GDT: #73 | Capitals at FLYERS | Sun., Mar. 18, 2018, 5:00 pm ET | NHLN-US, NBCSP, NBCSWA

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

WASHINGTON CAPITALS (41-23-7) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (36-25-11)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NHLN-US, NBCSP, NBCSWA
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
• Streams: Do not post or request any streams or links to unauthorized sites.

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Facebook: Philadelphia Flyers
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Capitals' Website: Official Washington Capitals Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: Caps Clash with Flyers in Philly on Sunday
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2017-2018
• Capitals' Stats: Washington Capitals Stats | 2017-2018

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%	Save%	PIM
Capitals	71	41-23-7	89	25-9-2	16-14-5	219	207	22.9	79.4	50.3	.909	709
Flyers	72	36-25-11	83	17-13-6	19-12-5	210	206	20.1	75.2	53.6	.904	608

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier - 11 Travis Konecny
54 Oskar Lindblom - 19 Nolan Patrick - 93 Jakub Voracek
12 Michael Raffl - 51 Valtteri Filppula - 17 Wayne Simmonds
40 Jordan Weal - 21 Scott Laughton - 24 Matt Read​

Pairings​

9 Ivan Provorov - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
47 Andrew McDonald - 6 Travis Sanheim
23 Brandon Manning - 3 Radko Gudas​

Goalies

34 Petr Mrazek - 49 Alex Lyon​

Injuries and Scratches

8 Robert Hagg is out two weeks from Mar. 10 due to an upper body injury. UPDATE: Could be ahead of schedule.
15 Jori Lehtera could be a healthy scratch.
20 Taylor Leier could be a healthy scratch.
22 Dale Weise could be a healthy scratch.
29 Johnny Oduya is day-to-day with a lower body injury.
30 Michel Neuvirth is on IR. Originally projected out 4-to-6 weeks from Feb. 20 with a lower body injury. UPDATE: participated in practice on March 14.
37 Brian Elliott is on IR. Originally projected out 5-to-6 weeks from Feb. 13 after core muscle surgery. UPDATE: He could return prior to the end of the regular season.
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Power Play Units

1. Wayne Simmonds - Sean Couturier - Jake Voracek - Claude Giroux - Shayne Gostisbehere
2. Nolan Patrick - Oskar Lindblom - Travis Konecny - Jordan Weal - Ivan Provorov
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Courier-Post of South Jersey

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

HockeyBuzz.com

Web site -- http://www.hockeybuzz.com/team/Philadelphia-Flyers
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- Flyers
John Boruk's Twitter -- John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- Philly.com Flyers
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​

Sons of Penn

Web site -- Home page – Right Sidebar
Twitter -- Sons of Penn (@SonsofPenn) | Twitter​

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

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Possible Lineup
Lines (will likely change due to injury of #92)

8 Alex Ovechkin - 19 Nicklas Backstrom - 43 Tom Wilson
65 Andre Burakovsky - 20 Lars Eller - 77 T.J. Oshie
13 Jakub Vrana - 83 Jay Beagle - 39 Alex Chiasson
18 Chandler Stephenson- 72 Travis Boyd - 25 Devante Smith-Pelly ​

Pairings

9 Dmitri Orlov - 2 Matt Niskanen
6 Michal Kempny - 74 John Carlson
44 Brooks Orpik - 29 Christian Djoos​

Goalies

70 Braden Holtby - 31 Philipp Grubauer
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Injuries and Scratches

10 Brett Connolly could be a healthy scratch.
28 Jakub Jerabek could be a healthy scratch.
92 Evgeny Kuznetsov will not play due to an upper body injury.
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Power Play Units

1. T.J. Oshie - Nicklas Backstrom - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Alex Ovechkin - John Carlson
2. Alex Chiasson - Lars Eller - Andre Burakovsky - Matt Niskanen - Dmitri Orlov ​

MEDIA CONTACTS
NBC Sports Washington

Web site -- Capitals
Joe Beninati's Twitter -- Joe Beninati (@JoeBpXp) | Twitter
Craig Laughlin's Twitter -- Craig Laughlin (@Laughlin18) | Twitter
Alan May's Twitter -- Alan May (@MayHockeyNBCS) | Twitter​

Washington Capitals

Mike Vogel's Twitter -- Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) | Twitter​

Washington Post

Web site -- Washington Capitals
Isabelle Khurshudyan's Twitter-- Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) | Twitter​

Washington Times

Web site -- Capitals Stats - Capitals News - Scores - Washington Times
Matthew Paras' Twitter -- Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) | Twitter
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FLYERS' SCHEDULE

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Television	Radio
Tue., Mar. 20	Philadelphia at Detroit	7:30 pm	NBCSN, NBCSP	97.5
Thu., Mar. 22	NY Rangers at Philadelphia	7:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG	93.3
Sun., Mar. 25	Philadelphia at Pittsburgh	12:30 pm	NBC, TVAS	97.5
Tue., Mar. 27	Philadelphia at Dallas	8:30 pm	FS-SW+, NBCSP	97.5
Wed., Mar. 28	Philadelphia at Colorado	10:00 pm	ALT, NBCSP+	93.3
Sun., Apr. 1	Boston at Philadelphia	12:30 pm	NBC, TVAS	93.3
Tue., Apr. 3	Philadelphia at NY Islanders	7:00 pm	MSG+ 2, NBCSP+	93.3

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Alive" by Pearl Jam

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Info in post #1 will be updated and changed.

This is open for comments.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Info in post #1 will be updated and changed.

This is open for comments.

Here's my comment: **** you, Bettman.

 

[Sombastate]

I bet hakstol made the schedule

 

[YamCork]

Couts is scoring #30.

Lindblom #1

Flyers win 4-3

Lets get it!

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Great Tune MSE PJ 1 of my favorite bands, We don't have a Game on 3/19 so Lets also Remember
Andy Wood passed on this date back in 1990 Singer of Mother Love Bone, with Stone Gossard , Matt Cameron , also big friends of Chris Cornell. He is the reason Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog formed.

They had some very good songs Clohe Dancer Crown of Thorns , Stargazer , Star dog Champion among their big hits.

 

[Tripod]

I keep thinking, once a Dman is healthy, only Sanheim and Hagg don't have to go on waivers.

Sanheim is getting sent back down soon.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I keep thinking, once a Dman is healthy, only Sanheim and Hagg don't have to go on waivers.

Sanheim is getting sent back down soon.

They don't have to send anyone down. They just can't use the emergency recall designation anymore.

 

[Tripod]

They don't have to send anyone down. They just can't use the emergency recall designation anymore.

Oh...it's the expanded roster time now, right?

But I guess if only one is healthy, that is still only 7 dmen.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

They don't have to send anyone down. They just can't use the emergency recall designation anymore.

Sanheim needs to stay and get as much needed expeirence. If nothing else happens this year it will help him.

 

[Magua]

Sanheim will get a hearty pat on the back from Hak and Hexy on his way out the door back to Lehigh. That’s not enough?

 

[FLYguy3911]

Oh...it's the expanded roster time now, right?

But I guess if only one is healthy, that is still only 7 dmen.

I'm sure Oduya is fine, if and when they send him down. But demoting him now would seem like an even worse idea than the last time they did it. He's got the all important results (gotta work on the W/L record though).

Sanheim will get a hearty pat on the back from Hak and Hexy on his way out the door back to Lehigh. That’s not enough?

...and 40 seconds of NHL PP time. That's valuable stuff right there.

 

[The Rage Kage]

Great Tune MSE PJ 1 of my favorite bands, We don't have a Game on 3/19 so Lets also Remember
Andy Wood passed on this date back in 1990 Singer of Mother Love Bone, with Stone Gossard , Matt Cameron , also big friends of Chris Cornell. He is the reason Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog formed.

They had some very good songs Clohe Dancer Crown of Thorns , Stargazer , Star dog Champion among their big hits.

Haven't listened to that song in a long time. Brings back memories from high school (as if it was that long ago lol), my friends and I covered it before one of them turned into a raging douche. Its the inspiration for the friends band name.

 

[RANKKA]

let's see if my pic will work

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

They played so so against a non play-off team but escaped with a win. I expect a satisfying game with at least 4 goals for the home team and making us feel this team is unbeatable.

It would be very Flyerish.

 

[Juicy Pop]

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let's see if my pic will work

I'm surprised that any camera lens can withstand so much veteran presence concentrated in one frame.

 

[marcsson68]

I really have no feeling about this game. Should be a loss probably due to the short regeneration and the superior team they play against. On the other hand goals are overdue from Lindblom and Couts. A 2-6 loss maybe? A hakshelled loser point wouldn't be that bad this time I guess...

 

[TheKingPin]

I think we got a lot of momentum from yesterday. Come out firing and we can take this one. Either playing a backup that got sat the last game or a struggling starter.

 

[boxcar65]

Sanheim has looked great. Should have been there from day one instead of Hagg. Keep him in the lineup, even if it means my guy gets the Cote suite. There, I said it...lol.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

A couple things

1) Sanheim needs to stay, kid is too good to be riding buses in the AHL
2) Provy looked really tired after a long shift yesterday, said to myself "wow this dude is human after all"
3) Did anyone see Carolina's team photo? They invited the fans to sit in the seats and be in the photo if they want...pretty cool, more teams should do this.
4) Go Flyers

 

[ugiswrong]

Sanheim has looked great. Should have been there from day one instead of Hagg. Keep him in the lineup, even if it means my guy gets the Cote suite. There, I said it...lol.

Umm mods could you please check Boxcar's IP address, we should make sure his or her account was not compromised. Thanks.

 

[Flyotes]

Hahahah ^^^^^^^

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

5:00 start? I wish more Sunday games were like this!

 

[SanBlom]

Mrazek starting?

 

[TheKingPin]

Mrazek starting?

Last I heard Hak was “leaning that way”. I think it’s the right way to go. I’d go back to Lyon the following game if it wasn’t against the wings.