GDT: #75 | Rangers at FLYERS | Thu., Mar. 22, 2018, 7:00 pm ET | NBCSP, MSG

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

NEW YORK RANGERS (32-33-8) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (37-25-12)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSP, MSG
• Radio: 93.3 WMMR - Everything That Rocks!
• 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
• Rangers' Website: Official New York Rangers Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 THINGS: Rangers vs. Flyers
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2017-2018
• Rangers' Stats: New York Rangers Stats | 2017-2018

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	Games	Record	Points	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%	Save%	PIM
Rangers	74	32-33-8	72	20-14-4	12-19-4	208	231	21.9	82.8	50.4	.910	577
Flyers	74	37-25-10	86	18-13-6	19-12-6	216	209	19-8	75.6	53.5	.904	627

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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 MacDonald - 6 Travis Sanheim
23 Brandon Manning - 3 Radko Gudas​

Goalies

34 Petr Mrazek - 49 Alex Lyon (expected starter)​

Injuries and Scratches

8 Robert Hagg recently returned from injury but could be a healthy scratch.
12 Michael Raffl has an upper body and will miss two weeks from March 19.
20 Taylor Leier could be a healthy scratch.
22 Dale Weise could be a healthy scratch.
23 Brandon Manning could be a healthy scratch or replace Hagg.
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 21 update: Could return during the upcoming road trip.​

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

March 21 update: Could return during the regular season's final week.​

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​

NEW YORK RANGERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

20 Chris Kreider - 93 Mika Zibanejad -17 Jesper Fast
90 Vladislav Namestnikov - 13 Kevin Hayes - 36 Mats Zuccarello
26 Jimmy Vesey - 23 Ryan Spooner - 89 Pavel Buchnevich
8 Cody McLeod - 28 Paul Carey - 51 David Desharnais ​

Pairings

76 Brady Skjei - 58 John Gilmour
18 Marc Staal - 44 Neil Pionk
46 Rob O'Gara - 25 Ryan Sproul​

Goalies

31 Ondrej Pavelec - 40 Alexandar Georgiev (confirmed starter)​

Injuries and Scratches

12 Peter Holland could be a healthy scratch.
22 Kevin Shattenkirk is on IR due to meniscus surgery on a torn left knee.. He could return this season.
30 Henrik Lundqvist will not play due to a sore body from a collision during the game Tuesday.
31 Ondrej Pavelec will be the reserve net minder. He was on IR due to a sprained MCL in his left knee.
47 Steve Kampfer is on IR due to a fractured hand. He is out 4-to-6 weeks.
77 Tony DeAngelo is out 3-to-4 weeks from March 14 with a sprained ankle.​

Power Play Units

1. Rick Nash - J.T. Miller - Mats Zuccarello - Mika Zibanejad - Brady Skjei
2. Pavel Buchnevich - David Desharnais - Michael Grabner - Anthony DeAngelo - John Gilmour​

MEDIA CONTACTS
MSG Network

Web site -- New York Rangers
Rick Carpiniello's Twitter -- Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) | Twitter
John Giannone's Twitter -- John Giannone (@jaygeemsg) | Twitter​

New York Daily News

Web site -- New York Rangers News, Schedule, Stats, Rumors - NY Daily News
Justin Tasch's Twitter -- Justin Tasch (@J_Tasch) | Twitter​

New York Post

Web site -- Hockey | New York Post
Larry Brooks' Twitter -- Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) | Twitter
Brett Cyrgalis' Twitter -- Brett Cyrgalis (@BrettCyrgalis) | Twitter​

New York Times

Web site -- Hockey
Allan Kreda's Twitter -- Allan Kreda (@akreda) | Twitter​

Newsday

Web site -- NY Sports News, Scores, Schedules & Standings
Colin Stephenson's Twitter -- Colin Stephenson (@ColinASteph) | Twitter
Steve Zipay's Twitter -- Steve Zipay (@stevezipay) | Twitter​

FLYERS' SCHEDULE

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Television	Radio
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

"Painkiller" By Judas Priest
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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 2-0-1
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
2-7 in shootouts
12-2-3 vs. Canadian teams
24-14-8 vs. Eastern Conference
13-11-4 vs. Western Conference
37-25-12 this season​

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[FlyTimmo]

Might be going to this one. I'm undefeated on the year. 3-0.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Prediction:

We'll come for one point and leave with none.

Nostradumbass has spoken. Fire Hakstok.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

if they play like they did tonight against detroit you can count on a loss

 

[Bruckuss]

Get well soon, Brian

 

[Beef Invictus]

There's a very good chance Lundqvist comes out in a rage and stonewalls us, making the performance of our skaters irrelevant. It's happened so often.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

There's a very good chance Lundqvist comes out in a rage and stonewalls us, making the performance of our skaters irrelevant. It's happened so often.

 

[FLYguy3911]

They literally have an AHL defense. If they can't win this one...

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Great Tune MSE anything with Halford is great.

After this game flyers play 4 of next 5 on road including their final road game of regular season.

I'm suprise we go out west this late, even though it's 2 games.

 

[The Burdened]

I swear if we follow up that Detroit game with a poor effort against New York....

Thank god the clock is about to hit midnight and the Devil's horse drawn carriage looks like it's turning back into a pumpkin.

This last playoff spot is between which of our teams will suck less lel

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

So which flyers will show up Feb or March

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

There's a very good chance Lundqvist comes out in a rage and stonewalls us, making the performance of our skaters irrelevant. It's happened so often.

I would say that there's roughly an equal chance that the King of Sieves lets in six. If you are asking yourself "He just shat on Henry, didn't he?" Yes, yes I certainly did, and I am going to continue until he ****s off out of the league.

 

[dats81]

Another non playoff opponent that will have nothing to play for.
Perfect set up for another uninspired loss.

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

At home against the lowly Rangers.

1. They've been eliminated, we fight for a po spot.

2. They sold as much as they can, we have career years for our top-6 players.

3. They are already planning for next season, we want to give it a try.

I mean, what the f*** can go wrong ?!

 

[TheKingPin]

They literally have an AHL defense. If they can't win this one...

That’s gross. They had such a nice looking D some years ago too. Oh well. Window closed and nothing to show for it.

 

[tictactoe]

Starting veteran goalie?

 

[bennysflyers16]

At least Florida plays th Jackets,, as long as we get 2 pts vs lowly Rags it will be a good day

 

[Deadpool8812]

Yeah...I have a feeling we lose this one but make it close in the 3rd after we finally decide to start playing

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

At least Florida plays th Jackets,, as long as we get 2 pts vs lowly Rags it will be a good day

That's a guaranteed three point game.

 

[Rebels57]

I just watched this episode for the first time 2 weeks ago

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

I just watched this episode for the first time 2 weeks ago

William Shatner was a repeat visitor to the Twilight Zone.

 

[Rebels57]

William Shatner was a repeat visitor to the Twilight Zone.

Yeah I looked that up on iMDB when I saw it was him on that episode. Hes so young!

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Yeah I looked that up on iMDB when I saw it was him on that episode. Hes so young!

That was before he drilled that green one on "Star Trek" - that sort of thing will age a man.

 

[Rebels57]

That was before he drilled that green one on "Star Trek" - that sort of thing will age a man.

Id drill Gomorah from Guardians of the Galaxy and shes green. No shame in my game.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Id drill Gomorah from Guardians of the Galaxy and shes green. No shame in my game.

You'd have to crawl over me to get to her lol. I don't know about that make-up, but Zoe Saldana makes me feel extra heat in my warm places.