GDT: #74 | FLYERS at Red Wings | Tue., Mar. 20, 2018, 7:30 pm ET | NBCSN, NBCSP

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

DETROIT RED WINGS (26-35-11) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (37-25-11)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSN, NBCSP
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
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TEAMS' WEBSITES

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• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Red Wings' Website: Detroit Red Wings Stats | 2017-2018

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 THINGS: Flyers vs. Red Wings
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2017-2018
• Red Wings' Stats: Detroit Red Wings Stats | 2017-2018

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	Games	Record	Points	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%	Save%	PIM
Wings	72	26-35-11	63	13-14-8	13-21-3	180	223	17.7	78.2	48.6	.904	623
Flyers	73	37-25-11	85	18-13-6	19-12-5	216	209	19.8	75.6	53.5	.904	614

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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
40 Jordan Weal - 51 Valtteri Filppula - 17 Wayne Simmonds
15 Jori Lehtera - 21 Scott Laughton - 24 Matt Read​

Pairings​

9 Ivan Provorov - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
47 Andrew McDonald - 6 Travis Sanheim
8 Robert Hagg - 3 Radko Gudas​

Goalies

34 Petr Mrazek - 49 Alex Lyon​

Injuries and Scratches

12 Michael Raffl has an upper body and will miss two weeks from March 19.
15 Jori Lehtera could be a healthy scratch.
20 Taylor Leier could be a healthy scratch.
22 Dale Weise could be a healthy scratch.
23 Brandon Manning could be a healthy scratch.
29 Johnny Oduya is day-to-day with a lower body injury.
30 Michel Neuvirth is on IR. Projected out 4-to-6 weeks from Feb. 20 with a lower body injury.

March 20 update: Traveled with the team. Participated in recent practice and skated.​

37 Brian Elliott is on IR. Projected out 5-to-6 weeks from Feb. 13 after core muscle surgery.

March 20 update: No indication his return is imminent.​

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

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HockeyBuzz.com

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Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

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

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

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Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​

Sons of Penn

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Twitter -- Sons of Penn (@SonsofPenn) | Twitter​

DETROIT RED WINGS

Possible Lineup
Lines

59 Tyler Bertuzzi - 40 Henrik Zetterberg - 14 Gustav Nyquist
39 Anthony Mantha - 71 Dylan Larkin - 43 Darren Helm
8 Justin Abdelkader - 51 Frans Nielsen - 72 Andreas Athanasiou
77 Evgeny Svechnikov - 41 Luke Glendening - 42 Martin Frk ​

Pairings

52 Jonathan Ericsson - 83 Trevor Daley
65 Dan DeKeyser - 25 Mike Green
55 Niklas Kronwall - 3 Nick Jensen ​

Goalies

35 Jimmy Howard - 31 Jared Coreau ​

Injuries and Scratches

17 David Booth could be a healthy scratch
28 Luke Witkowski could be a healthy scratch
61 Xavier Ouellet could be a healthy scratch​

Power Play Units

1. Gustav Nyquist - Justin Abdelkader - Henrik Zetterberg - Andreas Athanasiou - Niklas Kronwall
2. Anthony Mantha - Dylan Larkin - Tyler Bertuzzi - Martin Frk - Mike Green​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Detroit Free Press

Web site -- Detroit Red Wings / National Hockey League - Detroit Free Press
Helene St. James' Twitter -- Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) | Twitter​

Detroit News

Web site -- Detroit Red Wings, NHL, Atlantic Division, news - Detroit News sports
Ted Kulfan's Twitter -- Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) | Twitter​

Kukla's Korner

Web site -- The Malik Report - Kukla's Korner
George Malik's Twitter -- George Malik (@georgemalik) | Twitter​

Michigan Live

Web site -- Detroit Red Wings, NHL, Atlantic Division, news - Detroit News sports
Ansar Khan's Twitter -- Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) | Twitter​

FLYERS' SCHEDULE

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Television	Radio
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
Thu., Apr. 5	Carolina at Philadelphia	7:00 pm	NBCSN, NBCSP	97.5
Sat., Apr. 7	NY Rangers at Philadelphia	7:00 pm	NBC	97.5

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Red Barchetta" by Rush

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The Flyers records against each NHL team this season (games remaining)

Boston 0-2-0 (home)
Buffalo 2-1-0
Carolina 2-1-0 (home)
Columbus 2-1-1
Detroit 2-0-0 (away)
Florida 1-2-0
Montreal 3-0-0
New Jersey 2-1-1
NY Islanders 1-0-2 (away)
NY Rangers 1-1-0 (two home games)
Ottawa 1-1-1
Pittsburgh 0-2-1 (away)
Tampa Bay 1-1-1
Toronto 3-0-0
Washington 3-1-0
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Anaheim 1-1-0
Arizona 1-0-1
Calgary 1-0-1
Chicago 1-1-0
Colorado 0-0-1 (away)
Dallas 1-0-0 (away)
Edmonton 2-0-0
Los Angeles 0-2-0
Minnesota 0-2-0
Nashville 0-2-0
San Jose 1-1-0
St. Louis 2-0-0
Vancouver 1-1-0
Vegas 1-1-0
Winnipeg 1-0-1​

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The Flyers are:

8-5 in overtimes
2-6 in shootouts
12-2-3 vs. Canadian teams
24-14-7 vs. Eastern Conference
13-11-4 vs. Western Conference
37-25-11 this season​

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Pending updates, this thread is open.

 

[YamCork]

Keep it rolling Flyers.

Redwings are 0-9-1 in their last 10.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Keep it rolling Flyers.

Redwings are 0-9-1 in their last 10.

Or as Hak would say they're "moving in the right direction."

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

Or as Hak would say they're "moving in the right direction."

or perhaps..."glueving in the right direction" allright, i'll just show myself...um..ya' know...out.

 

[Rebels57]

Dont play down to them.

Stay hungry and desperate.

 

[Flyers Faithful]

How many games has it been since coots last scored? Seems like it’s been years.

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

How many games has it been since coots last scored? Seems like it’s been years.

Can't wait for the fluke calls on the main boards if he doesn't hit the 30 mark.

 

[boxcar65]

This is one time where Hak keeping the same lineup after a win makes perfect sense. Like Rebel said, put the hammer down on the Wings from the drop of the puck and don’t give them a chance to get anything going. Play like you are a good team gearing up for the postseason.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

with him not getting the empty netter last game i'm guessing it's in his head at this point and he just needs a deflection or a dirty one to get over the hump

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

With Raffl out I am fully prepared to see Weise in the 1RW spot

 

[Rebels57]

Konecny had already replaced Raffl on L1 by the 2nd period. If Raffl cant go we will just see Leier or Lehtera on the 4th line.

 

[Curufinwe]

How many games has it been since coots last scored? Seems like it’s been years.

2/26 in the shootout against Montreal

2/16 in OT against CBJ

 

[CSKA1974]

Konecny had already replaced Raffl on L1 by the 2nd period. If Raffl cant go we will just see Leier or Lehtera on the 4th line.

as per NHL.com, Raffl is out 2 weeks with UBI
Michael Raffl out two weeks for Flyers

 

[Alchemy]

Just win baby

 

[Juicy Pop]

I think I'd like to see them try Laughton at 3LW again.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Imagine Mrazek gets his old team,,,, hope he stones the hell out of them !!!

 

[Tripod]

with him not getting the empty netter last game i'm guessing it's in his head at this point and he just needs a deflection or a dirty one to get over the hump

I think it will be like Lindblom and his 1st point. Get the monkey off yer back, and you start to relax. But by the eye test, he looked a lot better yesterday than he has in awhile so maybe he had a nagging injury.

Regardless, he has 29 goals, 39 assist....no one had him pencilled for that at all. Someone will bitch about him needlessly though regardless of what his point totals end up being.

And it's been 15 games without a goal....but he has 10 assists during that time and had 44 shots. If he just shot his 10% career %, that's 4 goals and right at his PPG pace all season.

He has also been unlucky on the PP. Only has 3 PP points in last 30 games, and no goals. They really crowd the slot stopping the G to Couts pass.

Keep shooting, keep creating chances for others. It will come.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

i predict coots scores against the wings...

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Imagine Mrazek gets his old team,,,, hope he stones the hell out of them !!!

You would think, but you would also think the coach would play a rookie when he flew his parents into town to watch him play...

 

[GapToothedWonder]

I think it will be like Lindblom and his 1st point. Get the monkey off yer back, and you start to relax. But by the eye test, he looked a lot better yesterday than he has in awhile so maybe he had a nagging injury.

Regardless, he has 29 goals, 39 assist....no one had him pencilled for that at all. Someone will ***** about him needlessly though regardless of what his point totals end up being.

And it's been 15 games without a goal....but he has 10 assists during that time and had 44 shots. If he just shot his 10% career %, that's 4 goals and right at his PPG pace all season.

He has also been unlucky on the PP. Only has 3 PP points in last 30 games, and no goals. They really crowd the slot stopping the G to Couts pass.

Keep shooting, keep creating chances for others. It will come.

As much as I love Simmer and he is a great net front presence, having Patrick in that spot will make the power play a lot more versatile and I think more dangerous.

Having Patrick slide from off the post were Simmer likes to set up to below the redline is going to create tons of problems for PK's. Giroux can feed it to that spot and with Patrick's passing and puck movement in tight quarters he is going to force the other teams PKer's to collapse hard to stop him from having a lane to Couts in the slot, which should leave lanes open to either go back to G for a shot, or G should have an open Ghost to hit for a one timer. Or Patrick can take a few strides and have Voracek sliding towards the net from the half wall for a one timer as well.

Simmer is great but does really limit the vectors for attacking the box and limits puck movement to the top of the umbrella.

 

[Rebels57]

They should try using Patrick where Simmer is and Simmonds where Coots is. Since the pass from Giroux to Coots has been shutdown lately, let Jake look for the pass to Simmer and if all else fails, Simmer can deflect Ghost bombs better than Coots.

Coots can run PP2 and maybe give that a much needed boost working with Konecny and Lindblom up front.

 

[hatcher]

How many games has it been since coots last scored? Seems like it’s been years.

3 in almost 30 playing with g. Some would get hung for that. Lol

 

[FlyerFaithful17]

3 in almost 30 playing with g. Some would get hung for that. Lol

He does so much else good though. He was a beast yesterday. His board play and defense has been excellent.

 

[hatcher]

He does so much else good though. He was a beast yesterday. His board play and defense has been excellent.

Sure I was just saying that three goals doesn't cut it but he is good at other things.