GDT: #64: Blue Jackets at Flyers, Saturday, March 5, 2016, 7:00 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (29-23-11, 16-9-7 home ) vs. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (27-30-8, 13-18-2 away )​

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BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: FS-O, CSN-PH, NHL.TV
• Radio: https://www.nhl.com/video/embed/c-1000000004
• 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=2015020976 and http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=872228
• Game Notes: http://flyers.nhl.com/v2/ext/01 - Game Notes/[email protected]
• 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|65| 27-30-8|14-12-6|13-18-2|6-2-2|2.58|3.00|17.9 |80.8 |12.1 |28.9 |31.1|48.3
Flyers|63|29-23-11|16-9-7|13-14-4 |5-3-2|2.46 |2.64 |18.6 |79.4 |12.9|30.4|31.6|50.2

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/index.html

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
10 - Brayden Schenn |28 - Claude Giroux |17 - Wayne Simmonds
12 - Michael Raffl |14 - Sean Couturier |89 - Sam Gagner
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
82 - Evgeny Medvedev or 23 - Brandon Manning |3 - Radko Gudas

Goalies

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

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Michael Del Zotto | injured reserve; out 3-to-4 months | left wrist surgery (Feb. 26)
Manning/ Medvedev | available | one expected to be a healthy scratch
Brayden Schenn | game-time decision; skated today, likely to play| upper body
R.J. Umberger | available | could be a healthy scratch
Jakub Voracek |out two weeks from Feb. 29 | reported as left foot (walking boot)
Jordan Weal |injured reserve; could be activated this week| upper body

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Wayne Simmonds |Claude Giroux | Mark Streit |Shayne Gostisbehere
No. 2| Ryan White| Sam Gagner| Matt Read| Sean Couturier |Andrew MacDonald

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS​

BLUE JACKETS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
38 - Boone Jenner| 17 - Brandon Dubinsky| 13 - Cam Atkinson
43 - Scott Hartnell | 41 - Alexander Wennberg |71 - Nick Foligno
11 - Matt Calvert| 25 - William Karlsson | 18 - Rene Bourque
40 - Jared Boll | 9 - Gregory Campbell | 23 - David Clarkson

Pairings

Name | Name
27 - Ryan Murray| 3 - Seth Jones
29 - Cody Goloubef| 58 - David Savard
51 - Fedor Tyutin| 47 - Dalton Prout

Goalies

Name | Name
70 - Joonas Korpisalo | 30 - Curtis McElhinney (expected starter)

BLUE JACKETS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Sergei Bobrovsky | injured reserve; could return later this season | groin
Rene Bourque | available | could be inserted into Saad's spot
Jack Johnson| injured reserve; could return later this season| upper body
Brandon Saad | not with team | upper body (Friday night)

BLUE JACKETS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Alexander Wennberg |William Karlsson |Cam Atkinson | David Savard | Seth Jones
No. 2| Scott Hartnell | Boone Jenner |Nick Foligno| Brandon Dubinsky |Ryan Murray

BLUE JACKETS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
13| Cam Atkinson| R| 5' 8" |180 |Jun 5, 1989| 26| Riverside, CT, USA
40| Jared Boll | R |6' 3"| 209 |May 13, 1986| 29 |Charlotte, NC, USA
18 | Rene Bourque| R |6' 2" |217| Dec 10, 1981| 34| Lac La Biche, AB, CAN
11 | Matt Calvert | L |5' 11" |192| Dec 24, 1989 |26| Brandon, MB, CAN
9 |Gregory Campbell| C| 6' 0" |197 |Dec 17, 1983| 32 |London, ON, CAN
23 | David Clarkson | R| 6' 0"| 207| Mar 31, 1984 |31| Toronto, ON, CAN
17 | Brandon Dubinsky "A" | C |6' 2"| 216 |Apr 29, 1986 |29| Anchorage, AK, USA
71 | Nick Foligno "C" |L |6' 0" |210| Oct 31, 1987| 28| Buffalo, NY, USA
43 | Scott Hartnell | L |6' 2"| 214 |Apr 18, 1982 |33| Regina, SK, CAN
38 |Boone Jenner "A" | C| 6' 2"| 215 |Jun 15, 1993 |22| Dorchester, ON, CAN
25 |William Karlsson | C| 6' 1" |188 |Jan 8, 1993| 23| Marsta, SWE
20 |Brandon Saad | L |6' 1"| 202 |Oct 27, 1992| 23 |Pittsburgh, PA, USA
41| Alexander Wennberg | C| 6' 1" |197 |Sep 22, 1994| 21 |Stockholm, SWE

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
29 | Cody Goloubef | 6' 1"| 201| Nov 30, 1989 |26| Mississauga, ON, CAN
7 |Jack Johnson | 6' 1" |230 |Jan 13, 1987 |29 |Indianapolis, IN, USA
3 |Seth Jones |6' 4" |208 |Oct 3, 1994 |21| Arlington, TX, USA
27 | Ryan Murray | 6' 1" |208 |Sep 27, 1993 |22| Regina, SK, CAN
47 | Dalton Prout | 6' 3"| 230 |Mar 13, 1990 |25| Kingsville, ON, CAN
58 | David Savard | 6' 2"| 227| Oct 22, 1990| 25 |St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN
51 | Fedor Tyutin | 6' 2"| 221| Jul 19, 1983 |32 |Izhevsk, RUS

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
72 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 6' 2" |199 |Sep 20, 1988 |27| Novokuznetsk, RUS
70 |Joonas Korpisalo | 6' 3" |182 |Apr 28, 1994 |21 |Pori, FIN
30 | Curtis McElhinney | 6' 3" |205| May 23, 1983 |32| London, ON, CAN

FLYERS vs. BLUE JACKETS SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Columbus Blue Jackets| 9-8-3-3 | 7-4-1-0| 2-4-2-3

Playoffs Record

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

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
Columbus Blue Jackets| 2-7-2 in the last 11 | 2-4-0 in the last 6 |0-5-2 in the last 7

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

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

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Mon Mar 7, 2016 | Tampa Bay at Philadelphia| 7:00 PM | SUN, CSN-PH
Fri Mar 11, 2016 | Philadelphia at Tampa Bay | 7:30 PM| CSN-PH, SUN
Sat Mar 12, 2016 | Philadelphia at Florida |7:00 PM | CSN-PH, FS-F
Tue Mar 15, 2016 | Detroit at Philadelphia | 7:30 PM | FS-D, CSN-PH, NBCSN
Wed Mar 16, 2016 | Philadelphia at Chicago | 8:00 PM| NBCSN
Sat Mar 19, 2016 | Pittsburgh at Philadelphia | 1:00 PM | ROOT, CSN-PH
Mon Mar 21, 2016 | Philadelphia at NY Islanders | 7:30 PM | CSN-PH, NBCSN
Tue Mar 22, 2016 | Philadelphia at Columbus | 7:00 PM | CSN-PH, FS-O

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 ;

Columbus Blue Jackets​

Rob Mixer's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/RobMixer

Columbus Dispatch​

| http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/

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 ;

Jody Shelley's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/shelleyhawk45

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"Shake Hands with Beef" by Primus
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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

^ Beefy is pinch-hitting for the next GDT.

 

[Beef Invictus]

My theme song makes an appearance! I need to hire someone to follow me around and play that whenever I enter a room.

 

[Hurricane28]

My theme song makes an appearance! I need to hire someone to follow me around and play that whenever I enter a room.

Great choice

 

[OzFlyers]

Great, the team that we can never beat up next!

 

[dats81]

Guaranteed loss. BJs own us.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Time to **** this **** up too. Play Mason this time.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Hey...let us know how "being big" plays out for you in a few years. Never really served the Flyers much luck.

 

[hatcher]

Hey...let us know how "being big" plays out for you in a few years. Never really served the Flyers much luck.

Oilers adding those players will make them play comfortably and you won't push them around. Love what the Hawks did too knowing they won't beat the Kings as is so they add Weise,Ladd,Fleichman who are bigger bodies and play like it when it gets to be along the walls in the playoffs.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Oilers adding those players will make them play comfortably and you won't push them around. Love what the Hawks did too knowing they won't beat the Kings as is so they add Weise,Ladd,Fleichman who are bigger bodies and play like it when it gets to be along the walls in the playoffs.

I don't buy it.

 

[Hiesenberg]

And no offense, even mentioning the Blackhawks in the same sentence as the Oilers makes me chuckle.

 

[Appleyard]

Citing Chicago as a physical team is... bizarre to say the least.

There are far smaller and far less physical than this incarnation of the Flyers. They have been consistently one of the smaller teams in the league the last few years... yet have never struggled against big bad L.A., St. Louis and Anaheim.

Citing Tomas Fleishmann as a physical player as well... he is arguably less physical than every single forward on our team.

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

And no offense, even mentioning the Blackhawks in the same sentence as the Oilers makes me chuckle.

Thinking of Gagner's 8 point night against the Blackhawks always makes me happy. Because there's no "well he did it against the worst team in the league". He did it against a 3 time Stanley Cup winning team

 

[Hiesenberg]

:shocked face:

 

[Hiesenberg]

Is it me, or have we had a ridiculous amount of man games lost to head shots in which the player that hit them received absolutely no punishment.

Rinaldo on Coots
Subban on Giroux

Those are the two I remember.

Now Schenn's body slam to the ice?

 

[Jgboys1]

:shocked face:

I was kind of surprised he actually came back into the game, after falling to the ice like that without his helmet.

 

[TCTC]

I was kind of surprised he actually came back into the game, after falling to the ice like that without his helmet.

He shouldn't have. But obviously the Flyers still don't care much about concussion protocol.

 

[Domino666]

I was kind of surprised he actually came back into the game, after falling to the ice like that without his helmet.

Schenn getting slammed to the ice like that was uncalled for, especially in a league where they"re "trying" to limit the amount of head injuries, hand out a suspension a 10 game, just irresponsible if nothing is done at all, which is the most likely outcome, I don't care what team a player is playing for something like that is so dangerous, and needs to be dealt with the proper way, the league should really be taking stuff like that serious

 

[Flyerfan4life]

i cant wait for the first goal on Mason and the gnashing of teeth will be right back

something that was oddly quiet when Neuvy allowed goals.


fwiw im glad to see Mase back in... well thats assuming #Hakslogic doesnt still put Neuvy backin again vs. Columbus

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

i cant wait for the first goal on Mason and the gnashing of teeth will be right back

something that was oddly quiet when Neuvy allowed goals.


fwiw im glad to see Mase back in... well thats assuming #Hakslogic doesnt still put Neuvy backin again vs. Columbus

If that happens, it has two possible stories. One, is that Mason is still hurt and we don't know it. Or two, that Hakstol is too stubborn and like Neuvy more, even though he's been doing worse of late.

 

[bennysflyers16]

My theme song makes an appearance! I need to hire someone to follow me around and play that whenever I enter a room.

Your theme song rhymes with "MellyRead"

 

[Flyerfan4life]

UGH Col. is beating the **** outa EDM. atm.

brace for blowout tomorow.

 

[Garbage Goal]

I've been of the mind that we aren't making the playoffs since their last stretch of losses (which was around the time they lost against the Pens IIRC).

Regardless of that though, we suck against the BJ's.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Your theme song rhymes with "MellyRead"

 

[1865]

Ten years later, this will be my first live game in Philadelphia. Pretty damn excited. Where should we drink?