GDT: #7| FLYERS at Pittsburgh |Wed., Oct. 22, 2014| 8:00 p.m. ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (1-3-2, 1-2-0 away ) vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3-1-0, 2-1-0 home ) ​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: NBCSN (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire), TVA, SN360
• 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
  3. http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=icehockey
• Flyers' Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/RadioPlayer.htm?id=2014020090

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2014020090
• Stats and Notes: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=101427&navid=DL|PHI|home
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Penguins' Stats: http://penguins.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|6 |1-3-2 |0-1-2 |1-2-0| 1-3-2 |2.83 |3.83 |29.2 |70.6 |7.2 |33.7 |31.8| 51.6
Penguins | 4| 3-1-0 |2-1-0 |1-0-0 |3-1-0 |4.00 |2.50 |47.1 |72.7 |16.8 |36.8 |29.2| 52.3

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

• Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
• Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
• Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
• Penguins' Website: http://penguins.nhl.com/

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS​

FLYERS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
42| Jason Akeson | R |5' 10" |190| Jun 3, 1990 |24| Ottawa, ON, CAN
78| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare| L |6' 0"| 198| Mar 6, 1985| 29| Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
14| Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |197 |Dec 7, 1992 |21 |Phoenix, AZ, USA
28| Claude Giroux "C" | C |5' 11" |172 |Jan 12, 1988 |26| Hearst, ON, CAN
41| Blair Jones |C |6' 2"| 216 |Sep 27, 1986| 28 |Central Butte, SK, 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 |25| 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
5 |Braydon Coburn | 6' 5" |220 |Feb 27, 1985 |29| Shaunavon, SK, CAN
15 | Michael Del Zotto | 6' 0"| 195| Jun 24, 1990| 24| Stouffville, ON, CAN
8 | Nicklas Grossmann | 6' 4" |230| Jan 22, 1985 |29 |Stockholm, SWE
47| Andrew MacDonald | 6' 1"| 190| Sep 7, 1986| 28| Judique, NS, CAN
20 | Chris Pronger |6' 6" |220| Oct 10, 1974| 40| Dryden, ON, CAN
22 | Luke Schenn |6' 2" |229| Nov 2, 1989 |24 |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| 36| Bern, CHE
44 | Kimmo Timonen | 5' 10" | 194 |Mar 18, 1975 | 39 | Kuopio, FIN

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
12 Michael Raffl | 28 Claude Giroux | 93 Jakub Voracek
10 Brayden Schenn| 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |17 Wayne Simmonds
18 R.J. Umberger| 14 Sean Couturier |24 Matt Read
36 Zac Rinaldo | 76 Chris VandeVelde |42 Jason Akeson

Pairings

Name | Name
8 Nicklas Grossmann |47 Andrew MacDonald
55 Nick Schultz| 32 Mark Streit
15 Michael Del Zotto | 22 Luke Schenn

Goalies

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

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Braydon Coburn | doubtful | lower body (reported as left foot)
Blair Jones| available | could be scratched if Akeson plays
Vincent Lecavalier |out two weeks from Oct. 13| lower-body (reported as left foot)
Chris Pronger | LTIR | post-concussion syndrome
Kimmo Timonen | out indefinitely | blood clots in lungs and right calf
Ryan White| could be out five months from Aug. 27 | left pectoralis muscle surgery

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

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

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS​

PENGUINS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
14 Chris Kunitz| 87 Sidney Crosby | 72 Patric Hornqvist
71 Evgeni Malkin | 16 Brandon Sutter |9 Pascal Dupuis
17 Blake Comeau|13 Nick Spaling |23 Steve Downie
27 Craig Adams | 57 Marcel Goc |38 Zach Sill

Pairings

Name | Name
3 Olli Maatta |58 Kris Letang
10 Christian Ehrhoff| 7 Paul Martin
47 Simon Despres | 4 Rob Scuderi

Goalies

Name | Name
29 Marc-Andre Fleury (expected starter) |1 Thomas Greiss

PENGUINS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Beau Bennett| injured list | lower-body
Robert Bortuzzo | available | could be scratched

PENGUINS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Chris Kunitz | Sidney Crosby |Patric Hornqvist |Evgeni Malkin | Kris Letang
No. 2| Pascal Dupuis | Brandon Sutter |Steve Downie |Christian Ehrhoff | Paul Martin

PENGUINS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
27 | Craig Adams | R |6' 0" |200 |Apr 26, 1977 |37| Seria, BRN
19 | Beau Bennett | R| 6' 2" |195| Nov 27, 1991| 22 |Gardena, CA, USA
17 | Blake Comeau | L |6' 1"| 202| Feb 18, 1986 |28| Meadow Lake, SK, CAN
87 | Sidney Crosby "C"| C| 5' 11"| 200| Aug 7, 1987 |27 |Cole Harbour, NS, CAN
23 | Steve Downie |R |5' 11"| 191| Apr 3, 1987| 27 |Newmarket, ON, CAN
9 |Pascal Dupuis | R |6' 1" |205 |Apr 7, 1979 |35| Laval, QC, CAN
57 | Marcel Goc | C |6' 1" |197| Aug 24, 1983 |31| Calw, DEU
72 | Patric Hornqvist | R |5' 11"| 189| Jan 1, 1987 |27| Sollentuna, SWE
14 | Chris Kunitz "A" | L |6' 0" |195| Sep 26, 1979 |35| Regina, SK, CAN
71 | Evgeni Malkin "A" | C |6' 3" |195 |Jul 31, 1986| 28| Magnitogorsk, RUS
38 | Zach Sill | C |6' 0"| 202| May 24, 1988| 26| Truro, NS, CAN
13 | Nick Spaling| C |6' 1" |201| Sep 19, 1988 |26| Palmerston, ON, CAN
16 | Brandon Sutter| C |6' 3"| 190 |Feb 14, 1989 |25| Huntington, NY, USA

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
41 | Robert Bortuzzo| 6' 4"| 215 |Mar 18, 1989| 25| Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
47 | Simon Despres | 6' 4" |214 |Jul 27, 1991 |23| Laval, QC, CAN
10 | Christian Ehrhoff| 6' 2"| 205| Jul 6, 1982| 32| Moers, DEU
58| Kris Letang | 6' 0"| 2014| Apr 24, 1987| 27| Montreal, QC, CAN
3 |Olli Maatta |6' 2"| 206| Aug 22, 1994 |20 |Jyväskylä, FIN
7 |Paul Martin | 6' 1" |200 |Mar 5, 1981| 33 |Minneapolis, MN, USA
4 | Rob Scuderi | 6' 1"| 212 |Dec 30, 1978| 35| Syosset, NY, USA

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
29 |Marc-Andre Fleury| 6' 2"| 180| Nov 28, 1984 |29| Sorel, QC, CAN
1 |Thomas Greiss | 6' 1"| 220| Jan 29, 1986| 28| Fussen, DEU

FLYERS vs. PENGUINS SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Pittsburgh Penguins|147-85-30-8 |93-29-8-4| 54-56-22-4

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Pittsburgh Penguins |4-2 |19-16|10-7| 9-9

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
Pittsburgh Penguins|5-0-0 in the last 5 |1-3-0 in the last 4|10-1-1 in the last 12

• The Flyers' record in the Consol Energy Center is 10-1-1 in the regular season and 2-1 in the playoffs.
• The road team has won 23 of the last 31 regular season games.
• Series history (prior GDT) http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=896514

FLYERS vs. PENGUINS 2014-15 SCHEDULE​

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Wed Oct 22, 2014| Philadelphia 5 at Pittsburgh 3 |8:00 PM| NBCSN, TVA2
Tue Jan 20, 2015|Pittsburgh at Philadelphia|7:30 PM |NBCSN, SN1, SNO, ROOT
Wed Apr 1, 2015 | Philadelphia at Pittsburgh |8:00 PM| NBCSN, TVA, SN1
Sun Apr 5, 2015| Pittsburgh at Philadelphia |7:30 PM | NBC, NBCSN

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

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

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Sat Oct 25, 2014| Detroit at Philadelphia |7:00 PM | SN360, FS-D, CSN-PH
Tue Oct 28, 2014| Los Angeles at Philadelphia |7:00 PM | TVA, FS-W, CSN-PH
Thu Oct 30, 2014|Philadelphia at Tampa Bay |7:30 PM | CSN-PH, SUN
Sat Nov 1, 2014| Philadelphia at Florida |7:00 PM |TCN-PH, FS-F
Tue Nov 4, 2014|Edmonton at Philadelphia |7:00 PM | SNOL, CSN-PH
Thu Nov 6, 2014|Florida at Philadelphia | 7:00 PM | NHLN-US, FS-F, CSN-PH
Sat Nov 8, 2014|Colorado at Philadelphia |7:00 PM |HNIC, ALT, CSN-PH
Fri Nov 14, 2014| Columbus at Philadelphia |7:00 PM| FS-O, TCN-PH
Sat Nov 15, 2014| Philadelphia at Montréal |7:00 PM| HNIC, TVA, CSN-PH

THIS DATE IN FLYERS' HISTORY: October 22, 1996​

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The Flyers outshot Anaheim 27-12 and limited the Ducks to one shot on goal in the opening period of a 3-0 home win. The Flyers held a 19-5 advantage through two periods. Ron Hextall got the shutout.

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​

| http://twitter.com/DNFlyers

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

Beaver County Times ​

| http://www.timesonline.com/sports/penguins/

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ​

| http://www.post-gazette.com/penguins/

Blog​

| http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins-penguins-blog

Jenn Menendez's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/JennMenendez

Dave Molinari's Twitter ​

| http://twitter.com/molinaripg

Pittsburgh Tribune ​

| http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/

Blog​

| http://blog.triblive.com/chipped-ice/

Jason Mackey's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/Mackey_Trib

Josh Yohe's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/JoshYohe_Trib

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"Mouth for War" by Pantera
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[Karma]

With this defense they might score 10

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Time to lose again! I do hope we get embarrassed more to show not only does Berube have no idea what he's doing, but also about how bad our defense is.

 

[Beef Invictus]

In this time of darkness, let us turn to Christopher Walken for enlightenment.

 

[Embiid]

Losing to Pitt will just compound the current misery....they better at least make a game of it on national TV no less....

 

[Qyburn]

If anyone pulls any "good, we should lose, it'll be better" shenanigans when it's the pens, holy **** will my ass get the **** banned out of it.

 

[HighOFFHockey]

Time to lose again! I do hope we get embarrassed more to show not only does Berube have no idea what he's doing, but also about how bad our defense is.

Negative Nancy

 

[kudymen]

With this defense they might score 10

On the other hand (although it had more to do with goaltending back then), this brought a lot of fun and a few heart attacks back in 2012 during the Pens games. I would probably be entertained if any such game happened tonight. But not anymore for the rest of the season...

 

[dats81]

This is gonna be tough.
Well, at least they got the playing back-2-back and being tired excuse.

 

[chupanibre]

Please please please put up a fight against the Pens

 

[flyershockey]

I don't care what they do the rest of the season, I really don't want to watch them embarrass themselves two nights in a row on national TV, and against the Pens no less.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The Pens are going to be looking good tonight in their new thirds. Hate to admit it but I love them.

 

[Legion of Gloom]

If we are only going to win a few games this year please let tonight be one of them.

 

[Curufinwe]

Pens' PP is 1st - 47.1%

Flyers' PK is 29th - 70.6%

 

[bennysflyers16]

Pens' PP is 1st - 47.1%

Flyers' PK is 29th - 70.6%

That's why this one is going to get out of hand real quick. Downie will be drawing Zac into calls, and Pens PP vs Emery, Gross and Luke could go 100% tonight. Pens will have Sid or Geno out vs MDZ/Luke every shift

Pens may put 7 plus up, best case scenario we will need 5 or more to win.

 

[Curufinwe]

If Berube starts Mason my head will explode.

 

[YEM]

I really don't want to watch them embarrass themselves two nights in a row on national TV, and against the Pens no less.

yr only option might be to disconnect yr cable this evening

yes, injuries, but this is the worst D group we've had since 91-92, the D group was better in 06-07 when we were the worst team in the conference

 

[Danko]

Please put up a fight.

 

[Curufinwe]

yr only option might be to disconnect yr cable this evening

yes, injuries, but this is the worst D group we've had since 91-92, the D group was better in 06-07 when we were the worst team in the conference

With Coburn out, maybe. With Coburn fit, no way.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats....imeOnIce&status=A&team=PHI&viewName=timeOnIce

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

yr only option might be to disconnect yr cable this evening

yes, injuries, but this is the worst D group we've had since 91-92, the D group was better in 06-07 when we were the worst team in the conference

Worst team in the NHL...by 11 points.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Any update on Coburn? How close is Vinny coming back? Please god Berube, put in Akeson over VV.

 

[flyershockey]

David Printz. There's a name that I haven't heard in a while.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

If Berube starts Mason my head will explode.

best start taping your head up ...

 

[Striiker]

I just want to see a lot of Flyers goals, I have zero faith in this current defense and coaching so the least they could do is give me a 9-10 loss with a bunch of points for G, Voracek, and Simmonds.

 

[JABEE]

We're going to get toasted.