GDT: #57: Flyers at Canadiens, Friday, February 19, 2016, 7:30 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (25-21-10, 12-13-3 away ) vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS (27-27-4, 15-11-2 home )​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: CSN-PH, RDS, SNE, NHLN-US
• Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/radioplayer?id=2015020872&team=PHI
• 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://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2015020872
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Canadiens' Stats: http://Canadiens.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%
Flyers| 56| 25-21-10 |13-8-7 |12-13-3| 5-3-2 |2.41 |2.61 |18.6 |78.7 |13.3 |30.1 |32.1 |50.1
Canadiens| 58 |27-27-4 |15-11-2| 12-16-2 |3-7-0 |2.67 |2.76 |18.2 |83.1| 8.7| 31.7| 27.8| 51.0

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

• Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
• Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
• Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
• Canadiens' Website: http://canadiens.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| 30| Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
52 | Nick Cousins | C| 5' 10" | 169 |Jul 20, 1993 | 22| Belleville, ON, Canada
14 |Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |197 |Dec 7, 1992 |23| Phoenix, AZ, USA
89 |Sam Gagner |C |5' 11" |202 |Aug 10, 1989 |26| London, ON, CAN
28 | Claude Giroux "C"| C| 5' 11" |172 |Jan 12, 1988 |28| Hearst, ON, CAN
21 | Scott Laughton |C |6' 1"| 177| May 30, 1994| 21| Oakville, ON, CAN
12 | Michael Raffl | L |6' 0" |195| Dec 1, 1988 |27| Villach, AUT
24 | Matt Read | R |5' 10" |185| Jun 14, 1986| 29 |Ilderton, ON, CAN
10| Brayden Schenn | C |6' 1" |190| Aug 22, 1991| 24 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
17 | Wayne Simmonds "A" | R| 6' 2" |183|Aug 26, 1988 |27|Scarborough, ON, CAN
20 | R.J. Umberger |C |6' 2"| 214 |May 3, 1982 |33| Pittsburgh, PA, USA
76 | Chris VandeVelde | C |6' 2" |190| Mar 15, 1987 |28| Moorhead, MN, USA
93 |Jakub Voracek | R |6' 2" |214 |Aug 15, 1989 |26| Kladno, CZE
19 |Jordan Weal | C |5' 10" |179| Apr 15, 1992 |23| North Vancouver, BC, CAN
25 |Ryan White |C |6' 0"| 201| Mar 17, 1988| 27 |Brandon, MB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
15| Michael Del Zotto| 6' 0" |195 |Jun 24, 1990 |25 |Stouffville, ON, CAN
53| Shayne Gostisbehere | 5' 11" |160 |Apr 20, 1993 |22| Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
3 |Radko Gudas |6' 0" |204 |Jun 5, 1990| 25| Prague, CZE
23| Brandon Manning | 6' 1"| 195 |Jun 4, 1990| 25 |Prince George, BC, CAN
47 | Andrew MacDonald | 6' 1"| 190| Sep 7, 1986 |29 | Judique, NS, CAN
82| Evgeny Medvedev | 6' 3"| 198| Aug 27, 1982| 33 |Chelyabinsk, RUS
55| Nick Schultz | 6' 1" |203| Aug 25, 1982| 33 |Strasbourg, SK, CAN
32| Mark Streit "A" | 5' 11" |191 |Dec 11, 1977 |38| Bern, CHE

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
35 |Steve Mason | 6' 4" |217 |May 29, 1988 |27 |Oakville, ON, CAN
30 | Michal Neuvirth| 6' 1" |209 |Mar 23, 1988 |27| Ústí nad Labem, CZE

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
10 - Brayden Schenn | 28 - Claude Giroux |17 - Wayne Simmonds
20 - R.J. Umberger |52 - Nick Cousins| 93 - Jakub Voracek
76 - Chris VandeVelde | 78 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare |25 - Ryan White
21 - Scott Laughton | 12 - Michael Raffl | 24 - Matt Read

Pairings

Name | Name
55 - Nick Schultz | 32 - Mark Streit
47 - Andrew MacDonald | 53 - Shayne Gostisbehere
82 - Evgeny Medvedev |3 - Radko Gudas

Goalies

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

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Sean Couturier | injured reserve; out four weeks from Feb. 5 | lower body, possibly right foot
Michael Del Zotto | injured reserve; out indefinitely from Feb. 13 | upper body, reported as left wrist
Sam Gagner | available | could be a healthy scratch
Brandon Manning | available | could be a healthy scratch
Jordan Weal | not available; out three weeks from Feb. 16| upper body

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Wayne Simmonds |Claude Giroux | Jakub Voracek |Shayne Gostisbehere
No. 2|Matt Read | Sam Gagner | Michael Raffl | Mark Streit| Evgeny Medvedev

MONTREAL CANADIENS​

CANADIENS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
27 - Alex Galchenyuk |14 - Tomas Plekanec |11 - Brendan Gallagher
67 - Max Pacioretty |81 - Lars Eller | 42 - Sven Andrighetto
41 - Paul Byron | 25 - Jacob De La Rose | 22 - Dale Weise
53 - Lucas Lessio |17 - Torrey Mitchell | 21 - Devante Smith-Pelly

Pairings

Name | Name
79 - Andrei Markov| 76 - P.K. Subban
28 - Nathan Beaulieu | 77 - Tom Gilbert
74 - Alexei Emelin | 6 - Greg Pateryn

Goalies

Name | Name
39 - Mike Condon (expected starter) | 40 - Ben Scrivens

CANADIENS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Mark Barberio | available | could be a healthy scratch
David Desharnais | injured reserve; out three weeks from Feb. 19 | broken foot
Daniel Carr | injured reserve; out for regular season| right knee
Tomas Fleischmann| available | could be a healthy scratch
Brian Flynn | injured reserve; out until April | lower body
Jeff Petry |injured reserve; out indefinitely| lower body
Carey Price |injured reserve; likely out for season| lower body (MCL)

CANADIENS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Sven Andrighetto |Andrei Markov | P.K. Subban
No. 2| Alex Galchenyuk | Tomas Plekanec |Brendan Gallagher | Nathan Beaulieu |Tom Gilbert

CANADIENS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
42 | Sven Andrighetto | R |5' 10" |187 |21 Mar 1993| 22 |Zurich, CHE
41 | Paul Byron | L |5' 8"| 158| 27 Apr 1989 |26| Ottawa, ON, CAN
43 | Daniel Carr | L |6' 0"| 191 |1 Nov 1991 |24| Sherwood Park, AB, CAN
25 | Jacob De La Rose | L| 6' 3"| 214 |20 May 1995 |20 |Arvika, SWE
51 | David Desharnais | C |5' 7" |174| 14 Sep 1986 |29 |Laurier-Station, QC, CAN
81 | Lars Eller | C |6' 2" |207 |8 May 1989| 26| Rodovre, DNK
15 | Tomas Fleischmann | L| 6' 1" |192 |16 May 1984| 31| Koprivnice, CZE
32 | Brian Flynn | C| 6' 1"| 183| 26 Jul 1988| 27| Lynnfield, MA, USA
27 | Alex Galchenyuk |C |6' 1"| 207 |12 Feb 1994 |22| Milwaukee, WI, USA
11 | Brendan Gallagher "A" | R |5' 9" |184| 6 May 1992 |23| Edmonton, AB, CAN
53 | Lucas Lessio | L |6' 1" |212 |23 Jan 1993| 23| Maple, ON, CAN
17 | Torrey Mitchell | C |5' 11"| 191 |30 Jan 1985 |31| Greenfield Park, QC, CAN
67 | Max Pacioretty "C" | L| 6' 2" |213| 20 Nov 1988| 27| New Canaan, CT, USA
14 | Tomas Plekanec "A" |C| 5' 11" |195 |31 Oct 1982| 33| Kladno, CZE
21 | Devante Smith-Pelly | R |6' 0"| 214| 14 Jun 1992 |23| Scarborough, ON, CAN
22 | Dale Weise | R| 6' 2" |206 |5 Aug 1988| 27| Winnipeg, MB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
45| Mark Barberio | 6' 1"| 207 |23 Mar 1990| 25 |Montreal, QC, CAN
28| Nathan Beaulieu | 6' 2"| 205 |5 Dec 1992| 23| Strathroy, ON, CAN
74| Alexei Emelin |6' 2"| 216 |25 Apr 1986 |29| Togliatti, RUS
77| Tom Gilbert |6' 2"| 202| 10 Jan 1983 |33 |Bloomington, MN, USA
79| Andrei Markov "A"| 6' 0" |194| 20 Dec 1978 |37| Voskresensk, RUS
6 | Greg Pateryn |6' 2" |223 |20 Jun 1990 |25| Sterling Heights, MI, USA
26| Jeff Petry |6' 3" |204 |9 Dec 1987 |28| Ann Arbor, MI, USA
76| P.K. Subban "A" | 6' 0" |210 |13 May 1989| 26| Toronto, ON, CAN

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
39| Mike Condon | 6' 2"| 197 |27 Apr 1990| 25| Holliston, MA, USA
31| Carey Price | 6' 3" |216 |16 Aug 1987 |28| Anahim Lake, BC, CAN
40| Ben Scrivens | 6' 2"| 181 |11 Sep 1986 |29| Spruce Grove, AB, CAN

FLYERS vs. CANADIENS SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Montreal Canadiens |72-78-30-7|40-34-16-3 |32-44-14-4

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Montreal Canadiens |3-3 | 15-16|6-9|9-7

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
Montreal Canadiens|2-0-1 in the last 3 | 9-0-1 in the last 10 | 0-2-2 in the last 4

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

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

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Sat Feb 20, 2016 | Philadelphia at Toronto | 7:00 PM|CSN-PH, CBC
Tue Feb 23, 2016 | Philadelphia at Carolina | 7:00 PM | TCN-PH, FS-SE
Thu Feb 25, 2016 | Minnesota at Philadelphia | 7:00 PM | FS-N, CSN-PH
Sat Feb 27, 2016 | Arizona at Philadelphia | 1:00 PM | CSN-PH
Mon Feb 29, 2016 | Calgary at Philadelphia | 7:00 PM | SNW, CSN-PH
Thu Mar 3, 2016| Edmonton at Philadelphia | 7:00 PM |SNW, CSN-PH

MEDIA COVERAGE​

Name | Link

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

Delaware County Times​

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

Rob Parent's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/reluctantSE

Flyerdelphia​

| http://www.flyerdelphia.com/

Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/Flyerdelphia

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

CTV​

| http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/sports/canadiens

Brian Wilde's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/BWildeCTV

Montreal Gazette​

| http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/montreal-canadiens/index.html

Blog​

| http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/

Stu Cowan's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/StuCowan1

RDS​

| https://twitter.com/RDSinEnglish

Sportsnet​

| http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/

Eric Engels' Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/EricEngels

TSN 690 AM ​

| http://www.tsn.ca/radio/montreal-690

TVA​

| http://www.tvasports.ca/

Renaud Lavoie's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/renlavoietva

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"Distant Early Warning" by Rush
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[Juicy Pop]

Foligno on Feb. 3rd discussing the Canadiens:

"We didn't like our second so we came out pretty hungry in the third," Foligno said. "We know that's a fragile team over there right now, and we've been there too, where things seem to not go your way all the time. You've got to keep on them, and stay on them and they find a way to lose."

https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sabres-montreal-canadiens-recap/c-278283240?tid=277888408

...

I feel pretty good about this matchup.

 

[tymed]

They're absolutely helpless without Price

 

[The Rage Kage]

Hopefully Ghost can rack up some points and get closer to a point per game.

 

[boxcar65]

Manning in for undisciplined Gudas. Let him sit a couple of games to reflect on his actions.

 

[flyershockey]

Foligno on Feb. 3rd discussing the Canadiens:

"We didn't like our second so we came out pretty hungry in the third," Foligno said. "We know that's a fragile team over there right now, and we've been there too, where things seem to not go your way all the time. You've got to keep on them, and stay on them and they find a way to lose."

https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sabres-montreal-canadiens-recap/c-278283240?tid=277888408

...

I feel pretty good about this matchup.

Foligno really doesn't mind toeing the line when commenting about opposing teams to the media.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Manning in for undisciplined Gudas. Let him sit a couple of games to reflect on his actions.

He needs to sit a game just to break this cycle, even if that was a straight reputation call. We get enough garbage called on us as it is and it feels like he had the refs calling a tighter game against us because of it.

 

[Curufinwe]

Foligno has a big mouth for player with his limited career accomplishments.

 

[Karma]

If Montreal wins tonight against Colorado they'll be tied with us at 60 points but we'll have 2 games in hand. Regulation win in this game would great

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

He needs to sit a game just to break this cycle, even if that was a straight reputation call. We get enough garbage called on us as it is and it feels like he had the refs calling a tighter game against us because of it.

Specially against Montreal. Gudas could get a game misconduct just for suiting up.

I actually think we'll win this game. And now that I think that, we'll probably lose in an embarrassing fashion

 

[Karma]

 

[Juicy Pop]

Tweets not showing for anyone else?

 

[Hiesenberg]

I see it

 

[Curufinwe]

Tweets not showing for anyone else?

Twitter is blocked at my work so I don't see them during the day. I wish people would go back to just copying the tweet in as text unless it contains a picture or video.

 

[Karma]

Just says no hearing scheduled for Gudas

 

[Juicy Pop]

Ahh seems like it's only a Firefox issue at the moment.

 

[Beef Invictus]

 

[Karma]

I really miss that season

 

[Rebels57]

Foligno really doesn't mind toeing the line when commenting about opposing teams to the media.

Seriously. He's a terrible hockey player. He should just shut the **** up and work on his game. Then when he get's good, he should resume the ****-talking.

 

[Hurricane28]

Probably 2nd loudest game I've been to at the WFC behind game 6 in 2004

 

[Alex91]

I am shocked that Gudas gets off free every time. The hip check was the only hit I was okay with

 

[Curufinwe]

Being tossed out of the game isn't getting off free.

 

[gto64dr]

I honestly would rather have Gudas in any game. We need some nasty on this defense, besides him where is our toughness. He's the guy that keeps the other teams players heads up. Without him guys put their heads down and fly into our zone without fear. He makes them look around. Sure some of his hits are borderline and he has to be a little more careful, but I think he'll get it now.

 

[Appleyard]

It would be pretty cool for Giroux to get his 500th career point in the Bell Centre...

as away arenas to do it in go Ottawa would probably the only one cooler for Giroux.

 

[gto64dr]

I honestly would rather have Gudas in any game. We need some nasty on this defense, besides him where is our toughness. He's the guy that keeps the other teams players heads up. Without him guys put their heads down and fly into our zone without fear. He makes them look around. Sure some of his hits are borderline and he has to be a little more careful, but I think he'll get it now.