GDT: #4: FLYERS at Flames, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, 9:00 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

CALGARY FLAMES (2-3-1) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (2-0-1)

​

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: ESPN+, SN360, NBCSP
• Radio: 97.5 FM 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 93.3 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' Facebook: Security Check Required
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Flames' Website: Official Calgary Flames Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 Things: Flyers vs. Flames
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2019-2020
• Flames' Stats: Calgary Flames Stats | 2019-2020

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Flames	6	2-3-1	5	1-0-1	1-3-0	15	20	15.0	82.6	48.8
Flyers	3	2-0-1	5	2-0-0	0-0-1	10	6	42.9	85.7	60.2

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

​

Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux - 13 Kevin Hayes - 25 James van Riemsdyk
23 Oskar Lindblom - 14 Sean Couturier - 11 Travis Konecny
18 Tyler Pitlick - 21 Scott Laughton - 93 Jake Voracek
81 Carsen Twarynski - 12 Michael Raffl - 44 Chris Stewart ​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim - 15 Matt Niskanen
53 Shayne Gostisbehere - 8 Robert Hagg​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart will start tomorrow at Edmonton.
37 Brian Elliott will start tonight at Calgary.​

Power Plays

PP1: James van Riemsdyk, Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek, Kevin Hayes, Shayne Gostisbehere
PP2: Oskar Lindblom, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, Matt Niskanen, Ivan Provorov
​

Injuries and Scratches

19 Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder, Sep. 26). He has been placed on injured/non-roster and is out indefinitely. He skated in non-contact jersey (Oct. 12).
55 Sam Morin (healthy) could be scratched.
82 Connor Bunnaman (healthy) could be scratched.​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers - News, Scores, Schedule, Roster - The Athletic
Alexander Appleyard's Twitter -- Alexander Appleyard (@avappleyard) | Twitter
Charlie O'Connor's Twitter -- Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) | Twitter​

Courier Post of South Jersey

Web site -- Flyers - NHL - News - CourierPostOnline.com
Dave Isaac's Twitter -- Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) | Twitter​

Hockey Buzz

Web site -- HockeyBuzz.com - NHL Rumors
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers​

NHL.com

Adam Kimelman's Twitter -- Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​

CALGARY FLAMES

Possible Lineup
Lines

13 Johnny Gaudreau - 23 Sean Monahan - 28 Elias Lindholm
19 Matthew Tkachuk - 11 Mikael Backlund - 67 Michael Frolik
17 Milan Lucic - 93 Sam Bennett - 88 Andrew Mangiapane
10 Derek Ryan - 77 Mark Jankowski - 27 Auston Czarnik​

Pairings

5 Mark Giordano - 7 TJ Brodie
55 Noah Hanifin - 24 Travis Hamonic
58 Oliver Kylington - 4 Rasmus Andersson​

Goalies

33 David Rittich -- expected starter
39 Cam Talbot​

Power plays

PP1: Tkachuk, Monahan, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Giordano.
PP2: Lucic, Backlund, Benett, Brodie, Andersson.​

Injuries and Scratches

8 Juuso Valimaki (torn right ACL, Aug.12). He is on injured reserve.
16 Tobias Reider (healthy) will likely be scratched.
26 Michael Stone (healthy) will likely be scratched.​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- The Athletic
Darren Twitter -- Darren Haynes (@DarrenWHaynes) | Twitter​

Calgary Herald/Sun

Web site (Herald) -- (no title)
Web site (Sun) -- (no title)
Kristen Anderson's Twitter -- Kristen Anderson (@KdotAnderson) | Twitter
Wes Gilbertson's Twitter -- Wes Gilbertson (@WesGilbertson) | Twitter ​

FlamesNation

Web site -- Flamesnation​

Sportsnet 960 The Fan

Web site -- Sportsnet 960 The Fan Archives - Sportsnet.ca
Jermain Franklin's Twitter -- Jermain Franklin (@TSNJFranklin) | Twitter
Pat Steinberg's Twitter -- Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) | Twitter
Derek Willis' Twitter -- Derek Wills (@Fan960Wills) | Twitter​

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE [subject to change]

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
Wednesday, October 16	at Edmonton	9:30 PM	NBCSN, SN360, NBCSP
Saturday, October 19	(H) Dallas	7:00 PM	ESPN+, NBCSP, FS-SW
Monday, October 21	(H) Vegas	7:00 PM	NHLN, NBCSP, ATTSN-RM
Thursday, October 24	at Chicago	8:30 PM	ESPN+, NBCSCH, NBCSP

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

FROM THE PAST

​

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Fight Fire with Fire" by Metallica

​

Click to read more...

 

[David St Hubbins]

Maybe we can get a Popeye-Wimpie deal going here: I’ll gladly play Sam Tuesday and lose the Hagg-burger today.

 

[BiggE]

Guessing Elliott plays one of the b to b’s. So uh, 1-1-1 trip?

 

[Rebels57]

Guessing Elliott plays one of the b to b’s. So uh, 1-1-1 trip?

Probably the best we can hope for at this point, but maybe they'll surprise us.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Hockey without a dreadfully long wait? Isn't that illegal?

I have to think that AV is going to scramble lines if Voracek's minutes in the 3rd were a sign of anything.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

All this time off, but we have a back to back in Alberta.

We should be allowed to throw a skate blade into bettman

 

[Rebels57]

Hockey without a dreadfully long wait? Isn't that illegal?

I have to think that AV is going to scramble lines if Voracek's minutes in the 3rd were a sign of anything.

Perfect time to call up Jo-Jo Farabee

Giroux - Couturier - Konecny
Lindblom - Hayes - Farabee
JVR - Laughton - Voracek
Pitlick - Raffl - Twarynski

or

Lindblom - Couturier - Konecny
Giroux - Hayes - Farabee
JVR - Laughton - Voracek
Pitlick - Raffl - Twarynski

 

[TCTC]

Perfect time to call up Jo-Jo Farabee

Giroux - Couturier - Konecny
Lindblom - Hayes - Farabee
JVR - Laughton - Voracek
Pitlick - Raffl - Twarynski

or

Lindblom - Couturier - Konecny
Giroux - Hayes - Farabee
JVR - Laughton - Voracek
Pitlick - Raffl - Twarynski

I definitely prefer the second lineup. Voracek has been bad, but I like Hayes and Giroux together. They seem to complement each other really well.
And I see no reason to break up the Lindblom-Couturier-Konecny line.

 

[BiggE]

Hockey without a dreadfully long wait? Isn't that illegal?

I have to think that AV is going to scramble lines if Voracek's minutes in the 3rd were a sign of anything.

He needs to do something, Voracek has been a mess. He played well with Hayes and Lindblom in preseason so I’d put that line back together and TK with Coots and G.
However if that doesn’t get Jake going, I’d go with following in the 2nd period:

G-Coots-TK
JVR-Hayes-Lindblom
Twarynski-Laughton-Jake
The usual 4th

Also, unless he picks up his play in the next 2 games, I’d send Bunny down when they get home and give Rubtsov a shot at centering Raffl/Pitlick on the 4th line.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

I’m hoping Elliott gets the start so Carter Hart can play vs Edmonton for his hometown crowd.

 

[Rebels57]

I definitely prefer the second lineup. Voracek has been bad, but I like Hayes and Giroux together. They seem to complement each other really well.
And I see no reason to break up the Lindblom-Couturier-Konecny line.

They do? I see ZERO chemistry so far.

That line has 1 goal through 3 games and it came off of a broken play faceoff.

Maybe adding Farabee over Jake could spark something but I still prefer Lineup 1 with Giroux and Coots back together.

 

[TCTC]

They do? I see ZERO chemistry so far.

That line has 1 goal through 3 games and it came off of a broken play faceoff.

Maybe adding Farabee over Jake could spark something but I still prefer Lineup 1 with Giroux and Coots back together.

They only have 1 goal so far, but also some bad luck. I think the biggest difference between the Couturier line and the Hayes line so far has been their RW. TK has had a great start whereas Voracek has been more or less invisible.

 

[Rebels57]

They only have 1 goal so far, but also some bad luck. I think the biggest difference between the Couturier line and the Hayes line so far has been their RW. TK has had a great start whereas Voracek has been more or less invisible.

Giroux and Hayes certainly aren't standing out in a bad way like Jake is, but I just don't see the chemistry.

 

[BiggE]

Would be sweet to see this at some point soon:

G-Coots-TK
JVR-Hayes-Farabee
Lindblom-Patrick-Jake
Twar or Raffl-Laughton-Pitlick

you could also flip the centers on the middle 2 lines now and then

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Giroux and Hayes certainly aren't standing out in a bad way like Jake is, but I just don't see the chemistry.

That's because there is no chemistry there, at all.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

TK and Lindblom have been good so far. I would keep them together.
I’d also start Elliott over Hart and start Morin over Hagg.

Line 1 LW Giroux C Hayes RW Van Riemsdyk
Line 2 LW Lindblom C Couturier RW Konecny
Line 3 LW Twarynski C Laughton RW Voracek
Line 4 LW Bunnaman C Raffl RW Pitlick

1st Pair LD Provorov RD Braun
2nd Pair LD Sanheim RD Niskanen
3rd Pair LD Morin RD Gostisbehere

Goalies:
Starter: Elliott
Backup: Hart

Scratches:
LD Hagg
C Patrick + Migraines IR

 

[BiggE]

TK and Lindblom have been good so far. I would keep them together.
I’d also start Elliott over Hart and start Morin over Hagg.

Line 1 LW Giroux C Hayes RW Van Riemsdyk
Line 2 LW Lindblom C Couturier RW Konecny
Line 3 LW Twarynski C Laughton RW Voracek
Line 4 LW Bunnaman C Raffl RW Pitlick

1st Pair LD Provorov RD Braun
2nd Pair LD Sanheim RD Niskanen
3rd Pair LD Morin RD Gostisbehere

Goalies:
Starter: Elliott
Backup: Hart

Scratches:
LD Hagg
C Patrick + Migraines IR

You had me at scratching Hagg

 

[marcsson68]

Guessing Elliott plays one of the b to b’s. So uh, 1-1-1 trip?

Probably. I am hoping for Hart to play in Calgary (better chance for a win there) and Elliott in Edmonton (a likely loss anyway), but I guess it will be vice versa (with a higher chance for two wins and also for two losses)

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Probably. I am hoping for Hart to play in Calgary (better chance for a win there) and Elliott in Edmonton (a likely loss anyway), but I guess it will be vice versa (with a higher chance for two wins and also for two losses)

Same,

I'd like to get a win vs flames, hope to get 1 pt vs Oilers.

As long as we get pts I'm happy.

Flyers magic number to make playoffs I'd say lol 92 pts

 

[Beef Invictus]

By my mental math we are on pace to play about 23.4 games this season.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Please don't let up on these guys. Don't let it get to the shootout. Just finish them.

 

[Jettany]

Perfect time to call up Jo-Jo Farabee

Giroux - Couturier - Konecny
Lindblom - Hayes - Farabee
JVR - Laughton - Voracek
Pitlick - Raffl - Twarynski

or

Lindblom - Couturier - Konecny
Giroux - Hayes - Farabee
JVR - Laughton - Voracek
Pitlick - Raffl - Twarynski

Part 2.

 

[flyerslducks]

Honestly I don't see why you have to keep the couts line together just because they are playing well. We need to put Giroux with someone else as he is being wasted. Giroux hasn't looked tht bad but its because he hasn't put up points that we think he has. Put G with Couts/tk and that line will not lose a beat, if anything more offense will come from it.

Lindblom is a guy that has shown he can play with anyone and hopefully his game can help hayes/voracek. No one in that g-hayes-voracek line is capable of doing the board work like lindblom can.

g-couts-tk
lindblom-hayes-voracek/farabee
jvr-laughton-farabee/voracek
twarynski-raffl-pitlick

 

[flyerslducks]

once patrick comes back i want to see a middle 6 of:

jvr-hayes-farabee
lindblom-patrick-voracek

some speed on the hayes line and lindblom/patrick have always been good together. I think voracek can do well on that line as well

 

[CapnZin]

TK is pretty good. He should get the puck more.