GDT: #54 | FLYERS (A) vs. Capitals (H) | Friday, May 7, 2021 | 7:00 pm ET| NHLN, SN1, TVAS, NBCSWA, NBCSP

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

WASHINGTON CAPITALS (34-14-5) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (23-23-7)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NHLN, SN1, TVAS, NBCSWA, 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
• Capitals' Website: Official Washington Capitals Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 THINGS: Flyers vs. Capitals
• 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	53	34-14-5	73	15-7-3	19-7-2	182	155	25.7	83.2	49.0
Flyers	53	23-23-7	53	11-12-4	12-11-3	151	191	19.5	71.9	53.9

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux -- 14 Sean Couturier --11 Travis Konecny
86 Joel Farabee -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 93 Jake Voracek
25 James van Riemsdyk -- 19 Nolan Patrick -- 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
23 Oskar Lindblom -- 21 Scott Laughton -- 57 Wade Allison​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 6 Travis Sanheim
45 Cam York -- 61 Justin Braun
55 Sam Morin -- 5 Phil Myers​

Goalies

34 Alex Lyon (starter Saturday)
37 Brian Elliott (starter Friday)
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Power Plays

PP1: Claude Giroux, Wade Allison, Jake Voracek, Sean Couturier, Ivan Provorov
PP2: James van Riemsdyk, Joel Farabee, Travis Konecny, Kevin Hayes, Cam York
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Injuries and Scratches

8 Robert Hagg (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
48 Morgan Frost (injured reserve) underwent surgery for a dislocated left shoulder. He was injured January 19.
53 Shayne Gostisbehere (suspended) will not be eligible to play until the season finale.
58 Tanner Laczynski (injury) had surgery to repair a torn labrum on his right hip April 26. His recovery time is expected to be 16 weeks.
59 Jackson Cates (healthy) could be reinserted into lineup or scratched as a spare forward.
79 Carter Hart (injury) is out the remainder of the season due to a minor knee sprain suffered April 15.
81 Carsen Twarynski (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
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Taxi Squad (subject to daily changes)
Forwards

10 Andy Andreoff​

Defensemen

39 Nate Prosser
65 Wyatte Wylie​

Goalies

None​

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

73 Conor Sheary -- 20 Lars Eller -- 77 T.J. Oshie
10 Daniel Sprong -- 19 Nicklas Backstrom -- 39 Anthony Mantha --
28 Daniel Carr -- 17 Michael Raffl -- 43 Tom Wilson
62 Carl Hagelin -- 26 Nic Dowd -- 21 Garnet Hathaway​

Pairings

9 Dmitry Orlov -- 74 John Carlson
4 Brenden Dillon -- 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk
33 Zdeno Chara -- 3 Nick Jensen​

Goalies

30 Ilya Samsonov
31 Craig Anderson
41 Vitek Vanecek (starter)​

Power Plays

PP1: Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie, Daniel Sprong, John Carlson
PP2: Conor Sheary, Anthony Mantha, Lars Eller, Dmitry Orlov, TBD
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Injuries and Scratches

2 Justin Schultz (injury) has a lower-body injury and is day-to-day.
8 Alex Ovechkin (injury) has a lower-body injury and will not play.
30 Ilya Samsonov (disciplinary action) will not play.
35 Henrik Lundqvist (IR) had open heart surgery in January.
47 Beck Malenstyn (IR) underwent Achilles surgery in December.
92 Evgeny Kuznetsov (virus protocol) will not play.
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FROM THE PAST

February 24, 2009: Flyers score three times in third period of 4-2 win

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Radio Clash" by The Clash

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FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE

(subject to changes)

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
Friday, 5/7	at Washington	7:00 pm	NHLN, SN1, 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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[Captain Dave Poulin]

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

"This is radio clash tearing up the seven veils
This is radio clash please save us, not the whales
This is radio clash underneath a mushroom cloud
This is radio clash you don't need that funeral shroud"

Masterpiece.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

@MiamiScreamingEagles, will the Game 56 GDT song be a tune by the Doors?

Just curious.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

@MiamiScreamingEagles, will the Game 56 GDT song be a tune by the Doors?

Just curious.

It is in the running along with Sid Vicious' version of "My Way" and select others.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Dress Morin

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

We have almost made it. Almost...

 

[TCTC]

Dress Morin

He may play, but my prediction is that nothing is going to happen in this game. Our players don't care about what Wilson did to a Rangers player and Wilson will be careful after he seemingly got off the hook.

 

[1865]

We have almost made it. Almost...

What's 'it' in this case? Because if this is it, i don't want it.

 

[Curufinwe]

He may play, but my prediction is that nothing is going to happen in this game. Our players don't care about what Wilson did to a Rangers player and Wilson will be careful after he seemingly got off the hook.

I would hope a Flyer wouldn't fight or go after Wilson for what he did to a Rag. That wouldn't make any sense.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Come on Crapitals! Beat the Flyers!

 

[Rebels57]

I would hope a Flyer wouldn't fight or go after Wilson for what he did to a Rag. That wouldn't make any sense.

Morin should kick his ass just because.

 

[prototypical4thliner]

Morin should kick his ass just because.

It would be the single good thing to come of this season. The flyers would be providing some value league wide doing this.

 

[04hockey]

It would be the single good thing to come of this season. The flyers would be providing some value league wide doing this.

precedence .....beginning of the return to old time hockey

 

[TCTC]

Morin will have to do what Reaves did and catch him with an open ice hit. That will get his attention.

A Morin/Wilson fight would be fun, but our players don't have to fight for the honor of a Rangers player. That's their problem.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Ghost may sit this one out, as he has a hearing today for his hit on Friedman.

 

[Rebels57]

Ghost may sit this one out, as he has a hearing today for his hit on Friedman.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[BernieParent]

I would hope a Flyer wouldn't fight or go after Wilson for what he did to a Rag. That wouldn't make any sense.

I would see it more as just a gentle reminder that Wilson can do what he wants with minimal consequence from DoPS. Giroux should have nothing to do with him, and if he spots Wilson bearing down on him to get his stick up in Wilson's face. The thing is, they have already played plenty of games against Wilson so it's not like a terrible new creature entered the NHL or that Wilson stole supersoldier serum.

 

[renberg]

Ghost is out for the two games with the Caps but Wilson will be there. NHL= a ****ed up organization.

 

[deadhead]

Maybe this is a plot, the league wants us to play Morin against Wilson and hopes he takes Wilson out of the playoffs to avoid something bad on national TV.

 

[swami24]

I hate like hell to agree with the Rags organIZation, but the NHL suspension staff needs a hot enema.

 

[Remarkablr]

I want Morin to beat Tom Wilson badly. This would be my highlight of this terrible season.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Ghost is out for the two games with the Caps but Wilson will be there. NHL= a ****ed up organization.

you cant even write this level of comedy...

 

[flyerslducks]

I want Morin to beat Tom Wilson badly. This would be my highlight of this terrible season.

we don't get nice things

 

[flyerslducks]

rangers are going to be so good...... fox, kakko+laf still 19, chytil, miller, kravstov, barron, Reunanen.....all 22 and under.
Then you have lundqvist who might be the best d behind fox and will probably score more goals per season if given pp1 at some point. Solid vets/goaltending, got rid of president/gm so they are willing to go to a new direction that wants success.

Meanwhile we are riding fletcher/av, don't have the top kakko/laf talent besides frost who lost another year of development again...fml

everything literally hinges on Patrick, lindblom, frost, york, and Myers next year + addition of top 4 d. I fully believe hart will bounce back and the vets will produce but we need those youngins badly to step tf up and take over