside looking in.

 

[Hanover Fist]

Right. But Kev first.

That albatross should be one of the first birds to be plucked

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Flyers are going to get f***ed.

 

[GKJ]

Our PK is 73%? I didn't even realize it was so low. A few years ago when we bitched about Lappy running the PK when they were running at like 78% and those numbers were among the worst in the league since the 2005 lockout

 

[flyerslducks]

I hate how this team had godawful March and have huge flaws to fix; yet are so relatively close to play-offs and make me hopeful. Sigh. Evil type of mental torture.

it sucks man. A few more wins and we are right in there. Absolute nightmare of a month that can never be replicated again any other season. We were in the top 3 before march and weren't playing well..shows you that if they fixed things we would've taken off. I cant believe when we got healthy from covid they started being an awful team. I was one of those who said that when we get everyone back from covid we would take off like last years run.

This team is way too good to be playing like this. If we make the playoffs off some miracle run, we can definitely make some noise but im never getting my hopes up this year

 

[Rebels57]

Our PK is 73%? I didn't even realize it was so low. A few years ago when we bitched about Lappy running the PK when they were running at like 78% and those numbers were among the worst in the league since the 2005 lockout

We had higher expectations then.

 

[Rebels57]

it sucks man. A few more wins and we are right in there. Absolute nightmare of a month that can never be replicated again any other season. We were in the top 3 before march and weren't playing well..shows you that if they fixed things we would've taken off. I cant believe when we got healthy from covid they started being an awful team. I was one of those who said that when we get everyone back from covid we would take off like last years run.

This team is way too good to be playing like this. If we make the playoffs off some miracle run, we can definitely make some noise but im never getting my hopes up this year

Lmao are we getting a different coach?

 

[renberg]

Our PK is 73%? I didn't even realize it was so low. A few years ago when we bitched about Lappy running the PK when they were running at like 78% and those numbers were among the worst in the league since the 2005 lockout

It makes no sense. Granted that they done have a grade A sniper on the roster but G and Bee aren’t bad. JVR is good around the crease. The problem has to be scheme and the rest of the players that are out on the PP. Too often they seem to be looking for the perfect shot. A lot of the passing on the perimeter gets bobbled which allows the defense time to re-set itself.

 

[deadhead]

it sucks man. A few more wins and we are right in there. Absolute nightmare of a month that can never be replicated again any other season. We were in the top 3 before march and weren't playing well..shows you that if they fixed things we would've taken off. I cant believe when we got healthy from covid they started being an awful team. I was one of those who said that when we get everyone back from covid we would take off like last years run.

This team is way too good to be playing like this. If we make the playoffs off some miracle run, we can definitely make some noise but im never getting my hopes up this year

They WEREN'T an awful team. They have solid metrics. The goalies were awful.

Sure, they made too many bad mistakes on defense, but as Hart showed last night, that's why they pay goalies, the goalie won't stop 'em all, but a good goalie cleans up a lot of mistakes.

But I always knew this season was going to be a clusterf---k, and it ain't over yet - I'm waiting for a top playoff contender to get wiped out a week before the playoffs.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

They pretty much have to win both Bruins games or it's time to sell.
A split or even an OT loss and win ends their chances (3-4 points behind with Bruins having 2 games in hand and the Rangers breathing down their neck).

The Bruins have six games left versus Buffalo. We can grasp at straws, but the season's already over unless a team above the Flyers has a Flyers in March collapse to close out the schedule.

 

[deadhead]

Fletcher can't sell until the Flyers are clearly out of playoff contention, can't do that to the veteran players.
But if they split with Boston, then he's free to move on and prepare for next season.

 

[BiggE]

BOSTON BRUINS (19-10-5) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (17-14-5)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NHLN, NESN, 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
• Bruins' Website: Official Boston Bruins Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview:
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2020-2021 | Philadelphia Flyers (nhl.com)
• Bruins' Stats: Boston Bruins Stats | 2020-2021 | Boston Bruins (nhl.com)

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Bruins	34	19-10-5	43	10-5-2	9-5-3	93	84	23.1	89.0	56.5
Flyers	36	17-14-5	39	8-7-3	9-7-2	108	129	19.3	73.6	53.4

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

25 James van Riemsdyk -- 14 Sean Couturier -- 86 Joel Farabee
93 Jake Voracek -- 28 Claude Giroux -- 11 Travis Konecny
21 Scott Laughton -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 19 Nolan Patrick
23 Oskar Lindblom -- 58 Tanner Laczynski -- 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim -- 5 Phil Myers
55 Sam Morin -- 53 Shayne Gostisbehere​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart
37 Brian Elliott
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Power Plays

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

8 Robert Hägg (injured reserve) is out 2-to-4 weeks due to a shoulder injury suffered March 17. He practiced April 2.
12 Michael Raffl (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
26 Erik Gustafsson (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
48 Morgan Frost (injured reserve) underwent surgery for a dislocated left shoulder and could miss the remainder of the regular season. He was injured January 19.
​

Taxi Squad (subject to daily changes)
Forwards

10 Andy Andreoff
36 Linus Sandin
58 Tanner Laczynski​

Defensemen

39 Nate Prosser
53 Shayne Gostisbehere
55 Sam Morin​

Goalies

34 Alex Lyon
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BOSTON BRUINS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

63 Brad Marchand -- 37 Patrice Bergeron --12 Craig Smith
21 Nick Ritchie -- 46 David Krejci -- 88 David Pastrnak
10 Anders Bjork -- 52 Sean Kuraly -- 13 Charlie Coyle
11 Trent Frederic -- 23 Jack Studnicka -- 19 Zach Senyshyn​

Pairings

48 Matt Grzelcyk -- 73 Charlie McAvoy
67 Jakub Zboril -- 44 Stephen Kampfer
84 Jarred Tinordi - 75 Connor Clifton ​

Goalies

41 Jaroslav Halak
80 Dan Vladar​

Power Plays

PP1: Nick Ritchie, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Matt Grzelcyk
PP2: Charlie Coyle, Craig Smith, David Krejci, Charlie McAvoy, Stephen Kampfer​

Injuries and Scratches

14 Chris Wagner (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
25 Brandon Carlo (injured reserve) has an injury termed "upper body, below the neck" and is week-to-week.
27 John Moore (injured reserve) underwent hip arthroscopy and labral repair surgery March 22 and is out for the rest of the season.
28 Ondrej Kase (injured reserve) has an upper body injury and is day-to-day.
40 Tuukka Rask (injured reserve) has an upper body, possibly back, injury. His playing status is undetermined.
55 Jeremy Lauzon (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
74 Jake DeBrusk (virus protocol) is day-to-day as of March 18. He could return to practice this week. No timetable has been set for his return.
83 Karlson Kuhlman (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
86 Kevan Miller (injured reserve) has soreness in the knee following surgery but could return this week.
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FROM THE PAST

October 21, 2015: Claude Giroux's OT goal ends 6-game losing streak in series
​

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Pretty Vacant" by Sex Pistols
​

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE

(subject to changes...and more changes)

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
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	NHLN, 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	NHLN, 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	NHLN, 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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Answer: Pretty Vacant


Question: Describe the inside of Michel Therrien’s skull

 

[flyerslducks]

Lmao are we getting a different coach?

how did i forget this lmao. nate thompson

 

[flyerslducks]

They WEREN'T an awful team. They have solid metrics. The goalies were awful.

Sure, they made too many bad mistakes on defense, but as Hart showed last night, that's why they pay goalies, the goalie won't stop 'em all, but a good goalie cleans up a lot of mistakes.

But I always knew this season was going to be a clusterf---k, and it ain't over yet - I'm waiting for a top playoff contender to get wiped out a week before the playoffs.

dude to blame the goalies for this is hilarious. I don't give a f*** what the metrics are saying.. we made our goalies awful with the shit f***ing coverage we had. A lot of the goals could've been saved cus a lot of shots were one on one, HOWEVER, how many damn tap ins/open players in the crease did we surrender? How does this happen????????? AWFUL TEAM DEFENSE. You can blame the goalies all you want but we wont go anywhere with this d core as it currently stands. You have stated numerous times that braun should be elsewhere in the lineup...that alone tells us where our d currently stands.