GDT: #51| FLYERS at Hurricanes| Tuesday, January 31, 2017| 7:00 pm ET| FS-CR, CSN-PH

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (25-19-6, 10-12-3 away ) vs. CAROLINA HURRICANES (21-20-7, 15-6-1 home )​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: FS-CR, CSN-PH
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic [ link: https://www.nhl.com/info/team-audio ]
• Streams: Posting and soliciting links to illegal streams is prohibited. Do not post or inquire about such streams.

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article129761074.html or https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/5-things-flyers-vs-hurricanes--philadelphia-flyers/c-286279190
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Hurricanes' Stats: http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/stats.htm

Team Stats​

Team | GP | Record | Points | Pct. | GF | GA | GF/G | GA/G| PP% | PK% | Shots For | Shots Ag. | FO%
Flyers| 50| 25-19-6| 56| .560| 135| 151| 2.70|3.02| 21.5|81.0| 31.8| 29.1| 51.6
Hurricanes| 48| 21-20-7| 49| .510| 124|136| 2.58| 2.83|16.3| 88.1| 30.3| 27.8| 51.4

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

• Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
• Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
• Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
• Hurricanes' Website: http://hurricanes.nhl.com/

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS​

FLYERS' ROSTER
Forwards

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |78 |L |6' 0" |198 |Mar 6, 1985|Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
Nick Cousins |25 |L |5' 10" |188 |Jul 20, 1993| Belleville, ON, CAN
Sean Couturier |14|L |6' 3" |211 |Dec 7, 1992 |Phoenix, AZ, USA
Claude Giroux (C) |28 |R |5' 11" |185 |Jan 12, 1988 |Hearst, ON, CAN
Travis Konecny |11 |R |5' 10" |175 |Mar 11, 1997| London, ON, CAN
Roman Lyubimov |13| R |6' 2" |207 |Jan 6, 1992 |Tver, RUS
Michael Raffl |12| L| 6' 0"| 200| Dec 1, 1988| Villach, AUT
Matt Read |24| R| 5' 10" |185 |Jun 14, 1986| Ilderton, ON, CAN
Brayden Schenn| 10 |L| 6' 1" |195| Aug 22, 1991| Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Wayne Simmonds (A) |17| R| 6' 2" |185| Aug 26, 1988| Scarborough, ON, CAN
Chris VandeVelde |76| L |6' 2"| 190 |Mar 15, 1987| Moorhead, MN, USA
Jakub Voracek| 93| L |6' 2" |214| Aug 15, 1989|Kladno, CZE
Dale Weise| 22 | R |6' 2" |206 |Aug 5, 1988| Winnipeg, MB, CAN

Defensemen

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Michael Del Zotto| 15 | L |6' 0" |195 |Jun 24, 1990 |Stouffville, ON, CAN
Shayne Gostisbehere | 53 | L |5' 11" |180 |Apr 20, 1993 |Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Radko Gudas|3 |R |6' 0" |204 |Jun 5, 1990 |Prague, CZE
Andrew MacDonald |47 | L| 6' 1"| 204 |Sep 7, 1986| Judique, NS, CAN
Brandon Manning |23 | L| 6' 1" |205 |Jun 4, 1990 |Prince George, BC, CAN
Ivan Provorov |9 | L |6' 1"| 201 |Jan 13, 1997 |Yaroslavl, RUS
Nick Schultz |55 | L |6' 1"| 203 |Aug 25, 1982| Strasbourg, SK, CAN
Mark Streit (A) | 32 | L |5' 11" |191 |Dec 11, 1977 |Bern, CHE

Goalies

Player | No. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Steve Mason| 35 | 6' 4" |210 |May 29, 1988 |Oakville, ON, CAN
Michal Neuvirth |30 | 6' 1" |209 |Mar 23, 1988 |Ústí nad Labem, CZE

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
12 - Michael Raffl | 28 - Claude Giroux |93 - Jakub Voracek
11 - Travis Konecny | 10 - Brayden Schenn | 17 - Wayne Simmonds
25 - Nick Cousins |14 - Sean Couturier |24 - Matt Read
76 - Chris VandeVelde | 78 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare | 13 - Roman Lyubimov

Pairings

Name | Name
9 - Ivan Provorov | 47 - Andrew MacDonald
3 - Radko Gudas| 32 - Mark Streit
23 - Brandon Manning | 53 - Shayne Gostisbehere

Goalies

Name | Name
35 - Steve Mason (expected starter) | 30 - Michal Neuvirth

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Michael Del Zotto | practiced Monday on fourth pair; day-to-day | lower body injury
Nick Schultz| available | could be scratched
Dale Weise| available | could be scratched

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Claude Giroux | Wayne Simmonds | Jakub Voracek | Shayne Gostisbehere
No. 2| Travis Konecny | Nick Cousins | Sean Couturier |Mark Streit |Ivan Provorov

CAROLINA HURRICANES​

HURRICANES' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
53 - Jeff Skinner |33 - Derek Ryan| 21 - Lee Stempniak
20 - Sebastian Aho |11 - Jordan Staal | 16 - Elias Lindholm
23 - Brock McGinn | 49 - Victor Rask | 86 - Teuvo Teravainen
42 - Joakim Nordstrom | 18 - Jay McClement | 25 - Viktor Stalberg

Pairings

Name | Name
74- Jaccob Slavin | 22 - Brett Pesce
65 - Ron Hainsey | 27 - Justin Faulk
5 - Noah Hanifin | 26 - Matt Tennyson

Goalies

Name | Name
30 - Cam Ward (expected starter) | 31 - Eddie Lack

HURRICANES' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Bryan Bickell | out indefinitely| multiple sclerosis
Klas Dahlbeck | available | could be scratched
Ryan Murphy | available | could be scratched
Ty Rattie | available | could be scratched

HURRICANES' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Jeff Skinner | Victor Rask | Derek Ryan | Brett Pesce | Justin Faulk
No. 2| Sebastian Aho | Jordan Staal | Teuvo Teravainen | Noah Hanifin| Lee Stempniak

HURRICANES' ROSTER
Forwards

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Sebastian Aho |20 |L |5' 11" |172 |Jul 26, 1997 |Rauma, FIN
Bryan Bickell |29| L| 6' 4" |223 |Mar 9, 1986| Bowmanville, ON, CAN
Elias Lindholm| 16 |R |6' 1"| 192 |Dec 2, 1994| Boden, SWE
Jay McClement| 18| L |6' 1" |205| Mar 2, 1983| Kingston, ON, CAN
Brock McGinn| 23 | L |6' 0" |185 |Feb 2, 1994 |Fergus, ON, CAN
Joakim Nordstrom |42 |L |6' 1" |189 |Feb 25, 1992 |Stockholm, SWE
Victor Rask (A)|49| L |6' 2" |200| Mar 1, 1993| Leksand, SWE
Ty Rattie |8 |R| 6' 0"| 195| Feb 5, 1993 |Calgary, AB, CAN
Derek Ryan |33 |R |5' 11" |170| Dec 29, 1986 |Spokane, WA, USA
Jeff Skinner (A) |53| L |5' 11"|200 |May 16, 1992 |Toronto, ON, CAN
Jordan Staal (A) |11| L| 6' 4" |220 |Sep 10, 1988 |Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Viktor Stalberg |25| L |6' 3" |209 |Jan 17, 1986| Gothenburg, SWE
Lee Stempniak |21| R |5' 11"| 195|Feb 4, 1983| West Seneca, NY, USA
Teuvo Teravainen |86| L |5' 11"|178 |Sep 11, 1994 |Helsinki, FIN

Defensemen

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Klas Dahlbeck |6 |L|6' 3" |207 |Jul 6, 1991 | Katrineholm, SWE
Justin Faulk (A)| 27|R |6' 0"|215| Mar 20, 1992|South St.Paul, MN, USA
Ron Hainsey|65| L|6' 3"|210 |Mar 24, 1981|Bolton, CT, USA
Noah Hanifin| 5 |L|6' 3" | 206 |Jan 25, 1997|Boston, MA, USA
Ryan Murphy |7 |R| 5' 11"|185 |Mar 31, 1993|Aurora, ON, CAN
Brett Pesce| 22 |R |6' 3" |200 |Nov 15, 1994|Tarrytown, NY, USA
Jaccob Slavin |74|L|6' 2"|205|May 1, 1994|Denver, CO, USA
Matt Tennyson| 26|R|6' 2"|205|Apr 23, 1990|Minneapolis, MN, USA

Goalies

Player | No. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Eddie Lack| 31| 6' 4" |187| Jan 5, 1988 |Norrtälje, SWE
Cam Ward| 30| 6' 1" |185 |Feb 29, 1984|Saskatoon, SK, CAN

FLYERS vs. HURRICANES SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Hartford Whalers |35-17-7-0|20-7-2-0 |15-10-5-0
Carolina Hurricanes |45-15-7-7 |24-6-3-4|21-9-4-3
Franchise History|80-32-14-7|44-13-5-4 |36-19-9-3

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Hartford Whalers|0-0 | 0-0|0-0|0-0
Carolina Hurricanes |0-0 | 0-0|0-0|0-0
Franchise History|0-0 | 0-0|0-0|0-0

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
Carolina Hurricanes|5-1-0 in the last 6| 3-0-0 in the last 3 |2-4-2 in the last 8

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebyseason.htm?team=PHI

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Thursday, February 2| Montréal @ Philadelphia| 7:00 PM |CSN-PH, SNE, RDS
Saturday, February 4|Los Angeles @ Philadelphia|1:00 PM|NHLN-US, CSN-PH, FS-W
Monday, February 6| St. Louis @ Philadelphia| 7:00 PM|NBCSN, TVAS, CSN-PH
Thursday, February 9| NY Islanders @ Philadelphia| 7:00 PM | NBCSN, TCN-PH
Saturday, February 11|San Jose @ Philadelphia|1:00 PM|NHLN-US, CSN-PH, CSN-CA

MEDIA COVERAGE​

Name | Link

Broad Street Hockey​

| http://www.broadstreethockey.com/

Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/BroadStHockey

Bucks County Courier Times​

| http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/sports/flyers/

Wayne Fish's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/waynefish1

Center Ice Philly​

| http://centericephilly.com/

Anthony Mingioni's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/AnthonyMingioni

Comcast Sports Philadelphia​

| http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/flyers

Tim Panaccio's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/tpanotchCSN

Courier-Post of South Jersey​

| http://www.courierpostonline.com/sports/flyers

Dave Isaac's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/davegisaac

Fourth Period, The​

| http://www.thefourthperiod.com/Philadelphia/

David Strehle's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/DStrehleTFP

HockeyBuzz.com ​

| http://www.hockeybuzz.com/team/Philadelphia-Flyers

Bill Meltzer's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/billmeltzer

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/

Blog​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/flyers

Sam Carchidi's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/broadstbull

Sons of Penn​

| http://sonsofpenn.com/

Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/SonsOfPenn

Carolina Hurricanes ​

Michael Smith's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/MSmithCanes

Mike Maniscalco's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/mikemaniscalco

Fox Sports Carolinas ​

| http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes-team

Raleigh News & Observer ​

| http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/

Chip Alexander's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/ice_chip

North State Journal ​

| http://www.nsjonline.com/section/sports

Cory Lavalette's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/corylav?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"South of Heaven" by Slayer
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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Updates will be after the morning skates.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

It's a beauty, boss, as usual

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thank you.

Practice today will be later than usual due to the all-star break. The Flyers will practice in Voorhees today at 2:00 p.m. ET (Monday).

 

[kudymen]

The game from 09 looked faster by a fair margin.

Also, is Carcillo's head made out of polyurethane foam?

 

[BernieParent]

Thanks for keeping us spoiled, MSE.

True to form, I anticipate the Flyers coming out like they have hangovers. I'm a pessimist.

 

[Hiesenberg]

This team is boring, I don't even look forward to games anymore. I don't know what it is, I don't know if it's the constant playing of ****** players that I absolutely despise. I don't know if it's the complete unknown of what team I'm going to see.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

Canes have recalled edie lack, who might be even worse than MacElhiny we faced last week when playing leafs.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Canes have recalled edie lack, who might be even worse than MacElhiny we faced last week when playing leafs.

so i guess that means ZERO chance Leights plays huh..
i was kinda hoping he would play for the Canes tonite

 

[Striiker]

so i guess that means ZERO chance Leights plays huh..
i was kinda hoping he would play for the Canes tonite

Just so you know, the game is tomorrow, not tonight.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Just so you know, the game is tomorrow, not tonight.

LOL, yea my brain is awesome...

 

[Curufinwe]

Meltzer says MDZ is almost healthy and ready to go, but not quite.

 

[boxcar65]

Meltzer says MDZ is almost healthy and ready to go, but not quite.

Is that a good or bad thing???

 

[Curufinwe]

I want him healthy so he can be traded.

 

[Rebels57]

This team is boring, I don't even look forward to games anymore. I don't know what it is, I don't know if it's the constant playing of ****** players that I absolutely despise. I don't know if it's the complete unknown of what team I'm going to see.

They played well their last 2 games before the break so we have to hope that their confidence is restored and they play more instinctual.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Meltzer says MDZ is almost healthy and ready to go, but not quite.

hopefully hes ready for tomorow so Manning can return to the pressbox were he deserves to be

 

[klutch]

hopefully hes ready for tomorow so Manning can return to the pressbox were he deserves to be

I puked in my mouth saying this, but lately I'd prefer Manning over MDZ. Unless the injury was bogging MDZ down but ... yeah

 

[bennysflyers16]

I want to see MDZ traded , don't want to see him In our line up again.

 

[TCTC]

Yup, he's too frustrating. I can't watch him play for us anymore.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

im not rdy to give up on MDZ... i dont know whats up..

maybe ita partner fit issue or maybe it really is just him.

but MDZ is still a better Dman then Manning in EVERY regard..

althou that said im sure neither side is looking to stay around after this season. so if he can be traded before that im fine with that.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Time to come out strong .

 

[TheKingPin]

Hopefully we don't lose again so MDZ can sit until traded.

 

[dats81]

It's all relative.

When MDZ had his worst games this season, the whole defense was playing like ****. Unfortunately, he is prone to over-do things, taking too many risks instead of playing it safe when all is lost anyway.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

3 point night for Ghost....

book it!!!

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I honestly don't care these days if MDZ is in the pressbox. He's been that bad.