GDT: #74: FLYERS at Blackhawks, Thursday, March 21, 2019, 8:30 p.m. ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (32-30-10) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (35-30-8)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: WGN, NBCSP
• Radio: 97.5 FM 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 93.3 FM 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.

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Facebook: Security Check Required
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Blackhawks' Website: Official Chicago Blackhawks Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: Flyers at Blackhawks preview
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2018-2019
• Blackhawks' Stats: Chicago Blackhawks Stats | 2018-2019

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%	Save%
Blackhawks	72	32-30-10	74	16-13-7	16-17-3	243	263	20.9	73.1	49.3	.896
Flyers	73	35-30-8	78	18-15-4	17-15-4	223	244	16.3	78.6	54.9	.897

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

23 Oskar Lindblom - 14 Sean Couturier - 93 Jake Voracek
25 James van Riemsdyk - 19 Nolan Patrick - 28 Claude Giroux
38 Ryan Hartman- 21 Scott Laughton - 11 Travis Konecny
44 Phil Varone - 10 Corbin Knight - 27 Justin Bailey​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 6 Travis Sanheim
53 Shayne Gostisbehere - 61 Phil Myers
8 Robert Hägg - 3 Radko Gudas​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart (starter) - 37 Brian Elliott​

Power Plays

PP1: Van Riemsdyk, Couturier, Voracek, Giroux, Gostisbehere
PP2: Lindblom, Patrick, Konecny, Sanheim, Provorov​

Injuries and Scratches

5 Sam Morin (D) has been skating after returning to the NHL Feb. 25 from a torn ACL suffered last May. He is not expected to play.
12 Michael Raffl (F) will not play die to an illness.
30 Michal Neuvirth (G) is on IR due to a lower body injury suffered Jan. 3. There is no timetable for his return.
33 Cam Talbot (G) could be a healthy scratch.
47 Andrew MacDonald (D) could be a healthy scratch.
61 Phil Myers (D) is expected to play after missing Tuesday's game with the flu.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- The Athletic
Alexander Appleyard's Twitter -- Alexander Appleyard (@avappleyard) | Twitter
Charlie O'Connor's Twitter -- Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) | Twitter​

Courier Post of South Jersey

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

Hockey Buzz

Web site -- HockeyBuzz.com - NHL Rumors
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) | Twitter
John Boruk's Twitter -- John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- http://www.philly.com/topic/broad-street-bull/
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

95 Dylan Sikura -- 19 Jonathan Toews -- 88 Patrick Kane
12 Alex DeBrincat -- 17 Dylan Strome -- 11 Brendan Perlini
20 Brandon Saad -- 15 Artem Anisimov -- 24 Dominik Kahun
14 Chris Kunitz -- 64 David Kampf -- 16 Marcus Kruger​

Pairings

2 Duncan Keith -- 56 Erik Gustafsson
63 Carl Dahlstrom -- 5 Connor Murphy
42 Gustav Forsling -- 7 Brent Seabrook ​

Goalies

50 Corey Crawford (starter) - 30 Cam Ward​

Injuries and Scratches

40 John Hayden (F) could be a healthy scratch
68 Slater Koekkoek (D) could be a healthy scratch.
91 Drake Caggiula (F) is day-to-day with a concussion.​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- The Athletic
Mark Lazerus' Twitter -- Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) | Twitter
Scott Powers' Twitter -- Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) | Twitter​

Chicago Sun-Times

Web site -- Chicago Sun-Times
Mark Potash's Twitter -- Mark Potash (@MarkPotash) | Twitter​

Chicago Tribune

Web site -- Chicago Blackhawks News - Chicago Tribune​

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)

Web site -- Chicago Blackhawks News, Scores, Highlights, Schelude & More
John Dietz's Twitter -- John Dietz (@johndietzdh) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Chicago

Web site -- https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/blackhawks​

WGN Radio

Web site -- Blackhawks | WGN Radio - 720 AM
Chris Boden's Twitter -- Chris Boden (@BodenTweets) | Twitter​

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television (subject to change)
March 23	vs. NY Islanders	1:00 pm	NHLN, NBCSP, MSG+
March 24	at Washington	12:30 pm	NBC, TVAS
March 27	vs. Toronto	7:00 pm	SN, TVAS, NBCSP
March 30	at Carolina	1:30 pm	FS-CR, NBCSP
March 31	vs. NY Rangers	12:30 pm	NBC
April 2	at Dallas	8:30 pm	FS-SW, NBCSP
April 4	at St. Louis	8:00 pm	FS-MW, NBCSP+
April 6	vs. Carolina	7:00 pm	NBCSP, FS-CR

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FROM THE PAST

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Balls to the Wall" by Accept
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[Captain Dave Poulin]

This game is so big that I feel like a Moonman on Earth with gravity pushing me down, down, down.

#Large

 

[gertbfrobe16]

next loss

 

[dragonoffrost]

Lose this one and it's time to unleash Morin

 

[klutch]

Lose this one and it's time to unleash Morin

Fixed

it's time to unleash Morin

 

[gertbfrobe16]

Lose this one and it's time to unleash Morin

in practice to gudas amac

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

This game is so big that I feel like a Moonman on Earth with gravity pushing me down, down, down.

#Large

this game will be over before it begins.

 

[TCTC]

We are the better team and we have more points, but unlike us Chicago still has a very good chance at making the playoffs.

The race for the WC spots in the West is a joke. So many bad teams.

 

[dragonoffrost]

We are the better team and we have more points, but unlike us Chicago still has a very good chance at making the playoffs.

The race for the WC spots in the West is a joke. So many bad teams.

It's the snail race

 

[dragonoffrost]

Holy shit I wonder if Hawks fans are going bat shit crazy about Kane on line 3

 

[Ruck Over]

Whatever, watching this game for entertainment value. Always f*** off chicago and leighton, but aside from that, just feel cold and hollow inside. Hope individual players rack up more points, unless they're about to be rfa's (keep those next contracts reasonable).

 

[baudib1]

Here's another guy holding on for dear life vs. Dave Brown.

 

[Normand Lacombe]

Perfect time to unveil Q as our new coach.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Lock Starfish MacDonald in the press box for the rest of the season and free the Big fella, Sam Morin.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Shut down players that have been pushing through injuries and give us Morin and Talbot please.

 

[BiggE]

Bring up NAK, dust off Talbot, release the Kraken! Um Morin that is.

 

[dragonoffrost]

Bring up NAK, dust off Talbot, release the Kraken! Um Morin that is.

Have the Phantoms fallen also? If so then maybe NAK gets a call if not he's there for the AHL run.

 

[TheKingPin]

Lock Starfish MacDonald in the press box for the rest of the season and free the Big fella, Sam Morin.

Morin really needs to play. It was that much more obvious that we needed Myers last night. He prob gets that shot on the second goal instead of amac just trying to block it bc he can’t reach that player. It does suck but is fitting for Morin that if he gets his debut it will be coming off of the flu...So sad how his career has gone. For that reason alone I hope he becomes the next chara.

 

[dragonoffrost]

Morin really needs to play. It was that much more obvious that we needed Myers last night. He prob gets that shot on the second goal instead of amac just trying to block it bc he can’t reach that player. It does suck but is fitting for Morin that if he gets his debut it will be coming off of the flu...So sad how his career has gone. For that reason alone I hope he becomes the next chara.

Speaking of Chara, Matt Martin you made a bad decision.



I know Samuel has done that to some AHL competition.

 

[BiggE]

Speaking of Chara, Matt Martin you made a bad decision.



I know Samuel has done that to some AHL competition.

That kind of reach/strength advantage is almost impossible to overcome. Once he gets a hold of your sweater, you’re f***ed

 

[dragonoffrost]

That kind of reach/strength advantage is almost impossible to overcome. Once he gets a hold of your sweater, you’re ****ed

I heard about it on Sirius NHLRadio on the drive in and had to find the video. I was laughing so hard the guys around me had to come see what I was watching.

 

[TheKingPin]

He just needs to play. The more mistakes they can learn from in this lost year the better. Lindblom s turnover last nigh as an example. It’s big for guys like sanhiem and Myers as they like to push things which is great.

 

[Larry44]

Fixed

it's time to unleash Morin

Playoff chances back down to decimal places (0.7%), let's see Sam!
Philadelphia Flyers Playoff Chances - Sports Club Stats

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Morin should be f***ing playing. The fact that we still have Farmer and Hagg over him is disgraceful.

But yeah, the Flyers would basically need to win every game from here on out.

 

[Rebels57]

Morin really needs to play. It was that much more obvious that we needed Myers last night. He prob gets that shot on the second goal instead of amac just trying to block it bc he can’t reach that player. It does suck but is fitting for Morin that if he gets his debut it will be coming off of the flu...So sad how his career has gone. For that reason alone I hope he becomes the next chara.

MacDonald could have made a play on that Gallagher shot but he's too stupid and whenever he's unsure of what to do he just flops to the ground like a kid trying to avoid being beat up on the playground.