GDT: #67| FLYERS at Devils | Sun., Mar. 8, 2015| 5:00 PM ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (28-25-13, 9-17-7 away ) vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS (27-28-10, 16-10-8 home ) ​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: TCN-PH, MSG+
• Webcasts: When additional links are located, anyone can place them in this GDT. No assurances here:
  1. http://atdee.net/index.html
  2. http://www.firstrowsports.eu/sport/ice-hockey.html
• Flyers' Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/RadioPlayer.htm?id=2014020981

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=757145&navid=DL|PHI|home
• Stats and Notes:
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Devils' Stats: http://devils.nhl.com/index.html

Teams' Stats​

Team | GP | Record | Home | Away | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP%| PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO%
Flyers|66 |28-25-13 |19-8-6 |9-17-7 |4-3-3 |2.61 |2.77 |23.1 |76.2 |9.8 |29.8 |29.8 |51.6
Devils| 65 |27-28-10 |16-10-8 |11-18-2 |6-3-1 |2.18 |2.49 |19.4 |80.5 |9.2 |24.2 |30.6 |47.4

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

• Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
• Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
• Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
• Devils' Website: http://devils.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
14| Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |197 |Dec 7, 1992 |22 |Phoenix, AZ, USA
28| Claude Giroux "C" | C |5' 11" |172 |Jan 12, 1988 |27| Hearst, ON, CAN
40| Vincent Lecavalier| C |6' 4"| 215 |Apr 21, 1980 |34| Ile Bizard, QC, CAN
12| Michael Raffl | L |6' 0"| 195 |Dec 1, 1988 |26| Villach, AUT
24| Matt Read | R |5' 10" |185 |Jun 14, 1986| 28 |Ilderton, ON, CAN
36| Zac Rinaldo| C |5' 11"| 169| Jun 15, 1990 |24| Mississauga, ON, CAN
10| Brayden Schenn | C |6' 1"| 190 |Aug 22, 1991 |23| Saskatoon, SK, CAN
17 | Wayne Simmonds "A" | R |6' 2"|183|Aug 26, 1988| 26| Scarborough, ON, CAN
18 | R.J. Umberger | C |6' 2" |214 |May 3, 1982 |32 |Pittsburgh, PA, USA
76| Chris VandeVelde| C |6' 2" | 190 |Mar 15, 1987 | 27 | Moorhead, MN, USA
93 | Jakub Voracek | R |6' 2" |214 |Aug 15, 1989 |25| Kladno, CZE
25 |Ryan White |C |6' 0" |193 | Mar 17, 1988 | 26| Brandon, MB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
26 | Carlo Colaiacovo | 6' 1" | 200| Jan 27, 1983 | 32| Toronto, ON, CAN
15 | Michael Del Zotto | 6' 0"| 195| Jun 24, 1990| 24| Stouffville, ON, CAN
8 | Nicklas Grossmann | 6' 4" |230| Jan 22, 1985 |30 |Stockholm, SWE
3 | Radko Gudas | 6' 0" |204 |Jun 5, 1990 |24 |Prague, CZE
47 |Andrew MacDonald | 6' 1" |190 |Sep 7, 1986| 28 |Judique, NS, CAN
43 | Brandon Manning | 6' 1"|195| Jun 4, 1990 | 24 | Prince George, BC, CAN 20 | Chris Pronger | 6' 6" | 220 | Oct 10, 1974 | 40 | Dryden, ON, CAN
22 | Luke Schenn |6' 2" |229| Nov 2, 1989 |25 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
55 | Nick Schultz | 6' 1" |203 |Aug 25, 1982| 32 |Strasbourg, SK, CAN
32 | Mark Streit "A" |5' 11"| 191 |Dec 11, 1977| 37| Bern, CHE

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
29 |Ray Emery | 6' 2" |196 |Sep 28, 1982 |32| Hamilton, ON, CAN
35 |Steve Mason | 6' 4"| 217| May 29, 1988| 26| Oakville, ON, CAN

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
10 Brayden Schenn | 28 Claude Giroux |93 Jakub Voracek
24 Matt Read |14 Sean Couturier | 17 Wayne Simmonds
25 Ryan White |12 Michael Raffl |18 R.J. Umberger
76 Chris VandeVelde|78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 36 Zac Rinaldo

Pairings

Name | Name
55 Nick Schultz | 32 Mark Streit
43 Brandon Manning | 22 Luke Schenn
26 Carlo Colaiacovo | 47 Andrew MacDonald

Goalies

Name | Name
35 Steve Mason (starter) |29 Ray Emery

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Michael Del Zotto | out 7-to-10 days from March 8 | upper body
Nicklas Grossmann | day-to-day| upper body
Radko Gudas |IR; expected out for rest of regular season; could skate in early April |arthroscopic right knee surgery in January
Vincent Lecavalier | available |could be a healthy scratch
Chris Pronger | LTIR | post-concussion syndrome

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Wayne Simmonds |Claude Giroux | Jakub Voracek | Mark Streit
No. 2| Sean Couturier| R.J. Umberger | Matt Read | Andrew MacDonald | Carlo Colaiacovo

NEW JERSEY DEVILS​

DEVILS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
14 Adam Henrique | 21 Scott Gomez | 18 Steve Bernier
23 Michael Cammalleri |19 Travis Zajac |20 Jordin Tootoo
8 Dainius Zubrus |26 Patrik Elias |11 Stephen Gionta
15 Tuomo Ruutu |16 Jacob Josefson |10 Peter Harrold

Pairings

Name | Name
6 Andy Greene|5 Adam Larsson
32 Mark Fraser | 22 Eric Gelinas
7 Jon Merrill | 28 Damon Severson

Goalies

Name | Name
1 Keith Kinkaid (starter) | 35 Cory Schneider

DEVILS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Ryane Clowe | injured reserve | concussion
Martin Havlat | available | could be scratched
Michael Ryder | available | could be scratched
Bryce Salvador| injured reserve |lower body

DEVILS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1|Patrik Elias | Scott Gomez |Steve Bernier |Eric Gelinas | Michael Cammalleri
No. 2|Adam Henrique | Travis Zajac | Jordin Tootoo |Jacob Josefson | Damon Severson

DEVILS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
18 |Steve Bernier | R |6' 3"| 215 |Mar 31, 1985 |29| Quebec City, QC, CAN
23| Mike Cammalleri | L |5' 9" |190 |Jun 8, 1982 |32| Richmond Hill, ON, CAN
29| Ryane Clowe |L |6' 3"| 225| Sep 30, 1982| 32| St. John's, NL, CAN
26 | Patrik Elias "A" | C |6' 1"| 195 |Apr 13, 1976| 38 |Trebic, CZE
11 | Stephen Gionta | C |5' 7"| 185| Oct 9, 1983| 31 |Rochester, NY, USA
21 |Scott Gomez | C| 5' 11"| 200 |Dec 23, 1979 |35| Anchorage, AK, USA
9 |Martin Havlat |L| 6' 2"| 210| Apr 19, 1981 |33 |Mlada Boleslav, CZE
14 | Adam Henrique | C |6' 0"| 195 |Feb 6, 1990| 25| Brantford, ON, CAN
16 |Jacob Josefson | C |6' 1"| 190| Mar 2, 1991| 24 |Stockholm, SWE
15 | Tuomo Ruutu | L |6' 0" |205 |Feb 16, 1983 |32| Vantaa, FIN
17 | Michael Ryder | R |6' 1" |200 |Mar 31, 1980| 34| Bonavista, NL, CAN
20 |Jordin Tootoo | R |5' 9" |195 |Feb 2, 1983| 32| Churchill, MB, CAN
19 |Travis Zajac "A" | C| 6' 3"| 205| May 13, 1985 |29| Winnipeg, MB, CAN
8 |Dainius Zubrus | L| 6' 5" |225 |Jun 16, 1978| 36| Elektrenai, LTU

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
32 | Mark Fraser | 6' 4" | 235 | Sep 29, 1986 | 28| Ottawa, ON, CAN
22| Eric Gelinas |6' 4"| 215| May 8, 1991 |23| Vanier, ON, CAN
6 |Andy Greene "A" | 5' 11" |190| Oct 30, 1982 |32| Trenton, MI, USA
10| Peter Harrold | 5' 11" |180| Jun 8, 1983 |31| Kirtland Hills, OH, USA
5 | Adam Larsson | 6' 3" |205| Nov 12, 1992| 22| Skellefteå, SWE
7 | Jon Merrill |6' 3" |205 |Feb 3, 1992| 23 |Oklahoma City, OK, USA
24 | Bryce Salvador "C"| 6' 3"| 215 |Feb 11, 1976| 39| Brandon, MB, CAN
28| Damon Severson | 6' 2"| 205 |Aug 7, 1994| 20 |Brandon, MB, CAN

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
1 |Keith Kinkaid |6' 2" |195 |Jul 4, 1989 |25 |Farmingville, NY, USA
35| Cory Schneider |6' 2" |205 |Mar 18, 1986| 28| Marblehead, MA, USA

FLYERS vs. DEVILS SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Kansas City Scouts | 9-0-1-0 | 5-0-0-0 |4-0-1-0
Colorado Rockies | 19-4-2-0| 12-0-1-0 | 7-4-1-0
New Jersey Devils| 80-89-15-10 | 50-33-9-5 |30-56-6-5
Franchise History| 108-93-18-10| 67-33-10-5| 41-60-8-5

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Kansas City Scouts | 0-0 | 0-0 |0-0| 0-0
Colorado Rockies | 1-0|2-0 |1-0|1-0
New Jersey Devils| 2-3 | 14-14 |7-8| 7-6
Franchise History| 3-3| 16-14| 8-8|8-6

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
New Jersey Devils| 1-4-0 in the last 5|1-4-0 in the last 5| 0-2-0 in the last 2

• The Flyers are 1-7 (1-2 home, 0-5 away) in games decided by shootouts.
• The Flyers are 4-1 in PO games decided in OT (3-0 home, 1-1 away).
• Series history (prior GDT) -- http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=897703

FLYERS vs. DEVILS 2014-15 SCHEDULE​

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Thu Oct 9, 2014| New Jersey 6 at Philadelphia 4 |7:00 PM |MSG PLUS, CSN-PH
Thu Dec 11, 2014|New Jersey 1 at Philadelphia 4 |7:00 PM |MSG, CSN-PH
Sat Jan 3, 2015|Philadelphia 2 at New Jersey 5|7:00 PM | CSN-PH, MSG+
Sun Mar 8, 2015|Philadelphia 2 at New Jersey 5 |5:00 PM |TCN-PH, MSG+

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebyseason.htm?date=10/03/2014&team=PHI

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Tue Mar 10, 2015 | Dallas at Philadelphia |7:00 PM | TVA, FS-SW+, CSN-PH
Thu Mar 12, 2015 | Philadelphia at St. Louis |8:00 PM | CSN-PH, FS-MW
Sat Mar 14, 2015 | Detroit at Philadelphia |1:00 PM |FS-D, CSN-PH
Sun Mar 15, 2015 | Philadelphia at Ottawa |7:00 PM | CITY, CSN-PH
Tue Mar 17, 2015 | Philadelphia at Vancouver |10:00 PM |CSN-PH, SNP
Thu Mar 19, 2015|Philadelphia at Calgary |9:00 PM | CSN-PH, SNW
Sat Mar 21, 2015| Philadelphia at Edmonton |10:00 PM| HNIC, CSN-PH
Wed Mar 25, 2015 | Chicago at Philadelphia | 8:00 PM |NBCSN, TVA
Sat Mar 28, 2015 | San Jose at Philadelphia |1:00 PM |CSN-CA, CSN-PH

THIS DATE IN FLYERS' HISTORY: March 8, 1998​

Alexandre Daigle scored his first goal as a Flyer on a breakaway with 0:53 left in OT and snapped a 15-game scoreless drought to lift Philly to a thrilling 4-3 home win on ESPN vs. Pittsburgh. Shjon Podein gave the Flyers a 3-2 lead with 0:46 left in regulation but Jaromir Jagr scored with 0:15 remaining. Rumors circulated (later verified) during the game that Wayne Cashman was to be replaced as head coach by Roger Neilson.​

MEDIA COVERAGE​

Name | Link

Bucks County Courier Times​

| http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/sports/flyers/

Wayne Fish's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/waynefish1

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/flyers

Rob Parent's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/reluctantSE

HockeyBuzz.com ​

| http://www.hockeybuzz.com/team/Philadelphia-Flyers

Bill Meltzer's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/billmeltzer

Newark Star-Ledger​

| http://www.nj.com/flyers/

Randy Miller's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/RandyJMiller

Philadelphia Daily News​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/

Blog​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/frequentflyers/

Frank Seravalli's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli

Philadelphia Inquirer​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/

Blog​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inqflyersreport/

Sam Carchidi's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/broadstbull

Bergen Record​

| http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/fireice/

Tom Gulitti's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/TGfireandice

ESPN New York ​

| http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/new-jersey-devils

Newark Star-Ledger ​

| http://www.nj.com/devils/

Rich Chere's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/ledger_njdevils

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"Shake Hands with Beef" by Primus
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[SladeWilson23]

Good luck guys.

FYI, we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 95 Cup. Don't ask why we didn't do this earlier on in the year when we played Detroit because I have no idea.

Anyways, I'm hoping for a good game!

 

[Harold Bingo]

Good luck guys.

FYI, we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 95 Cup. Don't ask why we didn't do this earlier on in the year when we played Detroit because I have no idea.

Anyways, I'm hoping for a good game!

lol didn't want to rub it in, I guess.

I'm hoping for a good game as well, but the opposite of that seems much, much more likely.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Time to suck again.

 

[mantis toboggan]

Commence tank

 

[Chevboyarsky]

Emery starting?

 

[bennysflyers16]

Put Vinny with G every game now and top PP time

 

[TheKingPin]

Put Vinny with G every game now and top PP time

Put coots in the middle of everything and till him to be as creative as possible. Need to reverse some damage to his soul

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

I vote gameday song be changed to "Nothing Else Matters"

 

[jka*]

Flyers go for victory. I saying 3-2 after sudden death. Lecavalier done winning goal.

 

[Curufinwe]

Emery starting?

He should be starting.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Now that playoffs are done, and being the Devils, Hard to get up for this

Get Vinny some points and hope after we pay him his bonus someone will take him.

 

[Garbage Goal]

Now that playoffs are done, and being the Devils, Hard to get up for this

Get Vinny some points and hope after we pay him his bonus someone will take him.

NJ is one of two teams that could realistically pass us in the league standings before years end. So...there's that, I guess.

Tank onward.

 

[Danko]

Really hope they show up this game...have a feeling that this is going to be torture to watch...time to start drinking. hate playing jersey!

 

[SuchySays]

boring 1-0 game on TCN incoming

 

[FLYERSG]

I suggest a couple drinks or this game will be unwatchable.

 

[Coffe]

Did you guys in ze USA set your clocks forward 1 hour last night?

 

[chupanibre]

A showdown against two bad teams who will not make playoffs and will not get a good pick.

How exciting...








I'm still depressed over the Bruins game, can you tell?

 

[FLYguy3911]

MDZ out 7-10 days. Manning in.

 

[Stizzle]

This is a fairly important game to lose if we want to get that 7th pick. Tuesday vs Dallas is another big one. I'd really, really like to pick 7th or 8th. It would give us some excellent options.

 

[FlyerFire]

I suggest a couple drinks or this game will be unwatchable.

Already started. Be sloshed by 5

 

[FLYguy3911]

This is a fairly important game to lose if we want to get that 7th pick. Tuesday vs Dallas is another big one. I'd really, really like to pick 7th or 8th. It would give us some excellent options.

It would be nice, but knowing this team they'll go on another run.

 

[GKJ]

Did you guys in ze USA set your clocks forward 1 hour last night?

Yes.

 

[Curufinwe]

This is a fairly important game to lose if we want to get that 7th pick. Tuesday vs Dallas is another big one. I'd really, really like to pick 7th or 8th. It would give us some excellent options.

If we get 7th, won't we just take Crouse?

 

[Coffe]

Yes.

That explains why I missed the first period of the London-Kingston game.