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THE HARDASS
“Dorion trades everyone. Melnyk just wants to line his pockets.”
“I know just how to handle this.”
“I WANT THIS GUY DEAD! I WANT HIS FAMILY DEAD! I WANT HIS ORGANIZATION BURNED TO THE GROUND!”
THE DUMBASS
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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (1-2-0) vs. OTTAWA SENATORS (1-1-1)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TEAMS' WEBSITES
GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS
TEAMS' STATISTICS
Team | GP | Record | Pts | Home | Away | GF | GA | PP% | PK% | FO% | Save% |
Flyers | 3 | 1-2-0 | 2 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 9 | 15 | 23.1 | 75.0 | 53.9 | .861 |
Senators | 3 | 1-1-1 | 3 | 0-0-1 | 1-1-0 | 11 | 13 | 12.5 | 71.4 | 52.8 | .882 |
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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Possible Lineup
Lines
28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier - 93 Jakub Voracek
23 Oskar Lindblom - 19 Nolan Patrick - 11 Travis Konecny
40 Jordan Weal - 24 Mikhail Vorobyev - 17 Wayne Simmonds
21 Scott Laughton - 15 Jori Lehterä - 12 Michael Raffl
Pairings
9 Ivan Provorov - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
8 Robert Hägg - 47 Andrew MacDonald
6 Travis Sanheim - 3 Radko Gudas
Goalies
37 Brian Ellliott (could start) - 33 Calvin Pickard
Power Plays
PP1: Giroux - Couturier - Simmonds - Gostisbehere - Voracek
PP2: Lindblom - Patrick - Konecny - Provorov - Vorobyev
Injuries and Scratches
26 Christian Folin (D) could be a healthy scratch.
38 Corban Knight (F) is on IR. He will be out three weeks (Sept. 29) with an upper body injury.
75 Pascal Laberge (F) is on IR. He had hip surgery announced Sept. 28. No timetable for his return was provided. He began the season on the Injured Non-Roster List.
34 Alex Lyon (G) is on IR. He has a possible groin pull and will be out four weeks from Sept. 20.
5 Sam Morin (D) is on IR. He had ACL surgery (right knee) from an injury in the AHL playoffs. He could return in February.
30 Michal Neuvirth (G) is on IR. He has a lower body injury which has been speculated as a groin pull (Sept. 22). No timetable for his return has been issued although he has practiced with the team since the injury occurred.
25 James van Riemsdyk is on IR. He is out 5-to-6 weeks with a lower body injury (Oct. 8)..
40 Jordan Weal (F) could be a healthy scratch.
22 Dale Weise (F) could be a healthy scratch.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Courier-Post of South Jersey
HockeyBuzz.com
NBC Sports Philadelphia
Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer
OTTAWA SENATORS
Possible Lineup
Lines
18 Ryan Dzingel - 15 Zack Smith - 61 Mark Stone
7 Fat Tkachuk - 95 Matt Duchene - 89 Mikkel Boedker
59 Alex Formenton - 71 Chris Tierney - 9 Bobby Ryan
56 Magnus Paajarvi - 36 Colin White - 10 Tom Pyatt
Pairings
72 Thomas Chabot - 2 Dylan DeMelo
74 Mark Borowiecki - 5 Cody Ceci
58 Maxime Lajoie - 6 Chris Wideman
Goalies
41 Craig Anderson - 1 Mike Condon
Media Contacts
Athletic, The
Sportsnet
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Television (subject to change) |
October 13 | vs. Vegas | 1:00 pm | SN, NBCSP, ATTSN-RM |
October 16 | vs. Florida | 7:00 pm | NBCSP, FS-F |
October 18 | at Columbus | 7:00 pm | FS-O, NBCSP |
October 20 | vs. New Jersey | 1:00 pm | SN, NBCSP, MSG+ |
October 22 | vs. Colorado | 7:00 pm | SN, TVAS, NBCSP, ALT |
October 25 | at Boston | 7:00 pm | SN360, TVAS, NESN, NBCSP |
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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC
"Bicycle Song" by Orbit