GDT: #44 | FLYERS (H) vs. Capitals (A) | Saturday, Apr. 17, 2021 | 12:30 pm ET | NHLN, NBCSP, NBCSWA

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

WASHINGTON CAPITALS (28-12-4) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (20-17-6)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NHLN, NBCSP, NBCSWA
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 93.3 WMMR - Everything That Rocks!
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• Online Streaming: nbcsportsphiladelphia.com and the MyTeams app by NBC Sports

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Capitals' Website: Official Washington Capitals Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview:
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2020-2021
• Capitals' Stats: Washington Capitals Stats | 2020-2021

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Capitals	44	28-12-4	60	14-6-2	14-6-2	152	130	26.7	83.3	49.1
Flyers	43	20-17-6	46	9-9-3	11-8-3	123	151	19.3	73.9	52.8

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

25 James van Riemsdyk -- 14 Sean Couturier -- 11 Travis Konecny
28 Claude Giroux --13 Kevin Hayes -- 93 Jake Voracek
81 Carsen Twarynski - 21 Scott Laughton -- 86 Joel Farabee
23 Oskar Lindblom -- 19 Nolan Patrick -- 57 Wade Allison​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim -- 8 Robert Hägg
55 Sam Morin -- 53 Shayne Gostisbehere​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart (starter)
37 Brian Elliott
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Power Plays

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

5 Phil Myers (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman or re-inserted into the lineup.
19 Nolan Patrick (undetermined) will be re-evaluated after being in the helmet/head by a puck. Friday's update was good news but a further update will be made to determine playing status
34 Alex Lyon (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goaltender.
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.
58 Tanner Laczyski (injury) will not play due to an undisclosed injury
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
58 Tanner Laczynski
81 Carsen Twarynski​

Defensemen

39 Nate Prosser
51 Derrick Pouliot​

Goalies

None​

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

8 Alex Ovechkin -- 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov -- 43 Tom Wilson
39 Anthony Mantha -- 19 Nicklas Backstrom -- 77 T.J. Oshie
73 Conor Sheary -- 20 Lars Eller -- 10 Daniel Sprong
62 Carl Hagelin -- 26 Nic Dowd -- 21 Garnet Hathaway ​

Pairings

9 Dmitry Orlov -- 74 John Carlson
4 Brenden Dillon -- 2 Justin Schultz
33 Zdeno Chara-- 3 Nick Jensen​

Goalies

30 Ilya Samsonov
31 Craig Anderson
41 Vitek Vanecek ​

Power Plays

PP1: T.J. Oshie, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson
PP2: Tom Wilson, Conor Sheary, Anthony Mantha, Justin Schultz, Dmitry Orlov
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Injuries and Scratches

6 Michel Kempny (IR) underwent Achilles surgery in October.
17 Michael Raffl (injury) is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
28 Daniel Carr (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
30 Ilya Samsonov (injury) is day-to-day with an upper body injury.
35 Henrik Lundqvist (IR) had open heart surgery in January.
47 Beck Malenstyn (IR) underwent Achilles surgery in December.
57 Trevor van Riemsdyk (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
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FROM THE PAST

February 24, 2009: Flyers score three late third period goals to win 4-2

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Rise" by Public Image Ltd.
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FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE

(subject to changes)

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
Sunday, 4/18	vs. NY Islanders	6:30 pm	NBCSN, SN
Thursday, 4/22	at NY Rangers	7:00 pm	ESPN+, MSG, NBCSP
Friday, 4/23	at NY Rangers	7:00 pm	NHLN, TVAS, MSG, NBCSP
Sunday, 4/25	vs. New Jersey	6:00 pm	ESPN+, 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	TVAS, NBCSWA, NBCSP
Saturday, 5/8	at Washington	7:00 pm	NBCSWA, NBCSP
Monday, 5/10	vs. New Jersey	7:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG+

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[Audible Velvet]

Anger is an energy

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Keep Allison up. I swear if they play f***ing Elliott...

 

[Math the wild rose]

I only watched the first period and it was so torid, i switched off.

This morning they win and they are closer To the séries. If Boston lose 3 games
We may have a chance.

The Guys need To fight hard every night.

 

[ybnvs]

Very excited to watch my 4th game of the year and to see some of the new prospects getting ice time.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I'll be at the game with HCette and Thatcher Venmo for his first game. We'll be sitting on the glass with a sign that will have his real name (just pretend it says Thatcher Venmo) on it. I imagine it's pretty much a guarantee that an infant with a sign sitting on the glass will be on TV... don't judge me too harshly.

 

[TCTC]

Hopefully Allison will get more games this season. We know what NAK is at this point. We don't need to see more of him and his stupid penalties.
I would like Allison to get the opportunity to show if he can be an option for next season.

 

[deadhead]

Laczynski and Allison will get plenty of PT the rest of the way, so will Morin, Hagg, and a few more callups.
I think Jackson Cates is on the NHL roster, he'll get a look, York will get a callup, I think they'll want to see Willman against NHL competition and determine if he's a flash in the pan or there's some potential there.
They might bring up Foerster and Wisdom at some point to see how they look against NHL competition before having to make a decision in TC next year between the NHL and CHL.

Zamula, Wylie, Millman, Ratcliffe, Hogberg, Bunnaman, Twarynski, Kase, Sandin, Day will probably finish the year in LHV, if there is any remaining season.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I'll be at the game with HCette and Thatcher Venmo for his first game. We'll be sitting on the glass with a sign that will have his real name (just pretend it says Thatcher Venmo) on it. I imagine it's pretty much a guarantee that an infant with a sign sitting on the glass will be on TV... don't judge me too harshly.

Of course this oligarch can afford a sign.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Of course this oligarch can afford a sign.

If buying a $6.99 poster board makes me a member of the bourgeoisie so be it.

 

[TheKingPin]

So dumb that we didn’t give Allison a look last week and see what they should have already known - and then trade cant score Laughton for some nice picks. Now we have to bench a good player in a crap year anyway for no reason.

 

[Beef Invictus]

So dumb that we didn’t give Allison a look last week and see what they should have already known - and then trade can score Laughton for some nice picks. Now we have to bench a good player in a crap year anyway for no reason.

Was Allison still working back up to game shape last week?

 

[KrazyKat]

Liked Allison. He’s only going to get better.
Would love to see Zamula (injured I think) up, or York.

for next game I’d play Allison with Couts and G. Let’s him


Giroux-Couturier-Allison
Farabee-Hayes-Konecny
JVR-Laughton-Voracek
Lindblom-Lascyznski-NAK

 

[CapnZin]

I'll be at the game with HCette and Thatcher Venmo for his first game. We'll be sitting on the glass with a sign that will have his real name (just pretend it says Thatcher Venmo) on it. I imagine it's pretty much a guarantee that an infant with a sign sitting on the glass will be on TV... don't judge me too harshly.

me judging you while I eat chips and drink beer early in the day getting ready to watch a depressing team.

 

[deadhead]

So dumb that we didn’t give Allison a look last week and see what they should have already known - and then trade can score Laughton for some nice picks. Now we have to bench a good player in a crap year anyway for no reason.

Allison is a RW with top six potential.
Laughton is a LW/C who is a 3rd line guy who also is a 1st pair PK guy.

Not exactly interchangeable.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

I'll be at the game with HCette and Thatcher Venmo for his first game. We'll be sitting on the glass with a sign that will have his real name (just pretend it says Thatcher Venmo) on it. I imagine it's pretty much a guarantee that an infant with a sign sitting on the glass will be on TV... don't judge me too harshly.

have a fire AV sign plz...

 

[JXC]

I only watched the first period and it was so torid, i switched off.

This morning they win and they are closer To the séries. If Boston lose 3 games
We may have a chance.

The Guys need To fight hard every night.

It’s a huge one for the boys, to be sure. They had better come out “like a house afire”.

 

[TheKingPin]

Was Allison still working back up to game shape last week?

Maybe, but it’s not like he was a surprise.

Allison is a RW with top six potential.
Laughton is a LW/C who is a 3rd line guy who also is a 1st pair PK guy.

Not exactly interchangeable.

More so that you are having to bench NAK or one of the kids to allow people to play. If you liked Laughton then you can still sign him in the summer. I think we could have gotten a first for him but who know.

 

[deadhead]

Maybe, but it’s not like he was a surprise.

More so that you are having to bench NAK or one of the kids to allow people to play. If you liked Laughton then you can still sign him in the summer. I think we could have gotten a first for him but who know.

Laughton is 26, the "kids" are mostly 23-24.
If you let Laughton hit FA, he's going to cost you 4x(3.5 to 4.0M) or more this summer. If he has to take the risk, he'll want to be paid for it.

 

[KrazyKat]

If frost becomes a star. Patrick and Lindblom go back to how they were before injuries. Brink and Forestor become snipers! Konecny hits his ceiling. We could be a dangerous team for years to come. With Couturier, Giroux, and Hayes. Sticking around as veterans.
Wisdom and Laughton shape the bottom 6.

but there are so many what if’s ? Patrick and Lindblom could never hit form. Frost could be the next Jordan weal. You just don’t know.

we need to improve our prospect development. AHL coach. And NHL coaches. I don’t like what our current guys have done thus far.

I personally wouldn’t mind losing some big name forwards. And try and make an insane Defence for Hart.

Let the kids slowly take over this offence. Starting next year.


Trade Voracek
Expose JVR

Free up cap.
Get two more Quallity defenceman
And a good Back up goalie.
And a new head coach.

 

[wasup]

Was Allison still working back up to game shape last week?

Allison was in quarentine lockdown last week or so cause of the covid on LV , I believe he only got out the day before . Laczynski was not cause he had just arrived in LV and had not had team contact so they got him out .

 

[deadhead]

Allison had a truncated college season after missing time due to his ACL and having work his way back.
So starting off in the AHL was the right idea, he's probably up too soon and will have his share of mistakes, especially on defense.

 

[Curufinwe]

So dumb that we didn’t give Allison a look last week and see what they should have already known - and then trade can score Laughton for some nice picks. Now we have to bench a good player in a crap year anyway for no reason.

They got rid of Raffl, NAK had earned a night off anyway, and now Patrick should be sitting out at least this weekend's games after taking a puck to the head.

 

[Math the wild rose]

Allison had a truncated college season after missing time due to his ACL and having work his way back.
So starting off in the AHL was the right idea, he's probably up too soon and will have his share of mistakes, especially on defense.

I like what I've seen from him. He have plenty of room for learning. And he talk a lot with the coaches in-game. Which is good for team spirit. Pretty shure the guys take care of him.