GDT: #60: Blue Jackets at FLYERS, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, 7:00 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (30-18-12) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (32-20-7)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSP, FS-O
• 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' Facebook: Security Check Required
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Blue Jackets' Website: Official Columbus Blue Jackets Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 Things: Flyers vs. Blue Jackets
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2019-2020
• Blue Jackets' Stats: Columbus Blue Jackets Stats | 2019-2020

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Blue Jackets	60	30-18-12	72	18-11-3	12-7-9	155	147	16.1	83.0	48.7
Flyers	59	32-20-7	71	19-5-4	13-15-3	188	172	19.7	82.0	54.2

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier -- 93 Jake Voracek
49 Joel Farabee -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 11 Travis Konecny
25 James van Riemsdyk -- 21 Scott Laughton -- 18 Tyler Pitlick
12 Michael Raffl -- 82 Connor Bunnaman -- 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 15 Matt Niskanen
6 Travis Sanheim -- 5 Phil Myers
8 Robert Hagg -- 62 Justin Braun​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart
37 Brian Elliott
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Power Plays

PP1: Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier, Jake Voracek, Travis Konecny, Ivan Provorov
PP2: James van Riemsdyk, Kevin Hayes, Scott Laughton, Travis Sanheim, Matt Niskanen​

Injuries and Scratches

19 Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder, Sep. 26) was transferred from injured/non-roster to LTIR Nov.22. He could return at some point this season (Jan. 14 update). He is progressing and partipated in a no-contact practice on Monday but could be sent to the AHL prior to any NHL appearances this season (Feb. 17).
23 Oskar Lindblom (Ewing’s sarcoma [bone cancer], Dec. 13) is on LTIR and will not return to play this season. He began treatments in early January.
53 Shayne Gostisbehere (stiffness in knee, pain from scar tissue) is day-to-day. He returned for one game following arthroscopic left knee surgery performed on Jan. 14 but has not played since. He could return Feb. 22 per an update Tuesday, Feb. 18.
55 Sam Morin (torn right ACL during AHL conditioning stint, Nov. 6) is on LTIR and expected out for the rest of the season.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers - News, Scores, Schedule, Roster - The Athletic
Alexander Appleyard's Twitter -- Alexander Appleyard (@avappleyard) | Twitter
Charlie O'Connor's Twitter -- Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) | Twitter​

Courier Post of South Jersey

Web site -- Flyers - NHL - News - CourierPostOnline.com
Dave Isaac's Twitter -- Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) | Twitter​

Hockey Buzz

Web site -- HockeyBuzz.com - NHL Rumors
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- Flyers​

NHL.com

Adam Kimelman's Twitter -- Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

Possible Lineup
Lines

14 Gustav Nyquist -- 11 Kevin Stenlund -- 52 Emil Bemstrom
24 Nathan Gerbe -- 38 Boone Jenner -- 71 Nick Foligno
22 Sonny Milano -- 18 Pierre-Luc Dubois -- 28 Oliver Bjorkstrand
50 Eric Robinson -- 28 Riley Nash -- 50 Jakob Lilja​

Pairings

8 Zach Werenski -- 65 Markus Nutivaara
44 Vladislav Gavrikov -- 58 David Savard
4 Scott Harrington -- 2 Andrew Peake​

Goalies

80 Matīss Kivlenieks
90 Elvis Merzlikins will start.​

Power Plays:

PP1: Nick Foligno, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Emil Bemstrom, Zach Werenski
PP2: Gustav Nyquist, Boone Jenner, Sonny Milano, Kevin Stenlund, Markus Nutivaara​

Injuries and Scratches

3 Seth Jones (fractured ankle, Feb. 9, surgery) is on injured reserve. He is expected out 8-to-10 weeks.
10 Alexander Wennberg (upper body, Feb. 1) is on injured reserve. He is expected out 3-to-4 weeks from the date of injury.
13 Cam Atkinson (sprained ankle, Feb. 9 ) is day-to-day. He is expected out 2-to-3 weeks.
17 Brandon Dubinsky (wrist, Sep. 24) is on injured reserve.
27 Ryan Murray (upper body, Dec. 13) is on injured reserve.
42 Alexandre Texier (lumbar stress fracture, Dec. 31) is on injured reserve.
46 Dean Kukan (torn meniscus knee, Jan. 2) is on injured reserve. He is out indefinitely.
53 Gabriel Carlsson (healthy) could be scratched.
70 Joonas Korpisalo (torn meniscus knee, Dec. 28) is day-to-day. He could return this month.
77 Josh Anderson (shoulder, Dec. 13) is on injured reserve. He could return by the end of this month.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
1st Ohio Battery

Web site -- 1st Ohio Battery
Rob Mixer's Twitter -- Rob Mixer (@RobMixer) | Twitter​

Athletic, The

Web site -- Blue Jackets - The Athletic
Alison L's Twitter -- Alison (@AlisonL) | Twitter
Aaron Portzline's Twitter -- Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) | Twitter
Tom Reed's Twitter -- Tom Reed (@treed1919) | Twitter​

Blue Jackets Radio Network

Twitter -- CBJ Radio (@cbjradio) | Twitter
Bob McElligott's Twitter -- Bob McElligott (@BobbyMacSports) | Twitter ​

Columbus Blue Jackets

Jeff Svoboda's Twitter -- Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) | Twitter​

Columbus Dispatch

Web site -- Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Hockey News, Stats, Scores & Injuries
Brian Hedger's Twitter -- Brian Hedger (@BrianHedger) | Twitter​

Fox Sports Ohio

Web site -- Columbus Blue Jackets News, Schedule, Scores, Stats, Roster
Dave Maetzold's Twitter - Dave Maetzold (@DMaetzMedia) | Twitter​

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change)

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
Thursday, February 20	at Columbus	7:00 pm	SN, FS-O, NBCSP
Saturday, February 22	vs. Winnipeg	1:00 pm	NHLN, SN, NBCSP
Tuesday, February 25	vs. San Jose	7:00 pm	NBCSP, NBCSCA
Friday, February 28	vs. NY Rangers	7:00 pm	NHLN, SN, TVAS, NBCSP, MSG
Sunday, March 1	at NY Rangers	12:00 pm	NBC, TVAS
Wednesday, March 4	at Washington	7:00 pm	NBCSN, TVAS
Thursday, March 5	vs. Carolina	7:00 pm	NBCSN, NBCSP
Saturday, March 7	vs. Buffalo	7:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG-B
Tuesday, March 10	vs. Boston	7:00 pm	NBCSN, SN, NBCSP, NESN
Thursday, March 12	at Tampa Bay	7:00 pm	SNE, SNO, SNP, TVAS, SUN, NBCSP

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FROM THE PAST

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Killed By Death" by Motorhead
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[flyersfan187]

Need this one

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[deadhead]

This is the "pause that refreshes," a break in the schedule that will leave them rested between games, and allow AV to actually have 2-3 practices a week and work on adjustments.

 

[Tripod]

Huge game.

 

[Foggy14]

Huge game.

 

[pit]

 

[flyersfan018]

Columbus is missing a lot of players. No excuses.

 

[Domino666]

Man I hope Ghost didn’t hurt his knee more coming back when he did, I hate him notnon PP1

 

[sigma six]

Not going to lie, watching Lemmy ride a motorcycle through someone's living room walls just cranked my day up a notch.

 

[Appleyard]

Not going to lie, watching Lemmy ride a motorcycle through someone's living room walls just cranked my day up a notch.

My Dad was a roadie in his late teens and early 20s for a band who supported Motorhead a couple of times and recorded an album at the same studios Motorhead used... would have been mid-late 80s.

My Dad said Lemmy was one of the nicest men he ever met. Big rockstar yet so down to earth, still helped the roadies with gear, drove the van, never put himself above anyone, bought drinks for all the crew all the time, if he met you once he would remember and make "you" feel like the special one when next met.

Though my Dad did almost kill him once... reversing a van blind down an alley when heard a "whooooa" and slammed on the breaks, as Lemmy had just stepped out of the side-door of the building almost right into the van. My Dad was shitting himself and Lemmy just said basically no harm no foul, lets go for a drink.

Dad also got to have a drink with Terry Hall of the Specials around the same time.

 

[sigma six]

My Dad was a roadie in his late teens and early 20s for a band who supported Motorhead a couple of times and recorded an album at the same studios Motorhead used... would have been mid-late 80s.

My Dad said Lemmy was one of the nicest men he ever met. Big rockstar yet so down to earth, still helped the roadies with gear, drove the van, never put himself above anyone, bought drinks for all the crew all the time, if he met you once he would remember and make "you" feel like the special one when next met.

Though my Dad did almost kill him once... reversing a van blind down an alley when heard a "whooooa" and slammed on the breaks, as Lemmy had just stepped out of the side-door of the building almost right into the van. My Dad was ****ting himself and Lemmy just said basically no harm no foul, lets go for a drink.

Dad also got to have a drink with Terry Hall of the Specials around the same time.

I've always heard great things about him as well; on the day of shows in Portland, he'd usually be found drinking Jack in a bar called Mary's beforehand and seems like a lot of ppl knew about it.
Apparently always just a super cool guy and friendly to everyone who stepped up to say hello.

I haven't seen The Specials since '98 or so but never caught them hanging out.

 

[Appleyard]

I've always heard great things about him as well; on the day of shows in Portland, he'd usually be found drinking Jack in a bar called Mary's beforehand and seems like a lot of ppl knew about it.
Apparently always just a super cool guy and friendly to everyone who stepped up to say hello.

I haven't seen The Specials since '98 or so but never caught them hanging out.

He said Terry Hall was remarkably quiet and very sarcastic... but really nice too.

 

[flyerslducks]

is anyone else absolutely furious that the freaking devils have a chance to get byfield or laferniere, have 3 first round picks, AND hughes/hischier????

then the canes got necas, svechnikov

nyr got kakko. Watch kakko be svechnikov next year.

**** this. We got patrick dude. He was supposed to be the guy to save our top end talent. Still can do it but he pretty much lose a year of further development to become a 2C.

 

[Magua]

is anyone else absolutely furious that the freaking devils have a chance to get byfield or laferniere, have 3 first round picks, AND hughes/hischier????

then the canes got necas, svechnikov

nyr got kakko. Watch kakko be svechnikov next year.

**** this. We got patrick dude. He was supposed to be the guy to save our top end talent. Still can do it but he pretty much lose a year of further development to become a 2C.

Not really.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

is anyone else absolutely furious that the freaking devils have a chance to get byfield or laferniere, have 3 first round picks, AND hughes/hischier????

then the canes got necas, svechnikov

nyr got kakko. Watch kakko be svechnikov next year.

**** this. We got patrick dude. He was supposed to be the guy to save our top end talent. Still can do it but he pretty much lose a year of further development to become a 2C.

How do I down vote or dislike this?

 

[OzFlyers]

How do I down vote or dislike this?

Go to Reddit.

 

[PDX Flyer]

I've always heard great things about him as well; on the day of shows in Portland, he'd usually be found drinking Jack in a bar called Mary's beforehand and seems like a lot of ppl knew about it.
Apparently always just a super cool guy and friendly to everyone who stepped up to say hello.

I haven't seen The Specials since '98 or so but never caught them hanging out.

Do you mean Portland Oregon, and the strip club Mary’s?

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Go to Reddit.

I can downvote his HF Board comment via reddit?

 

[OzFlyers]

I can downvote his HF Board comment via reddit?

Sure, they will welcome you.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Sure, they will welcome you.

Why do you say that?

 

[OzFlyers]

Why do you say that?

Because you can down vote. A feature not available here?

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Because you can down vote. A feature not available here?

Seemed like you were trying to make a pointed statement especially with the inclusion of the thumbs down smiley.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Because you can down vote. A feature not available here?

Also my first statement was a sarcastic joke. Because I don't like the negative connotations of his statement. Sorry if that was lost on you.

 

[OzFlyers]

Also my first statement was a sarcastic joke. Because I don't like the negative connotations of his statement. Sorry if that was lost on you.

They might get it on Reddit.