GDT: #59: Flyers at Hurricanes, Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 7:00 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (26-21-11, 13-13-4 away ) vs. CAROLINA HURRICANES (27-23-10, 15-10-6 home )​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: TCN-PH, FS-SE, NHL.TV
• Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/radioplayer?id=2015020894&team=PHI or http://hurricanes.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/radioplayer?id=2015020894&team=CAR
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GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2015020894 and http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870156&navid=DL|PHI|home
• The Very Extensive Game Notes: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870156&navid=DL|PHI|home
• 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 | Home | Away | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP%| PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO%
Flyers| 58 |26-21-11 |13-8-7 |13-13-4| 4-3-3 |2.45 |2.62 |18.2 |78.8 |13.1 |30.2 |31.9 |50.1
Hurricanes |60 |27-23-10| 15-10-6 |12-13-4| 5-3-2 |2.47 |2.62 |17.5| 81.9 |6.6 |30.3 |26.4| 54.0

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

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" | 188 |Jul 20, 1993 | 22| Belleville, ON, Canada
14 |Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |211 |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" |185 |Jan 12, 1988 |28| Hearst, ON, CAN
21 | Scott Laughton |C |6' 1"| 190| May 30, 1994| 21| Oakville, ON, CAN
12 | Michael Raffl | L |6' 0" |200| 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" |195| Aug 22, 1991| 24 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
17 | Wayne Simmonds "A" | R| 6' 2" |185 |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"| 200| 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" |180 |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"| 204 |Jun 4, 1990| 25 |Prince George, BC, CAN
47 | Andrew MacDonald | 6' 1"| 205| Sep 7, 1986 |29 | Judique, NS, CAN
82| Evgeny Medvedev | 6' 3"| 187| 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" |210 |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
89 - Sam Gagner| 10 - Brayden Schenn |17 - Wayne Simmonds
12 - Michael Raffl |14 - Sean Couturier | 93 - Jakub Voracek
21 - Scott Laughton |52 - Nick Cousins | 24 - Matt Read
76 - Chris VandeVelde | 78 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare |25 - Ryan White

Pairings

Name | Name
55 - Nick Schultz | 32 - Mark Streit
47 - Andrew MacDonald | 53 - Shayne Gostisbehere
23 - Brandon Manning |3 - Radko Gudas

Goalies

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

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Sean Couturier | will play| speculated as right foot/ankle
Michael Del Zotto | injured reserve; out 3-to-4 months | left wrist surgery (Feb. 26)
Claude Giroux | will not play; day-to-day thereafter | upper body
Evgeny Medvedev | available | could be a healthy scratch (had a bruised foot)
R.J. Umberger | available | could be a healthy scratch
Jordan Weal |injured reserve; due to return early March| upper body

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Wayne Simmonds |Sean Couturier | Jakub Voracek |Shayne Gostisbehere
No. 2|Ryan White|Sam Gagner| Nick Cousins | Mark Streit| Andrew MacDonald

CAROLINA HURRICANES​

HURRICANES' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
32 - Kris Versteeg | 12 - Eric Staal |34 - Phillip Di Giuseppe
42 - Joakim Nordstrom | 11 - Jordan Staal | 15 - Andrej Nestrasil
53 - Jeff Skinner |49 - Victor Rask |16 - Elias Lindholm
25 - Chris Terry |18 - Jay McClement | 20 - Riley Nash

Pairings

Name | Name
74 - Jaccob Slavin | 65 - Ron Haynes
26 - John-Michael Liles | 54 - Brett Pesce
5 - Noah Hanifin |27 - Justin Faulk

Goalies

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

HURRICANES' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Nathan Gerbe | injured reserve | lower body
Michal Jordan | available | likely a healthy scratch
Brad Malone | available | likely a healthy scratch
James Wisniewski | injured reserve | torn ACL

HURRICANES' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Victor Rask | Eric Staal |Kris Versteeg |Noah Hanifin |Elias Lindholm
No. 2|Jeff Skinner| Jordan Staal |Phillip Di Giuseppe |John-Michael Liles | Jaccob Slavin

HURRICANES' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
34 | Phillip Di Giuseppe | L |6' 0"| 200 |Oct 9, 1993| 22| Toronto, ON, CAN
14| Nathan Gerbe |L |5' 5"| 178 |Jul 24, 1987| 28| Oxford, MI, USA
16| Elias Lindholm | C |6' 1"| 192| Dec 2, 1994 |21 |Boden, SWE
24| Brad Malone |C |6' 2"| 207 |May 20, 1989 |26 |Miramichi, NB, CAN
18| Jay McClement| C |6' 1"| 205 |Mar 2, 1983| 32 |Kingston, ON, CAN
20| Riley Nash | C |6' 1" |200| May 9, 1989 |26| Consort, AB, CAN
15| Andrej Nestrasil |C |6' 3" |200 |Feb 22, 1991 |25| Prague, CZE
42| Joakim Nordstrom | L| 6' 1" |189 |Feb 25, 1992| 24 |Stockholm, SWE
49| Victor Rask | C |6' 2" |200 |Mar 1, 1993 |22| Leksand, SWE
53| Jeff Skinner | L |5' 11" |200 |May 16, 1992| 23 |Toronto, ON, CAN
12| Eric Staal "C" |C |6' 4" |205 |Oct 29, 1984| 31 |Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
11| Jordan Staal "A" | C| 6' 4"| 220 |Sep 10, 1988 |27| Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
25| Chris Terry | L| 5' 10" |195 |Apr 7, 1989 |26| Brampton, ON, CAN
32| Kris Versteeg | R |5' 11" |176 |May 13, 1986 |29| Lethbridge, AB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
27| Justin Faulk "A" | 6' 0"| 215 |Mar 20, 1992| 23 |South St.Paul, MN, USA
65| Ron Hainsey | 6' 3" |210 |Mar 24, 1981 |34 |Bolton, CT, USA
5 | Noah Hanifin | 6' 3" |206 |Jan 25, 1997 |18| Boston, MA, USA
47| Michal Jordan | 6' 1" |195 |Jul 17, 1990| 25| Zlin, CZE
26| John-Michael Liles| 5' 10"| 185 |Nov 25, 1980 |35| Indianapolis, IN, USA
54| Brett Pesce |6' 3" |200| Nov 15, 1994| 21| Tarrytown, NY, USA
74 | Jaccob Slavin | 6' 2"| 205 |May 1, 1994 |21| Denver, CO, USA
21| James Wisniewski| 5' 11"| 203| Feb 21, 1984 |32| Canton, MI, USA

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
31| Eddie Lack |6' 4"| 187 |Jan 5, 1988 |28| Norrtälje, SWE
30| Cam Ward |6' 1"| 185 |Feb 29, 1984 |31 |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 |43-15-7-7 |23-6-3-4|20-9-4-3
Franchise History|78-32-14-7|43-13-5-4 |35-19-9-3

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|3-1-0 in the last 4| 2-0-0 in the last 2 |1-4-2 in the last 7

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

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

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
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
Sat Mar 5, 2016 | Columbus at Philadelphia | 7:00 PM | FS-O, CSN-PH
Mon Mar 7, 2016 | Tampa Bay at Philadelphia| 7:00 PM | SUN, 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

Carolina Hurricanes ​

Michael Smith's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/MSmithCanes

Fox Sports Carolinas ​

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

Michelle McMahon's Twitter ​

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

Raleigh News & Observer ​

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

Chip Alexander's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/ice_chip

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

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[tade]

Big game, they better be ready from the get go. Hopefully Giroux is good to go but obviously I hope that they don't rush him back.

 

[Karma]

A regulation win would be huge

 

[usahockey22flyers]

#30 in net please.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

If we still don't have G in this, we're probably screwed :/.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Have to be prepared to work for 60 minutes. if they dont then they will get beat. Carolina may not have the best team but they make you work for everything.
The last game of a trip before a long homestand can be troublesome for some teams as well.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Tampa could really do the Flyers a solid today.

A regulation win for Tampa today and a regulation win for the Flyers on Tuesday would go a long way to getting Philly into the playoffs.

 

[TheKingPin]

Tampa could really do the Flyers a solid today.

A regulation win for Tampa today and a regulation win for the Flyers on Tuesday would go a long way to getting Philly into the playoffs.

Rangers and Tampa tonight. Pitt would be a nice 8 place target but they are going in the right direction. The wings are so so recently and we have a game on them. Not air if we have any games left against them. Here's to getting G back. Couts isn't too far off either

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Rangers and Tampa tonight. Pitt would be a nice 8 place target but they are going in the right direction. The wings are so so recently and we have a game on them. Not air if we have any games left against them. Here's to getting G back. Couts isn't too far off either

Forgot about Wings/Rangers. Yeah, a New York regulation win helps, too.

The Flyers are chasing three teams at 68 points right now: Tampa, Detroit and Pittsburgh.

Need to pass one of those teams to get into the playoffs, plus Carolina and New Jersey, too.

 

[Appleyard]

If I was going to put money on who would fall out I would say Detroit.

They are the worst of the three in my mind.

That being said the best 8 teams in the east on paper are the 8 teams in the playoff spots right now...

 

[Curufinwe]

If I was going to put money on who would fall out I would say Detroit.

They are the worst of the three in my mind.

That being said the best 8 teams in the east on paper are the 8 teams in the playoff spots right now...

I think they'll still be there when the seasons ends.

 

[Appleyard]

I think they'll still be there when the seasons ends.

Yeh, that would be the most likely scenario in my mind.

Realistically only Flyers, Debs or Canes can haul them back in now (it would take a minor miracle for Ottawa or Montreal to get in) and to do so they would have to play ~.625-.635 hockey from here on out... when they are ~.540 teams as things stand.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

This is a huge game in the playoff race.

 

[Curufinwe]

It's more likely the battle for 9th or 10th spot, unless Detroit suddenly fall apart. TB are Pittsburgh are too good to miss the playoffs in my view. Which only leaves one spot open.

 

[klutch]

NEED this win. I'd say our chances are pretty good if we can get up to 2 points out of the wildcard spot when Coots and Giroux are both back healthy. Should be sooner than later.

Voracek, Schenn, Simmer need a strong game.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

If Couturier returns, he could be on a line with Raffl and Voracek which has been reported a unit at today's practice.

If so, then other lines would have to be adjusted.

 

[klutch]

If Couturier returns, he could be on a line with Raffl and Voracek which has been reported a unit at today's practice.

If so, then other lines would have to be adjusted.

So is this considering Giroux is playing as well?

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

 

[Buckets and Gloves]

You guys would go with MN vs MS tomorrow yes?...

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

So is this considering Giroux is playing as well?

Giroux has been ruled out for the game at Carolina.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

You guys would go with MN vs MS tomorrow yes?...

Is that a reference to the starting goalie at Carolina? Indications are that Neuvirth will be the chosen starter.

 

[klutch]

Giroux has been ruled out for the game at Carolina.

I guess that means (If Coots dresses)

Raffl - Coots - Voracek
Gagner - Schenn - Simmonds
Umberger - Cousins - Read
Hak Line

I really want Laughton to wing with Cousins over Bumberger

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

^ Yeah, I would imagine the power play units could be changed, too. Gagner was on the first unit the last game (and was +2) which could boost his chances of remaining there and on the top line.

 

[TheKingPin]

I guess that means (If Coots dresses)

Raffl - Coots - Voracek
Gagner - Schenn - Simmonds
Umberger - Cousins - Read
Hak Line

I really want Laughton to wing with Cousins over Bumberger

Time to see what couts has got. I think he would flourish in a big role like that. Sucks G has to miss time but some rest will help him. He looked a little tired before getting hit

 

[hckyplayer8]

Hate to use the cliche "must win" but a win and NJ loss would go a long way.

Beat up two teams in front of us all in one night.