GDT: #65 | FLYERS at Avalanche | Friday, Mar. 25, 2022 | 9:00 pm ET | ALT, NBCSP

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

COLORADO AVALANCHE (45-13-5) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (21-32-11)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: ALT, NBCSP
• 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: Philadelphia Flyers
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Avalanche's Website: Official Colorado Avalanche Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 THINGS: Flyers @ Avalanche
• NHL Stats: NHL Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2021-2022
• Avalanche's Stats: Colorado Avalanche Stats | 2021-2022

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Avalanche	63	45-13-5	95	25-3-3	20-10-2	244	175	24.8	78.6	46.8
Flyers	64	21-32-11	53	13-15-6	8-17-5	165	222	13.7	75.6	53.2

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Possible Lineup (rotation; 11/7 is possible)
Lines

25 James van Riemsdyk -- 86 Joel Farabee -- 89 Cam Atkinson​

23 Oskar Lindblom -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 42 Hayden Hodgson ​

71 Max Willman -- 48 Morgan Frost -- 74 Owen Tippett​

8 Kevin Connauton -- 38 Patrick Brown -- 17 Zack MacEwen​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 45 Cam York​

6 Travis Sanheim -- 70 Rasmus Ristolainen​

3 Keith Yandle --24 Nick Seeler​

8 Kevin Connauton (could play D and F).​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart (starter)​

35 Martin Jones​

Power Play Units

PP1: Cam Atkinson -- Owen Tippett -- Morgan Frost -- James van Riemsdyk -- Keith Yandle​

PP2: Kevin Hayes -- Joel Farabee -- Travis Konecny -- Rasmus Ristolainen -- Cam York​

Injuries and Scratches

11 Travis Konecny will not play due to a lower body injury (Mar. 25).​

14 Sean Couturier was placed on IR (retroactive to Dec. 19). He had season-ending back surgery (Feb. 11).​

21 Scott Laughton is on IR (Mar. 17) with a concussion (Mar. 11). He has a scheduled appointment this week to determine his playing status as early as this trip (Mar. 22).​

23 Oskar Lindblom was rested last night due to being "banged up," per Mike Yeo. He could return as early as tonight (Mar. 25).​

44 Nate Thompson suffered a shoulder injury (Nov. 26), had surgery (Nov. 30) and was placed on IR (Dec. 8). His scheduled appointment in Colorado was reportedly "good" but no date for his return has been mentioned (Mar. 25).​

55 Sam Morin is on IR due to right knee surgery (Sept.10) and was initially expected out 6-to-8 weeks. He is expected to miss the remainder of the season (Jan. 10).​

94 Ryan Ellis was re-injured (Nov. 13) and placed on IR (Nov. 16) with a possible hip/groin injury. After a series of updates, he is now out for the rest of the season (Mar. 21).​

COLORADO AVALANCHE

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Possible Lineup
Lines

13 Valeri Nichushkin -- 29 Nathan MacKinnon -- 96 Mikko Rantanen​

95 Andre Burakovsky -- 91 Nazem Kadri -- 37 J.T. Compher​

18 Alex Newhook -- 78 Nico Sturm -- 25 Logan O'Connor​

11 Andrew Cogliano -- 43 Darren Helm -- 16 Nicolas Aube-Kubel​

Pairings

7 Devon Toews -- 8 Cale Makar​

3 Jack Johnson -- 42 Josh Manson​

56 Kurtis MacDermid -- 6 Erik Johnson​

Goalies

35 Darcy Kuemper​

39 Pavel Francouz (starter)​

Power Plays:

PP1: Valerie Nichushkin -- Mikko Rantanen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Nazem Kadri -- Cale Makar​

PP2: Andre Burakovsky -- J.T. Compher -- Alex Newhook -- TBD -- Devon Toews​

Injuries and Scratches

4 Bowen Byram is out due to personal reasons related to post-concussion symptoms (Jan. 10). ​

28 Ryan Murray is day-to-day with a fractured hand (Mar. 20).​

49 Samuel Girard is day-to-day with a lower body injury (Mar. 9).​

62 Artturi Lehkonen will not play due to immigration issues (Mar. 25).​

92 Gabriel Landeskog will undergo knee surgery and is out indefinitely (Mar. 11).​

FROM THE PAST

Game 5 -- April 14, 1981 -- Flyers win 5-2​

Flyers eliminate Nordiques 3 games to 2​

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction ​

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FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to changes)

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (ET)	TELEVISION
Sunday, March 27	Philadelphia at Nashville	6:00 pm	BSSO, NBCSP+
Tuesday, March 29	Philadelphia at Minnesota	8:00 pm	BSN, BSWIX, NBCSP+
Saturday, April 2	Toronto at Philadelphia	7:00 pm	CBC, SNO, SNP, NBCSP
Sunday, April 3	Philadelphia at NY Rangers	7:00 pm	NHLN, SN360, MSG+, NBCSP
Tuesday, April 5	Columbus at Philadelphia	7:00 pm	NBCSP+, BSOH
Thursday, April 7	Philadelphia at Columbus	7:00 pm	BSOH, NBCSP+
Saturday, April 9	Anaheim at Philadelphia	7:30 pm	NBCSP
Tuesday, April 12	Philadelphia at Washington	7:00 pm	ESPN

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[dats81]

guaranteed win

 

[Rebels57]

Go Avs

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Go Avs. Flyers need to stop winning.

 

[BiggE]

 

[macleish1974]

Go Hayden.....hat trick tonight baby!

 

[deadhead]

Can't imagine a tougher assignment, down 4 centers, go to St Louis, play a game, fly out that night to Colorado, play a second game.
If the Flyers make this game somewhat competitive, kudos to Yeo.

 

[SnS]

Can't imagine a tougher assignment, down 4 centers, go to St Louis, play a game, fly out that night to Colorado, play a second game.
If the Flyers make this game somewhat competitive, kudos to Yeo.

Do you believe everything you type? Any assignment for the flyers would be tough and tougher. They are an abomination.

 

[flyerslducks]

stop winning you baboons

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Should be an easy win for the Flyers since they got rid of the Captain and they're playing like a completely new team. I'm super excited to see where this team goes post Giroux.

/sarcasm

 

[deadhead]

Do you believe everything you type? Any assignment for the flyers would be tough and tougher. They are an abomination.

Tell it to the Blues.

They've been competitive in most of their games the last couple months, it's just tough to close the deal when you're dressing a half dozen AHL players every night.

 

[CanadianSniper]

Knew I had to make this after seeing Hodgson's MVP jacket picture.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Goalies: Hart + Francouz

Lehkonen not likely to play.

 

[Hanover Fist]

You almost had me…… the kudos to Yeo saved me

 

[Steerpike]

Lol I opened this thread and read the entire thing thinking this was the Avs Board.

 

[Lindberg]

Should be an easy win for the Flyers since they got rid of the Captain and they're playing like a completely new team. I'm super excited to see where this team goes post Giroux.

/sarcasm

A single player who is known to be competitive was dragging this team down for years and years.

Literally never a single mention from any Flyers player that Giroux was a bad captain (Simmonds, Hartnell, Voracek, Pronger, whoever)

 

[Rebels57]

Lol I opened this thread and read the entire thing thinking this was the Avs Board.

We are the resistance. We are now forced to cheer for every team the Flyers play. We need maximum losses and maximum firings so we can then have a reason to cheer for the Flyers again.

 

[Striiker]

Go Avs
Go Panthers
Boooooo Flyers Orange team

 

[Hextallent63]

everytime i talk to the flyers, or see them around town, im rude to them and act like an asshole, but deep down inside i wish it was like it used to be and would take them back in a second if i had one thought that it would ever be the way it used to be.

 

[Juicy Pop]

They'll win 6-2 and give fuel to folks who doubted Giroux's captaincy...

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Lindblom is skating pre-game and a decision as to his playing status will be made afterwards.

 

[SnS]

Tell it to the Blues.

They've been competitive in most of their games the last couple months, it's just tough to close the deal when you're dressing a half dozen AHL players every night.

Please stop.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Can't imagine a tougher assignment, down 4 centers, go to St Louis, play a game, fly out that night to Colorado, play a second game.
If the Flyers make this game somewhat competitive, kudos to Yeo.

About a tough a task as you’ll get, for sure.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Knew I had to make this after seeing Hodgson's MVP jacket picture.View attachment 521642

Are you sure that's not the original?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]