GDT: #57| Blue Jackets at FLYERS | Tue., Feb. 17, 2015| 7:00 PM ET

MiamiScreamingEagles · Feb 15, 2015

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (24-22-10, 15-7-4 home ) vs. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (24-27-3, 12-13-1 away )

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Television: FS-O,CSN-PH
Webcasts: When additional links are located, anyone can place them in this GDT. No assurances here:
1. http://atdee.net/index.html
2. http://www.firstrowsports.eu/sport/ice-hockey.html
Flyers' Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/RadioPlayer.htm?id=2014020847

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2014020847
Stats and Notes: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=104130
NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
Blue Jackets' Stats: http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/stats.htm

Team Stats

Team | GP | Record | Home | Away | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP%| PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO%
Blue Jackets|54 |24-27-3 |12-14-2 |12-13-1 |4-6-0 |2.56 |3.13 |22.1 |80.4 |11.6 |27.9| 33.1 |48.4
Flyers |56 |24-22-10 |15-7-4| 9-15-6| 6-1-3 |2.66 |2.79 |23.5 |75.7 |10.2 |28.9 |30.0| 51.2

TEAMS' WEBSITES

Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
Blue Jackets' Website: http://bluejackets.nhl.com/

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

FLYERS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
78| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare| L |6' 0"| 198| Mar 6, 1985| 29| Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
14| Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |197 |Dec 7, 1992 |22 |Phoenix, AZ, USA
28| Claude Giroux "C" | C |5' 11" |172 |Jan 12, 1988 |27| Hearst, ON, CAN
40| Vincent Lecavalier| C |6' 4"| 215 |Apr 21, 1980 |34| Ile Bizard, QC, CAN
12| Michael Raffl | L |6' 0"| 195 |Dec 1, 1988 |26| Villach, AUT
24| Matt Read | R |5' 10" |185 |Jun 14, 1986| 28 |Ilderton, ON, CAN
36| Zac Rinaldo| C |5' 11"| 169| Jun 15, 1990 |24| Mississauga, ON, CAN
10| Brayden Schenn | C |6' 1"| 190 |Aug 22, 1991 |23| Saskatoon, SK, CAN
17 | Wayne Simmonds "A" | R |6' 2"|183|Aug 26, 1988| 26| Scarborough, ON, CAN
18 | R.J. Umberger | C |6' 2" |214 |May 3, 1982 |32 |Pittsburgh, PA, USA
76| Chris VandeVelde| C |6' 2" | 190 |Mar 15, 1987 | 27 | Moorhead, MN, USA
93 | Jakub Voracek | R |6' 2" |214 |Aug 15, 1989 |25| Kladno, CZE
25 |Ryan White |C |6' 0" |193 | Mar 17, 1988 | 26| Brandon, MB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
5 |Braydon Coburn | 6' 5" |220 |Feb 27, 1985 |29| Shaunavon, SK, CAN
26 | Carlo Colaiacovo | 6' 1" | 200| Jan 27, 1983 | 32| Toronto, ON, CAN
15 | Michael Del Zotto | 6' 0"| 195| Jun 24, 1990| 24| Stouffville, ON, CAN
8 | Nicklas Grossmann | 6' 4" |230| Jan 22, 1985 |30 |Stockholm, SWE
47 |Andrew MacDonald | 6' 1" |190 |Sep 7, 1986| 28 |Judique, NS, CAN
20 | Chris Pronger | 6' 6" | 220 | Oct 10, 1974 | 40 | Dryden, ON, CAN
22 | Luke Schenn |6' 2" |229| Nov 2, 1989 |25 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
55 | Nick Schultz | 6' 1" |203 |Aug 25, 1982| 32 |Strasbourg, SK, CAN
32 | Mark Streit "A" |5' 11"| 191 |Dec 11, 1977| 37| Bern, CHE
44 | Kimmo Timonen| 5' 10" | 194 |Mar 18, 1975 | 39 | Kuopio, FIN

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
29 |Ray Emery | 6' 2" |196 |Sep 28, 1982 |32| Hamilton, ON, CAN
35 |Steve Mason | 6' 4"| 217| May 29, 1988| 26| Oakville, ON, CAN
72 | Rob Zepp | 6' 0" |181 |Sep 7, 1981 |33 |Scarborough, ON, CAN

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Pairings

Name | Name
55 Nick Schultz | 32 Mark Streit
8 Nicklas Grossmann |5 Braydon Coburn
15 Michael Del Zotto |22 Luke Schenn

Goalies

Name | Name
29 Ray Emery (likely starter) | 72 Rob Zepp

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

BLUE JACKETS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Pairings

Name | Name
7 Jack Johnson| 58 David Savard
29 Cody Goloubef | 51 Fedor Tyutin
4 Kevin Connauton |21 James Wisniewski

Goalies

Name | Name
30 Curtis McElhinney (expected starter) | 31 Anton Forsberg

BLUE JACKETS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

BLUE JACKETS' POWER PLAY UNITS

BLUE JACKETS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
42 | Artem Anisimov | C |6' 4" |198 |May 24, 1988 |26| Yaroslavl, RUS
13 | Cam Atkinson | R| 5' 8" |174 |Jun 5, 1989| 25 |Riverside, CT, USA
40 | Jared Boll "A" | R |6' 3" |214 |May 13, 1986| 28 |Charlotte, NC, USA
11 | Matt Calvert |L |5' 11" |187 |Dec 24, 1989| 25 |Brandon, MB, CAN
(56) |Marko Dano | C| 5' 11"| 183| Nov 30, 1994 | 20| Eisenstadt, AUT
17 |Brandon Dubinsky "A" | C |6' 2" |216 |Apr 29, 1986 |28| Anchorage, AK, USA
71 |Nick Foligno |L |6' 0" |210 |Oct 31, 1987| 27| Buffalo, NY, USA
23 | Brian Gibbons | C |5' 8" |170| Feb 26, 1988| 26 |Braintree, MA, USA
43 |Scott Hartnell | L |6' 2"| 210| Apr 18, 1982 |32| Regina, SK, CAN
38 | Boone Jenner | C |6' 2" |208 |Jun 15, 1993| 21| Dorchester, ON, CAN
19 | Ryan Johansen | C |6' 3"| 223| Jul 31, 1992 |22| Vancouver, BC, CAN
55 | Mark Letestu "A" | C |5' 10"| 199| Feb 4, 1985|30| Elk Point, AB, CAN
9 |Jeremy Morin | L |6' 1" |189 |Apr 16, 1991 |23| Auburn, NY, USA
10 | Jack Skille | R |6' 1" |216 |May 19, 1987| 27| Madison, WI, USA
26 | Corey Tropp | R |6' 0" |185 |Jul 25, 1989| 25| Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, USA
41 | Alexander Wennberg | C |6' 1" |190 |Sep 22, 1994 |20 |Stockholm, SWE

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
4 |Kevin Connauton | 6' 2"| 200 |Feb 23, 1990 |24| Edmonton, AB, CAN
29| Cody Goloubef | 6' 1" |195 |Nov 30, 1989 |25| Mississauga, ON, CAN
7 |Jack Johnson "A" | 6' 1" |238| Jan 13, 1987 |28| Indianapolis, IN, USA
3 |Jordan Leopold | 6' 1" |206 |Aug 3, 1980| 34| Golden Valley, MN, USA
27| Ryan Murray | 6' 1" |208| Sep 27, 1993| 21| Regina, SK, CAN
47 | Dalton Prout | 6' 3"| 222 |Mar 13, 1990 |24| Kingsville, ON, CAN
58 | David Savard | 6' 2"| 219 |Oct 22, 1990 |24| St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN
51 | Fedor Tyutin |6' 2" |212 |Jul 19, 1983 |31| Izhevsk, RUS
21 | James Wisniewski| 5' 11"| 203 |Feb 21, 1984 |30| Canton, MI, USA

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
72 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 6' 2"| 182 |Sep 20, 1988 |26| Novokuznetsk, RUS
31| Anton Forsberg | 6' 2" |176 |Nov 27, 1992 |22| HÃ¤rnÃ¶sand, SWE
30 | Curtis McElhinney | 6' 3"| 205| May 23, 1983 |31| London, ON, CAN

FLYERS vs. BLUE JACKETS SERIES HISTORY

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Columbus Blue Jackets| 8-8-3-1 | 6-3-1-0| 2-5-2-1

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Columbus Blue Jackets| 0-0|0-0|0-0|0-0

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

2000-09:

November 29, 2000 -- Mark Recchi scored twice in the third period including the GWG with 58.6 seconds remaining in the Flyers' 4-3 win at Columbus. Recchi also tied the game at 3-3 near the midway point of the third period. Both Recchi goals were assisted by Ruslan Fedotenko. Brian Boucher made 23 saves in the win. This was the first time the teams met and Tyler Wright scored the first goal in this series, but 13 seconds later the Flyers' Jody Hull evened the game. The Blue Jackets held a 3-1 lead in the second period and 3-2 at the start of the final period. It was the first time the expansion Blue Jackets lost a game when leading entering the third period (6-0-1 prior mark).
October 6, 2001 -- In the first meeting in Philadelphia, the Flyers rallied for a 3-3 tie when Justin Williams scored with 4:14 to play. Columbus led 3-1 when Grant Marshall (2-0-2) scored his second goal of the game 1:11 into the third period. Kim Johnsson (2-0-2), who earlier scored his first goal as a Flyer, replied with his second tally to make it 3-2 Blue Jackets. Eric Weinrich, Simon Gagne, Williams and Johnsson each had two points. The Flyers outshot the Blue Jackets 40-18 including 29-10 from the start of the second period. Ron Tugnutt made 37 saves for Columbus. The Blue Jackets went 2-for-2 on the PP. Mark Recchi beat Espen Knutsen in a fight ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdvafHxL0EI ).
October 8, 2001 -- Simon Gagne and Jan Hlavac scored 50 seconds of each other in the game's final eight minutes and the Flyers skated to a 2-2 tie in Columbus. Hlavac's shot bounced off the skates of two Columbus players before beating goalie Marc Denis (30 saves). Serge Aubin gave the Blue Jackets a 2-0 lead early in the third period. Brian Boucher made 28 saves. Jesse Boulerice fought Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSnMq9I5J94
July 4, 2002 -- Luke Richardson, who spent the last five seasons with the Flyers, signed a four-year deal reportedly for $11 million with the Blue Jackets.
April 1, 2003 -- Columbus was limited to 10 shots in the Flyers' home finale, a 4-0 win. The Flyers held shot advantages of 12-3 through one period, 21-6 through two periods and 29-10 overall. Roman Cechmanek, who prior to the game was named the Flyers' MVP and winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy, had his 20th career shutout and afterwards said "Ten shots is not nice for me. Sometimes I wasn't focused. I stand there for 10 minutes and nobody was shooting.'' Kim Johnsson scored in the first period and Jeremy Roenick made it 2-0 in the second period. Keith Primeau (0-2-2) assisted on the second and fourth goals. Tyler Wright of Columbus was a -4. Jim Vandermeer was a winner in a fight against David Ling. Simon Gagne returned after missing 13 straight games and 29 of 31 with a right groin injury (Gagne played in the final three games of the regular season).
December 10, 2003 -- Sami Kapanen scored with 1:08 left in regulation and the teams played to a 1-1 tie in Columbus. Earlier in the game, Kapanen lost four bottom teeth when an errant stick from teammate Donald Brashear caught him in the mouth. Fred Brathwaite made 40 saves for Columbus. The Flyers held a 41-20 shot advantage including 8-3 in overtime. Manny Malhotra, picked up on waivers less than three weeks prior, scored the lone Columbus goal. The Flyers improved to 17-3-7-1 in their 28th game of the season including 13-1-4-0 in their last 18; however, the Flyers went 2-3-2-3 to finish the calendar year.
December 13, 2005 -- Robert Esche made 23 saves in his first action in about two weeks and the Flyers' PK killed seven of eight disadvantages in a 3-1 road win. Columbus had three 5-on-3 PPs that totaled 3:03. The Flyers had seven minors in the second period compared to two for the Blue Jackets and were at a disadvantage eight times to two for Columbus entering the last period (the Blue Jackets had all three minors in the last period). In addition to Esche and his goaltending, Mike Rathje and Sami Kapanen were among the PK's top performers. The Blue Jackets' lone PPG gave the team a 1-0 lead less than six minutes into the game via a questionable call to Derian Hatcher. Peter Forsberg, Jeff Carter and Kapanen (ENG) scored and Carter won 10 of 13 faceoffs.
November 24, 2006 -- Mike Richards scored his first goal of the season 2:02 into the third period and Antero Niittymaki made 39 saves in the Flyers' 3-2 home win. Peter Forsberg (1-1-2) and Freddy Meyer (1-1-2) gave the Flyers earlier leads of 1-0 and 2-1. Rick Nash's tally with 19 seconds left in the second period made it 2-2. The Flyers had five points from four different defensemen. Columbus outshot the Flyers 41-22 and Fredrik Modin had 10 shots. Ken Hitchcock, who was fired by the Flyers October 22, 2006 after a 1-6-1 start, made his Blue Jackets' head coaching debut. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouHQBMuPbnI
June 20, 2008 -- R.J. Umberger and the Flyers' 2008 fourth round choice (Drew Olson) were traded to Columbus for Colorado's 2008 first round choice (previously acquired, Philadelphia selected Luca Sbisa) and Columbus's 2008 third round choice (Marc-Andre Bourdon).
December 27, 2008 -- Steve Mason made 20 saves in Columbus' 3-0 home win, the Blue Jackets' first victory against the Flyers in franchise history. Mason lowered his NHL-best GAA to 1.87. The Flyers were shutout for the first time in 76 games. Columbus was blanked in the prior two games and hadn't scored in 131:08 before Jan Hejda scored. Weather in the Chicago area prevented the Flyers from their scheduled post-game departure and the team didn't arrive in Columbus until mid-afternoon. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I0npk5k5-8
October 20, 2009 -- Stefan Legein was acquired by the Flyers in exchange for Michael Ratchuk.

2010-2014:

January 19, 2010 -- Jeff Carter scored twice (22nd time in his career), won 14 of 18 faceoffs, snapped a 2-2 tie with an incredible maneuver and was chosen the game's top star in Philly's 5-3 home win. Carter's impressive play ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oPPPg8XIUw ) culiminated with a shot directly off a faceoff win which beat goalie Mathieu Garon (25 saves, 30 shots) who was eventually replaced by Steve Mason (7 saves, 7 shots). The play came about a minute after Ian Laperriere fought Mathieu Roy ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxbn2Ef4Vnc ). Daniel Carcillo, Chris Pronger and Arron Asham also scored. Ray Emery made 25 stops for the victory. R.J. Umberger scored consecutive goals for the Blue Jackets which tied the game 2-2 and nearly completed a hat trick leading to Flyers' fans prematurely tossing hats onto the ice. Said Umberger "I've never seen that before, where a player from an opposing team gets that response. I had great times and it's nice to see them appreciate the effort I put in and how much it meant to be a Flyer." Kristian Huselius had three assists. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_hYgD6znkE
October 25, 2010 -- The Flyers dropped a 2-1 decision at Columbus in a listless performance that was described by head coach Peter Laviolette as "The first 40 minutes, there was nothing there. There was no jam to our game. We played mindless hockey without any energy. Without any passion.” Mathieu Garon made 28 saves and Kyle Wilson and Derick Brassard scored. Ville Leino scored the lone Flyers' goal with 5:01 to play. The struggling Flyers' PP went 0-for-2 and was 3-for-35 eight games into the season.
February 28, 2011 -- Tom Sestito was acquired from Columbus for Michael Chaput and Greg Moore.
June 23, 2011 -- Jeff Carter was traded to Columbus for Jakub Voracek, the Blue Jackets' 2011 first round pick which was eighth overall (Sean Couturier) and Columbus' 2011 third round pick (Nick Cousins).
November 5, 2011 -- The Flyers led 5-0 through the first period and clobbered Columbus (2-10-1 entering the game) 9-2 in Philly. Eight different Flyers scored which tied a team record set four other times, the most recent being October 23, 1983. Fifteen Flyers had at least one point and seven had multi-point efforts led by James van Riemsdyk (1-2-3) and Jakub Voracek (1-2-3). Sean Couturier (2-0-2) scored twice including a 3-on-1 SHG. Ilya Bryzgalov made 33 saves. The Flyers led 2-0 at the 2:27 mark and after the next goal Steve Mason (21 saves, 28 shots) was replaced by Allen York (3 saves, 5 shots); Mason returned to start the second period and went the distance. The Flyers 5-0 lead after the opening period is believed to be the eighth such occurrence in team history. The Flyers led 8-0 after two periods; the most recent time the Flyers led by eight goals through two periods was October 18, 1984 (Vancouver). The Flyers were outshot 21-6 in the third period and 35-33 in the game. Matt Carle was a +5 and Eric Gustafsson was a +6, the first Flyers' rookie to be +6 since Thomas Eriksson, Rich Sutter and Ron Sutter in a 1984 game. The Flyers were +27 while Columbus was -28. The last time the Flyers scored nine goals was February 6, 1997 (Montreal). Wayne Simmonds beat Derek Dorsett in a fight ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtmh1gT0bRc ). Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh66CZ5df4o
June 22, 2012 -- The Flyers acquired three draft picks for Sergei Bobrovsky. The Flyers received Ottawa's 2012 second round pick (Anthony Stolarz), Vancouver's 2012 fourth round pick (Taylor Leier) and Phoenix's 2013 fourth round pick which was later traded to Los Angeles for Simon Gagne.
April 3, 2013 -- The Flyers acquired Steve Mason from Columbus for Michael Leighton and their 2015 third round draft choice.
December 19, 2013 -- Claude Giroux's (2-2-4) terrific performance, which culminated with his 100th career goal, helped lead the Flyers to a remarkable comeback in a 5-4 home win. The Flyers out-scored Columbus 5-1 in the third period. It is unofficially the fourth time in team history the Flyers have out-scored an opponent 5-1 in the third period of a regular season game and the first time since April 1, 1976. It was also the third time in team history the Flyers rallied from a deficit of three or more goals through two periods and won. Columbus led 3-0 through two periods and temporarily halted a brief Flyers' rally when Blake Comeau scored 8:35 into the third period to make it 4-2. That lead remained until Erik Gustafsson scored with 4:39 remaining. Giroux netted a pair of sensational goals, one that tied the game with 3:46 remaining and then a sparkling backhander with 1:38 to play in regulation was the eventual winner. The Flyers outshot Columbus 14-4 in the opening period but trailed 1-0. Columbus held an 18-9 advantage in the middle period. The Flyers outshot the Blue Jackets 16-7 in the third period. Ten Blue Jackets had a point apiece. Jake Voracek (1-2-3) and Mark Streit (0-2-2) also had multiple point games for the Flyers in addition to Giroux. In four games since the top line became Michael Raffl (1-4-5), Giroux (4-5-9) and Voracek (4-4-8), the trio had 22 points (9-13-22) and the team was 3-0-1. Columbus was 36-0-1 all-time under head coach Todd Richards when entering the third period with a lead. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZlNLdz8P5A ; and Giroux's winning goal ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf7SwT85LrA ).
December 21, 2013 -- Ryan Johansen and R.J. Umberger both scored twice and Curtis McElhinney made 33 saves in the Blue Jackets' 6-3 home win. The Flyers scored twice in 20 seconds late in the second period to knot the game 2-2. Columbus held a 4-1 advantage in the third period and went ahead to stay at the 3:36 mark on David Savard's goal. The Flyers' PP was 0-for-5. The game saw the return of Vincent Lecavalier but Erik Gustafsson suffered a knee injury, Columbus's Marian Gaborik, who returned after missing the prior 17 games, suffered a broken collarbone on a Zac Rinaldo hit in the first period, and referee Dan O'Rourke left the game for good in the opening period after being struck by a skate in the chest.
January 23, 2014 -- Brandon Dubinsky and Matt Calvert had two points and Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves in the Blue Jackets' 5-2 home win, the team's eighth straight victory. The Flyers led 2-1 at the game's midway point but trailed 3-2 as the third period opened and failed to score during a brief 5-on-3 which carried over from the second period. About two minutes after the successful kill, Dubinsky made it 4-2. Columbus won 59% of faceoffs and Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov combined to win 22 of 29. Ray Emery made 34 saves.
April 3, 2014 -- Sergei Bobrovsky made 37 saves and James Wisniewski's PPG with 2:53 left in the second period helped Columbus to the franchise's first ever win in Philadelphia, 2-0. Bobrovsky became the seventh former Flyers' goalie to shutout his former team. Wisniewski's PPG came with six seconds remaining on the man-advantage. Brandon Dubinsky scored in the third period. The Flyers went 0-for-3 on PPs in the first period and 0-for-4 in the loss. The Flyers scoreless drought reached 130:25.
June 23, 2014 -- The Flyers traded Scott Hartnell to Columbus for R.J. Umberger and a 2015 fourth round draft pick. The pick was traded to Los Angeles during the 2015 NHL Draft which resulted in the Flyers dropping five spots while acquiring a 2016 6th round pick.
November 14, 2014 -- Nick Foligno (2-1-3) and James Wisniewski (2-0-2) both scored twice, Ryan Johansen (0-4-4) had four assists and Curtis McElhinney made 24 saves for his first win of the season in the Blue Jackets' 4-3 win at Philly. Columbus went 3-for-4 on PPs, the Flyers were 2-for-3. Five of the seven goals came via PPs. Steve Mason made 34 saves and Jake Voracek (1-1-2) and Claude Giroux both had two points. The Blue Jackets entered the game on a 9-game (0-8-1) losing skid. The Flyers had a rare Friday night home game and last played the prior Saturday. Early in the game, the Flyers' organization paid tribute to Scott Hartnell.
November 22, 2014 -- Braydon Coburn (1-1-2) scored an important goal and was named top star in the Flyers' 4-2 home win. Coburn scored 1:12 after the Blue Jackets tallied an early third period goal which made the score 3-2 Flyers. The Flyers dominated the second period 18-4 in shots (37-22 overall) and scored the only goal as Wayne Simmonds made it 3-1. Claude Giroux, who won 23 of 28 faceoffs, and Jake Voracek each had two assists. Steve Mason made 20 saves. Highlights -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufXjQ_WErw8
December 9, 2014 -- Kevin Connauton scored his second NHL goal to lead Columbus to a 3-2 OT win at home. Both teams scored PPGs in the first period. The Blue Jackets went 2-for-4 on PPs in regulation and Scott Hartnell made it 2-1 in the second period. Brayden Schenn scored both Flyers' goals including with 55.3 seconds left in regulation which was confirmed via video review.

2015-2019:

February 13, 2015 -- Artem Anisimov scored 2:17 into OT to give Columbus a 4-3 win at home. The Blue Jackets claimed a win for the first time this season when trailing through two periods (0-20). The Flyers led 2-1 through 40 minutes then expanded the lead on Wayne Simmonds' second goal with less than 15 minutes to play. The Blue Jackets tied it with 4:40 to play. Ray Emery made 29 saves and kept the Flyers in the game when the team was outshot 20-9 at one point (finished 33-25). Brandon Dubinsky (1-1-2) was named the game's top star. Despite the OT loss, the Flyers extended their point streak to eight games (5-0-3). The Flyers fell in Columbus for a sixth straight time. Scott Hartnell was honored prior to the game for playing in 1,000 NHL games.
February 17, 2015 -- Curtis McElhinney made 42 saves and Matt Calvert (2-0-2) snapped a 2-2 tie midway in the third period in a 5-2 road win for Columbus. Calvert also scored an ENG. Columbus led 2-0 6:39 into the game but the Flyers rallied with two second period goals. Michael Del Zotto (1-1-2) had points on both Flyers' goals. Ryan White was credited with 10 of the Flyers' 49 hits.

FLYERS vs. BLUE JACKETS 2014-15 SCHEDULE

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE

http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebyseason.htm?date=10/03/2014&team=PHI

THIS DATE IN FLYERS' HISTORY: February 17, 1973

Bobby Clarke recorded his first NHL hat trick when he scored with 3:29 left which gave the Flyers a 7-6 win in Montreal. With his back to Ken Dryden, Clarke shot the puck between his legs through a maze of players and past the stunned goalie. Dryden, who returned to the lineup after missing 15 games with a back injury, suffered the defeat after he gave up three goals as a replacement for starter Michel Plasse.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Name | Link

Bucks County Courier Times

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

Wayne Fish's Twitter

| https://twitter.com/waynefish1

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

Delaware County Times

| http://www.delcotimes.com/flyers

Rob Parent's Twitter

| http://twitter.com/reluctantSE

HockeyBuzz.com

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

Bill Meltzer's Twitter

| http://twitter.com/billmeltzer

Newark Star-Ledger

| http://www.nj.com/flyers/

Randy Miller's Twitter

| http://twitter.com/RandyJMiller

Philadelphia Daily News

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

Blog

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/frequentflyers/

Frank Seravalli's Twitter

| https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli

Philadelphia Inquirer

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

Blog

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inqflyersreport/

Sam Carchidi's Twitter

| http://twitter.com/broadstbull

Columbus Blue Jackets

Rob Mixer's Twitter

| https://twitter.com/RobMixer

Columbus Dispatch

| http://bluejacketsxtra.sportsdirectinc.com/hockey/nhl-teams.aspx?page=/data/nhl/teams/team30.html

Blog

| http://www.bluejacketsxtra.com/

Shawn Mitchell's Twitter

| https://twitter.com/smitchcd

Aaron Portzline's Twitter

| https://twitter.com/aportzline

FOX Sports Ohio

| http://msn.foxsports.com/ohio/jackets

Jeff Rimer's Twitter

| https://twitter.com/jrimercbj

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

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MiamiScreamingEagles · Feb 15, 2015

Monday:

Columbus practices at home.
Flyers have no practice scheduled.

SolidSnakeUS · Feb 16, 2015

I hope this goes better than before. Last game was dreadful.

Curufinwe · Feb 16, 2015

I would like to see:

Raffl-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Couturier-Simmonds
BSchenn-Bellemare-Umberger
VdV-White-Lecavalier

Tankadelphia · Feb 16, 2015

Better yet

Schenn - Bellemare - White
Bumberger - VDV - Vinny

Flyerfan4life · Feb 16, 2015

Zac attack..

brace for it

Bernie Parent 1974 · Feb 16, 2015

Hopefully Snowpocalypse 2015 wont affect the game ....

chupanibre · Feb 17, 2015

who needs practice when they have such elite skills in every department!

Let's get some wins, close the gap! Watch out Stanley Cup, we're coming!!!

Striiker · Feb 17, 2015

They're still not making the playoffs. They're going to start losing again soon, they barely beat buffalo for ****s sake.

dats81 · Feb 17, 2015

Striiker said:
They're still not making the playoffs. They're going to start losing again soon, they barely beat buffalo for ****s sake.

Buffalo is in a zero pressure situation right now. It's never easy to play a team that can only win, no matter the outcome.

But I agree that most recent points have been won in an unartistic manner.

Hollywood Cannon · Feb 17, 2015

I'd be much more "confident" in making the playoffs if it wasn't Sugar Stone Hips Ray in net.

MiamiScreamingEagles · Feb 17, 2015

Based on assignments at the skate, MacDonald is the extra Dman with Colaiacovo.

UKFlyers · Feb 17, 2015

Pretty impressive stat. It's an area that I think this team have definitely improved upon this season. Always been the comeback kings previously, but it's a whole lot easier to play with the lead, especially when you're not that good of a team.

Hiesenberg · Feb 17, 2015

If they hang and get Kimmo back and get Mason back, not gonna lie, they may actually be close. Mason can flat out steal games.

usahockey22flyers · Feb 17, 2015

Does anyone else feel like this last string of games is just false hope?

Hiesenberg · Feb 17, 2015

usahockey22flyers said:
Does anyone else feel like this last string of games is just false hope?

Absolutely, March is a brutal month.

Anthems · Feb 17, 2015

****... damn it, Flyers... getting my hopes up for a playoff run.

Whatever

LET'S GO FLYERS!!!

Gert B Frobe · Feb 17, 2015

I know Vinny was scratched for a while earlier this year but what has he honestly done to keep himself in the lineup? The team would be much better with Akeson in there somewhere. Bump Umberger's worthless ass down to the 4th line. Or better yet, scratch Umberger and Vinny and call up Akeson and Gordon/Straka/Jones. Hell I would absolutely take Rosehill over Umberger or Vinny.

Curufinwe · Feb 17, 2015

Striiker said:
They're still not making the playoffs. They're going to start losing again soon, they barely beat buffalo for ****s sake.

Montreal lost to Buffalo at home two weeks ago.

Dirty but Good · Feb 17, 2015

usahockey22flyers said:
Does anyone else feel like this last string of games is just false hope?

Crazy things can happen once a team starts to get a little momentum going. Especially if the teams ahead of them start to fall back.

Could it be false hope? No doubt. But it also could be enough momentum that pushes the Flyers to play harder and more desperate to beat the less desperate teams in March. Especially if they can keep it close until Mason comes back.

Appleyard · Feb 17, 2015

If they want to make the playoffs the next 6 games are key... if they can get 8 points in them that would be the minimum they really need to keep in with a decent shot.

The 14 games after that are pretty nasty though... ~9/14 I would not fancy the Flyers.

Then the last 6 are ok, should win ~4.

Basically need to win:

4 of the next 6.
4 of the last 6.
~8 of the middle 14.

While picking up a few OT losses.

It is possible... but March makes it unlikely. If they had even 3 more points now I would say they had a good shot.

Garbage Goal · Feb 17, 2015

What bothers me is that even if they do make the playoffs, they're not winning anything and it also buys Berube some more time and good faith likely. Wouldn't be surprised at them making or missing the playoffs at this point, but that's not what worries me.

MiamiScreamingEagles · Feb 17, 2015

Columbus' personnel changes have been made. No Foligno tonight, callup from AHL expected to play.

Pregame ceremony to honor Hartnell. Hence, the representative GDT song of choice not to be lost amid the thunder.

SolidSnakeUS · Feb 17, 2015

Awesome to hear they're having a ceremony

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Vikke · Feb 17, 2015

"Bill Meltzer ‏@billmeltzer 5m5 minutes ago
Berube said one of things he looks at when setting D lineup is trying to balance puck-mover and stay-at-home on pairings."

GDT: #57| Blue Jackets at FLYERS | Tue., Feb. 17, 2015| 7:00 PM ET

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