GDT: #73| FLYERS at Wild | Thurs., March 23, 2017 | 8:00 pm ET | FS-N, FS-WI, CSN-PH

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (33-31-8, 12-20-4 away ) vs. MINNESOTA WILD (44-22--6, 24-10-1 home) ​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: FS-N, FS-WI, CSN-PH
• Radio: https://www.nhl.com/info/team-audio or direct link to 97.5 The Fantatic http://975thefanatic.com/
• Streams: Posting and soliciting links to illegal streams is prohibited. Do not post or inquire about such streams.

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/5-things-flyers-vs-wild--philadelphia-flyers/c-287998160
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Wild's Stats: http://wild.nhl.com/club/stats.htm

Team Stats​

Team | GP | Record | Points | Pct. | GF | GA | GF/G | GA/G| PP% | PK% | Shots For | Shots Ag. | FO%
Flyers|72| 33-31-8| 74| .514| 182| 212| 2.53| 2.94| 19.6| 79.3| 31.3| 28.5| 51.8
Wild| 72| 44-22-6| 94| .653| 232| 178| 3.22|2.47| 21.3| 83.8| 30.9| 30.7| 51.6

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

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

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS​

FLYERS' ROSTER
Forwards

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (A) |78 |L |6' 0" |198 |Mar 6, 1985|Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
Nick Cousins |25 |L |5' 10" |188 |Jul 20, 1993| Belleville, ON, CAN
Sean Couturier |14|L |6' 3" |211 |Dec 7, 1992 |Phoenix, AZ, USA
Valtteri Filppula| 51| L| 6' 0"| 196| Mar 20, 1984| Vantaa, FIN
Claude Giroux (C) |28 |R |5' 11" |185 |Jan 12, 1988 |Hearst, ON, CAN
Travis Konecny |11 |R |5' 10" |175 |Mar 11, 1997| London, ON, CAN
Roman Lyubimov |13| R |6' 2" |207 |Jan 6, 1992 |Tver, RUS
Michael Raffl |12| L| 6' 0"| 200| Dec 1, 1988| Villach, AUT
Matt Read |24| R| 5' 10" |185 |Jun 14, 1986| Ilderton, ON, CAN
Brayden Schenn| 10 |L| 6' 1" |195| Aug 22, 1991| Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Wayne Simmonds (A) |17| R| 6' 2" |185| Aug 26, 1988| Scarborough, ON, CAN
Chris VandeVelde |76| L |6' 2"| 190 |Mar 15, 1987| Moorhead, MN, USA
Jakub Voracek| 93| L |6' 2" |214| Aug 15, 1989|Kladno, CZE
Jordan Weal | 40| R| 5' 10" | 172| Apr 15, 1992| North Vancouver, BC, CAN
Dale Weise| 22 | R |6' 2" |206 |Aug 5, 1988| Winnipeg, MB, CAN

Defensemen

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Michael Del Zotto| 15 | L |6' 0" |195 |Jun 24, 1990 |Stouffville, ON, CAN
Shayne Gostisbehere | 53 | L |5' 11" |180 |Apr 20, 1993 |Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Radko Gudas|3 |R |6' 0" |204 |Jun 5, 1990 |Prague, CZE
Andrew MacDonald |47 | L| 6' 1"| 204 |Sep 7, 1986| Judique, NS, CAN
Brandon Manning |23 | L| 6' 1" |205 |Jun 4, 1990 |Prince George, BC, CAN
Ivan Provorov |9 | L |6' 1"| 201 |Jan 13, 1997 |Yaroslavl, RUS
Nick Schultz |55 | L |6' 1"| 203 |Aug 25, 1982| Strasbourg, SK, CAN

Goalies

Player | No. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Steve Mason| 35 | 6' 4" |210 |May 29, 1988 |Oakville, ON, CAN
Michal Neuvirth |30 | 6' 1" |209 |Mar 23, 1988 |Ústí nad Labem, CZE

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
24 - Matt Read| 28 - Claude Giroux | 93 - Jakub Voracek
40 - Jordan Weal |51 - Valterri Filppula | 17 - Wayne Simmonds
22 - Dale Weise |14 - Sean Couturier |10 - Brayden Schenn
76 - Chris VandeVelde | 78 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare |11 - Travis Konecny

Pairings

Name | Name
9 - Ivan Provorov |47 - Andrew MacDonald
23 - Brandon Manning | 3 - Radko Gudas
55 - Nick Schultz | 53 - Shayne Gostisbehere

Goalies

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

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Nick Cousins | will not play, not with team | upper body (reported as facial injuries)
Michael Del Zotto | available| could be scratched
Roman Lyubimov | available| could be scratched
Brandon Manning |available, could return |upper body
Michael Raffl | IR; out 6-to-8 weeks from Mar. 1| lower body

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Wayne Simmonds |Claude Giroux |Jake Voracek | Shayne Gostisbehere
No. 2| Travis Konecny | Valtteri Filppula | Sean Couturier| Jordan Weal| Ivan Provorov

MINNESOTA WILD​

WILD'S POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
3 - Charlie Coyle | 12 - Eric Staal |11 - Zach Parise
16 - Jason Zucker | 9 - Mikko Koivu | 64 - Mikael Granlund
22 - Nino Niederreiter | 19 - Martin Hanzal | 29 - Jason Pominville
7 - Chris Stewart| 56 - Erik Haula | 10 - Jordan Schroeder

Pairings

Name | Name
20 - Ryan Suter | 46 - Jared Spurgeon
6 - Marco Scandella | 24 - Mathew Dumba
23 - Gustav Olofsson | 25 - Jonas Brodin

Goalies

Name | Name
40 - Devan Dubnyk (likely starter) | 35 - Darcy Kuemper

WILD'S INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Christian Folin | will not play | arm
Nate Prosser | available | could be scratched
Ryan White | doubtful| illness

WILD'S POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Zach Parise | Eric Staal | Charlie Coyle | Ryan Suter | Mathew Dumba
No. 2| Nino Niederreiter | Mikko Koivu | Mikael Granlund | Jared Spurgeon | Jason Pominville

WILD'S ROSTER
Forwards

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Charlie Coyle| 3| R| 6' 3"| 221| Mar 2, 1992| E. Weymouth, MA, USA
Mikael Granlund| 64| L| 5' 10"| 184| Feb 26, 1992| Oulu, FIN
Martin Hanzal| 19| L| 6' 6"| 226| Feb 20, 1987| Pisek, CZE
Erik Haula| 56| L| 6' 0"| 193| Mar 23, 1991| Pori, FIN
Mikko Koivu (C)| 9|L| 6' 3"| 215| Mar 12, 1983| Turku, FIN
Nino Niederreiter| 22| L| 6' 2"| 211| Sep 8, 1992| Chur, CHE
Zach Parise (A)| 11| L| 5' 11"| 196| Jul 28, 1984| Minneapolis, MN, USA
Jason Pominville| 29| R| 6' 0"| 181| Nov 30, 1982| Repentigny, QC, CAN
Jordan Schroeder| 10| R| 5' 9"| 184| Sep 29, 1990| Lakeville, MN, USA
Eric Staal| 12| L| 6' 4"| 208| Oct 29, 1984| Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Chris Stewart| 7| R| 6' 2"| 239| Oct 30, 1987| Toronto, ON, CAN
Ryan White| 21| R|6' 0"| 200| Mar 17, 1988| Brandon, MB, CAN
Jason Zucker| 16| L| 5' 11"| 187| Jan 16, 1992| Newport Beach, CA, USA

Defensemen

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Jonas Brodin| 25| L| 6' 1"| 193| Jul 12, 1993| Karlstad, SWE
Matt Dumba| 24| R| 6' 0"| 183| Jul 25, 1994| Regina, SK, CAN
Christian Folin| 5| R| 6' 3"| 204| Feb 9, 1991| Gothenburg, SWE
Gustav Olofsson| 23| L| 6' 3"| 195| Dec 1, 1994| Boras, SWE
Nate Prosser| 39| R| 6' 2"| 201| May 7, 1986|Elk River, MN, USA
Marco Scandella| 6| L| 6' 3"| 208| Feb 23, 1990| Montreal, QC, CAN
Jared Spurgeon| 46| R| 5' 9"| 164| Nov 29, 1989|Edmonton, AB, CAN
Ryan Suter (A)| 20| L| 6' 2"| 206| Jan 21, 1985| Madison, WI, USA

Goalies

Player | No. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Devan Dubnyk| 40| 6' 6"| 213| May 4, 1986| Regina, SK, CAN
Darcy Kuemper | 35| 6' 5"| 215| May 5, 1990| Saskatoon, SK, CAN

FLYERS vs. WILD SERIES HISTORY​

|
Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Minnesota Wild|13-5-1-1| 9-2-0-1 | 4-3-1-0

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Minnesota Wild| 0-0|0-0|0-0|0-0

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
Minnesota Wild| 4-0-0 in the last 4 | 7-1-1 in the last 9 |2-0-0 in the last 2

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

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

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Saturday, March 25| Philadelphia at Columbus| 2:00 pm| NHLN-US, SN1, FS-O, CSN-PH
Sunday, March 26|Philadelphia at Pittsburgh| 7:00 pm| NBCSN, TVAS
Tuesday, March 28| Ottawa at Philadelphia| 7:00 pm| TCN-PH, RDS2, TSN5
Thursday, March 20| NY Islanders at Philadelphia| 7:00 pm| SN1, SNO, CSN-PH, MSG+
Saturday, April 1| New Jersey at Philadelphia| 7:00 pm | CSN-PH, MSG+
Sunday, April 2| Philadelphia at NY Rangers| 7:30 pm |NBCSN
Tuesday, April 4| Philadelphia t New Jersey | 7:00 pm |MSG+, CSN-PH
Saturday, April 8| Philadelphia at Columbus| 12:30 pm| CSN-PH, FS-O
Saturday, April 9| Carolina at Philadelphia| 7:00 pm| CSN-PH, FS-CR

MEDIA COVERAGE​

Name | Link

Broad Street Hockey​

| http://www.broadstreethockey.com/

Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/BroadStHockey

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

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

Sons of Penn​

| http://sonsofpenn.com/

Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/SonsOfPenn

Fox Sports Minnesota ​

| http://msn.foxsports.com/north/wild

Anthony LaPanta's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/AnthonyLaPanta

Minneapolis Star Tribune ​

| http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/?elr=KArks47cQiU17cQiU47cQUQ7c4E7ME5U

Blog​

| http://www.startribune.com/blogs/Russos_Rants.html

Mike Russo's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/Russostrib

St. Paul Pioneer Press​

| http://www.twincities.com/wild

Chad Graff's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/ChadGraff

Dane Mizutani's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/DaneMizutani

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"The Damned" by The Plasmatics
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[BackWithaVengeance]

Road game against one of the best teams?

Yay!

 

[dats81]

I can hear the tank approaching

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Time to get trounced again.

 

[WIP CALLER]

this has game where we are shut out written all over it.

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

I can hear the tank approaching

Yep.

But being mediocre and telling yourself you tried hard is what the Flyers love to do these days.

 

[Hurricane28]

Just put 9-53 for the rest of the season. Give me something to watch.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Just put 9-53 for the rest of the season. Give me something to watch.

No way that happens now, especially since apparently AMac and MDZ are getting more minutes than either of them, and they are wondering why they are losing...

 

[Hiesenberg]

Oh look, another game where the better team will win and the stupid beats will say "They have no heart"

 

[Rebels57]

No way that happens now, especially since apparently AMac and MDZ are getting more minutes than either of them, and they are wondering why they are losing...

Can someone, preferably a Hakstol supporter, please explain to me why MacDonald and Del Zotto had more ice time than Provorov and Ghost last night?

I need to know.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Probably because it doesn't matter, so why risk injury?

 

[Rebels57]

Probably because it doesn't matter, so why risk injury?

I sincerely doubt the team has resigned themselves to the fact that they aren't making the playoffs when they could have pulled to within 5 points back with 10 games left last night..

 

[FlyTimmo]

Wild, CBJ, Pens...

Tank inc.

 

[Hurricane28]

TK on the 4th line according to Sam C

 

[Flyers Time]

TK on the 4th line according to Sam C

You can't even support this crap anymore

 

[Curufinwe]

Weal-Filppula-Simmonds
Read-Giroux-Voracek
Weise-Couturier-Schenn
VdV-PEB-Konecny

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Hiesenberg]

Hak has absolutely lost it.

 

[Hiesenberg]

I sincerely doubt the team has resigned themselves to the fact that they aren't making the playoffs when they could have pulled to within 5 points back with 10 games left last night..

Your thought is logical. Mine was a guess hoping that our head coach isn't a complete fool.

 

[Hurricane28]

TK one of these flyers producing and he's playing his best hockey and bam! Fourth line. There is no justification for this

 

[BillDineen]

Classic Hak. Swapping TK and Read is a no brainer.

 

[Flyers Time]

Classic Hak. Swapping TK and Read is a no brainer.

read scored last game. He deserves it

 

[bennysflyers16]

TK one of these flyers producing and he's playing his best hockey and bam! Fourth line. There is no justification for this

There is justification, he is putting TK with his fav players who will both me back playing 82 games next year.

This clown appears to be the worst choice to develop young players.

 

[Curufinwe]

There is justification, he is putting TK with his fav players who will both me back playing 82 games next year.

Another fearless prediction from the guy who swore up and down that Streit couldn't be traded.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

There is justification, he is putting TK with his fav players who will both me back playing 82 games next year.

This clown appears to be the worst choice to develop young players.

SADLY yea...

im fully braced for the announcement to drop any second of any day... VdV extended 2yrs... UGH