GDT: #77: Senators at Flyers, Saturday, April 2, 2016, 1:00 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (38-25-13, 21-10-7 home ) vs. OTTAWA SENATORS (36-33-9, 16-20-3 away ) ​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: CSN-PH, RDS, TSN5, NHL.TV
• Radio: https://www.nhl.com/video/embed/c-1000000004
• Streams: Posting and soliciting links to illegal streams is prohibited. Do not post or inquire about such streams.

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2015021168 and http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=876730
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Senators' Stats: http://senators.nhl.com/club/stats.htm

Team Stats​

Team | GP | Record | Home | Away | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP%| PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO%
Senators| 78 |36-33-9 |20-13-6| 16-20-3| 5-4-1 |2.77 |2.96 |15.4 |75.9 |10.9 |28.2 |32.7 |50.4
Flyers| 76 |38-25-13 |21-10-7| 17-15-6 |6-2-2| 2.57| 2.53 |18.2 |80.6 |12.2 |30.8 |31.0 |50.7

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

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

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS​

FLYERS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
78 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | L |6' 0"|198|Mar 6, 1985| 31| Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
52 | Nick Cousins | C| 5' 10" | 188 |Jul 20, 1993 | 22| Belleville, ON, Canada
14 |Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |211 |Dec 7, 1992 |23| Phoenix, AZ, USA
89 |Sam Gagner |C |5' 11" |202 |Aug 10, 1989 |26| London, ON, CAN
28 | Claude Giroux "C"| C| 5' 11" |185 |Jan 12, 1988 |28| Hearst, ON, CAN
21 | Scott Laughton |C |6' 1"| 190| May 30, 1994| 21| Oakville, ON, CAN
12 | Michael Raffl | L |6' 0" |200| Dec 1, 1988 |27| Villach, AUT
24 | Matt Read | R |5' 10" |185| Jun 14, 1986| 29 |Ilderton, ON, CAN
10| Brayden Schenn | C |6' 1" |195| Aug 22, 1991| 24 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
17| Wayne Simmonds "A" | R| 6' 2" |185 |Aug 26, 1988 |27|Scarborough, ON, CAN
20 | R.J. Umberger |C |6' 2"| 214 |May 3, 1982 |33| Pittsburgh, PA, USA
76 | Chris VandeVelde | C |6' 2" |190| Mar 15, 1987 |29| Moorhead, MN, USA
93 |Jakub Voracek | R |6' 2" |214 |Aug 15, 1989 |26| Kladno, CZE
19 |Jordan Weal | C |5' 10" |179| Apr 15, 1992 |23| North Vancouver, BC, CAN
25 |Ryan White |C |6' 0"| 200| Mar 17, 1988| 28 |Brandon, MB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
15| Michael Del Zotto| 6' 0" |195 |Jun 24, 1990 |25 |Stouffville, ON, CAN
53| Shayne Gostisbehere | 5' 11" |180 |Apr 20, 1993 |22| Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
3 |Radko Gudas |6' 0" |204 |Jun 5, 1990| 25| Prague, CZE
23| Brandon Manning | 6' 1"| 204 |Jun 4, 1990| 25 |Prince George, BC, CAN
47 | Andrew MacDonald | 6' 1"| 205| Sep 7, 1986 |29 | Judique, NS, CAN
82| Evgeny Medvedev | 6' 3"| 187| Aug 27, 1982| 33 |Chelyabinsk, RUS
55| Nick Schultz | 6' 1" |203| Aug 25, 1982| 33 |Strasbourg, SK, CAN
32| Mark Streit "A" | 5' 11" |191 |Dec 11, 1977 |38| Bern, CHE

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
35 |Steve Mason | 6' 4" |210 |May 29, 1988 |27 |Oakville, ON, CAN
30 | Michal Neuvirth| 6' 1" |209 |Mar 23, 1988 |28| Ústí nad Labem, CZE
65 |Anthony Stolarz | 6' 6" |232 |Jan 20, 1994 |22 |Jackson, NJ, USA

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
10 - Brayden Schenn |28 - Claude Giroux |17 - Wayne Simmonds
12 - Michael Raffl |14 - Sean Couturier |93 - Jakub Voracek
89 - Sam Gagner |52 - Nick Cousins | 24 - Matt Read
76 - Chris VandeVelde | 78 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare |25 - Ryan White

Pairings

Name | Name
55 - Nick Schultz | 32 - Mark Streit
47 - Andrew MacDonald | 53 - Shayne Gostisbehere
23 - Brandon Manning |3 - Radko Gudas

Goalies

Name | Name
35 - Steve Mason (expected starter) | 65 - Anthony Stolarz

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Michael Del Zotto | injured reserve; out 3-to-4 months | left wrist surgery (Feb. 26)
Scott Laughton |available | could be a healthy scratch
Evgeny Medvedev | available | could be a healthy scratch
Michal Neuvirth | out three weeks from March 20 | meniscus tear left knee
R.J. Umberger | available | expected to be a healthy scratch
Jordan Weal | available | expected to be a healthy scratch

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Wayne Simmonds |Claude Giroux | Jakub Voracek |Shayne Gostisbehere
No. 2|Sean Couturier | Ryan White| Sam Gagner | Matt Read |Mark Streit

OTTAWA SENATORS​

SENATORS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
15 - Zack Smith | 44 - Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 6 - Bobby Ryan
68 - Mike Hoffman | 93 - Mika Zibanejad |90 - Alex Chiasson
43 - Ryan Dzingel | 13 - Nick Paul |25 - Chris Neil
26 - Matt Puempel | 27 - Curtis Lazar | 23 - Scott Gomez

Pairings

Name | Name
49 - Fredrik Claesson | 65 - Erik Karlsson
21 - Mike Kostka | 5 - Cody Ceci
67 - Ben Harpur| 45 - Chris Wideman

Goalies

Name | Name
41 - Craig Anderson | 30 - Andrew Hammond (expected starter)

SENATORS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Mark Borowiecki | will not play | torn right MCL (knee)
Mike Kostka | available | expected to replace Method
Clarke MacArthur | injured reserve | concussion
Marc Methot | not expected to play| flu
Dion Phaneuf | will not play| lower body
Chris Phillips | injured reserve |cracked disk in his back
Mark Stone | will not play | chest
Kyle Turris | will not play |high ankle sprain
Patrick Wiercioch | will not play | upper body

SENATORS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Zack Smith | Mika Zibanejad |Alex Chiasson |Bobby Ryan | Erik Karlsson
No. 2 | Curtis Lazar | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Mike Hoffman |Chris Wideman | Marc Methot

SENATORS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
90 |Alex Chiasson | R| 6' 3"| 208| 1 Oct 1990 |25| Montreal, QC, CAN
43 |Ryan Dzingel | L |6' 0" |190 |9 Mar 1992 |24| Wheaton, IL, USA
23 |Scott Gomez | C| 5' 11" |200 |23 Dec 1979| 36| Anchorage, AK, USA
68 |Mike Hoffman | L| 6' 1" |180 |24 Nov 1989 |25| Kitchener, ON, CAN
27 | Curtis Lazar |R |6' 0" |209 |2 Feb 1995| 20 |Salmon Arm, BC, CAN
16 | Clarke MacArthur| L |6' 0" |195| 6 Apr 1985| 30| Lloydminster, AB, CAN
25 | Chris Neil "A" | R |6' 1"| 206 |18 Jun 1979 |36| Flesherton, ON, CAN
44| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C| 5' 10" |180| 11 Nov 1992| 23| Ottawa, ON, CAN
13 |Nick Paul | L |6' 4" |230 |20 Mar 1995 |21| Mississauga, ON, CAN
26 | Matt Puempel | L |6' 2"| 204| 24 Jan 1993| 23| Windsor, ON, CAN
6 |Bobby Ryan |R |6' 2" |209| 17 Mar 1987 |28| Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
15 | Zack Smith |C |6' 2"| 209 |5 Apr 1988 |27 |Maple Creek, SK, CAN
61 |Mark Stone | R| 6' 3" |205 |13 May 1992 |23| Winnipeg, MB, CAN
7 |Kyle Turris "A" | C |6' 1" |190 |14 Aug 1989 |26| New Westminster, BC, CAN
93| Mika Zibanejad | C |6' 2"| 222 |18 Apr 1993 |22| Huddinge, SWE

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
74 |Mark Borowiecki |6' 2" |205 |12 Jul 1989 |26| Ottawa, ON, CAN
5| Cody Ceci |6' 3" |205| 21 Dec 1993| 21| Ottawa, ON, CAN
49 | Fredrick Claesson | 6' 0" | 205 | 24 Nov 1992 | 23| Stockholm, SWE
67| Ben Harpur| 6' 6" | 222| 12 Jan 1995 | 21 | Hamilton, ON, CAN
65 | Erik Karlsson "C"| 6' 0" |191 |31 May 1990| 25| Landsbro, SWE
21 | Michael Kostka| 6' 1" | 210 | 28 Nov 1985 | 30| Etobicoke, ON, CAN
3 |Marc Methot | 6' 3" |228 |21 Jun 1985 |30| Ottawa, ON, CAN
2 |Dion Phaneuf | 6' 3" |227 |10 Apr 1985| 30| Edmonton, AB, CAN
4 |Chris Phillips "A" | 6' 3" |219 |9 Mar 1978 |37| Calgary, AB, CAN
45 | Chris Wideman | 5' 10" |180| 7 Jan 1990| 25 |St. Louis, MO, USA
46 | Patrick Wiercioch | 6' 5" |202 |12 Sep 1990 |25| Burnaby, BC, CAN

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
41|Craig Anderson |6' 2"| 184| 21 May 1981| 34| Park Ridge, IL, USA
30| Andrew Hammond| 6' 1"|220 |11 Feb 1988| 27| Surrey, BC, CAN

FLYERS vs. SENATORS SERIES HISTORY​

​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Ottawa Senators|42-31-8-6| 26-13-2-2|16-18-6-4

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Ottawa Senators| 0-2|3-8|2-4|1-4

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
Ottawa Senators|2-0-0 in the last 2 | 7-2-1 in the last 10 | 1-1-2 in the last 4

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

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

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Sat, Apr 2, 2016 | Ottawa at Philadelphia | 1:00 PM | CSN-PH, RDS, TSN5
Sun, Apr 3, 2016 | Philadelphia at Pittsburgh | 5:00 PM| CSN-PH, ROOT
Wed, Apr 6, 2016 | Philadelphia at Detroit | 8:00 PM | NBCSN, TVAS
Thu, Apr 7, 2016 | Toronto at Philadelphia | 7:00 PM | CSN-PH, SNO
Sat, Apr 9, 2016 | Pittsburgh at Philadelphia | 3:00 PM | NBC
Sun, Apr 10, 2016 | Philadelphia at NY Islanders|7:00 PM | TCN-PH, MSG+, NBCSN, SN360

MEDIA COVERAGE​

Name | Link

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

Flyerdelphia​

| http://www.flyerdelphia.com/

Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/Flyerdelphia

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

Ottawa Citizen |​

http://ottawacitizen.com/category/sports/hockey/nhl/senatorsextra

Wayne Scanlan's Twitter| ​

https://twitter.com/HockeyScanner

Ken Warren's Twitter| ​

https://twitter.com/Citizenkwarren

Ottawa Sun |​

http://www.ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/senators

Don Brennan's Twitter |​

https://twitter.com/SunDoniB

Bruce Garrioch's Twitter |​

http://twitter.com/SunGarrioch

TSN 1200 |​

http://www.tsn1200.ca/

Steve Lloyd's Twitter |​

https://twitter.com/TSNSteveLloyd

Brent Wallace's Twitter |​

https://twitter.com/tsn_wally

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"Just Another Victim" by Helmet and House of Pain
​

Click to read more...

 

[Stizzle]

Anthony. Stolarz.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Keep the ball rolling. Would love to see Stolarz get in on one of the back to backs.

 

[Striiker]

Another vote for Stolarz.

Plus a vote for SENDING VANDEVELDE OR WHITE TO THE ****ING MOON AND LETTING LAUGHTON PLAY.

 

[Danko]

Stolie

 

[flyersfan018]

Another vote for Stolarz.

Plus a vote for SENDING VANDEVELDE OR WHITE TO THE ****ING MOON AND LETTING LAUGHTON PLAY.

1 vote for Ray Emery

 

[Alex91]

Stolie this game and if he does well or flyers are in a good spot again he leaf game

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

If I'm picking the goalie for this one, it's 100% Mason.

Ottawa is a must win game; Philly's schedule to finish the season is difficult, so you have to ride Mason just to get into the playoffs.

Stolarz could get two of the last three games if they clinch, but they still have to ensure that they clinch.

 

[Curufinwe]

It has to be Mase. Then if we win, you could consider starting Stolarz in Pittsburgh.

 

[Rebels57]

Two days rest?

Give me Mason.

 

[Hurricane28]

Mase for both, and Mase for Detroit then Stolarz for Toronto

 

[Insulin]

It has to be Mase. Then if we win, you could consider starting Stolarz in Pittsburgh.

This. Don't try and save Mase for tougher opponents where you think you'll need his ability more, use him the game you think you have a better chance of winning to ensure it.

 

[Les Averman]

This. Don't try and save Mase for tougher opponents where you think you'll need his ability more, use him the game you think you have a better chance of winning to ensure it.

This is a very good point, and one that I typically forget about. We're at a point now, besides the Detroit game (and maybe the Islanders game) that none of the remaining games are any more important to win than the others. If we have a weaker opponent like Toronto or Ottawa, we've got to use the top goalie to give ourselves the best chance to win. You don't want to risk giving away a game by playing a guy with no NHL experience in order to save your goalie for a tough opponent that you'll struggle to beat even with him.

 

[Tripod]

I vote for Mason. Win the games as they come. We can always rest him at the end if we have clinched. We are only 1 loss and a Detroit win away from not being in a playoff spot again.

Sadly, I will miss the next 4 games. I pray I come back from Cuba with us already clinching a playoff spot.

Good luck guys!!

 

[Striiker]

I vote for Mason. Win the games as they come. We can always rest him at the end if we have clinched. We are only 1 loss and a Detroit win away from not being in a playoff spot again.

Sadly, I will miss the next 4 games. I pray I come back from Cuba with us already clinching a playoff spot.

Good luck guys!!

But if Mason gets hurt from overuse then we wont win **** even if we make the playoffs.

 

[TheKingPin]

Another vote for Stolarz.

Plus a vote for SENDING VANDEVELDE OR WHITE TO THE ****ING MOON AND LETTING LAUGHTON PLAY.

Well Hak benched white last night after the penalty. VdV hasn't been bad but white is pretty bad on d. Laughton would look good on the forth like.

So happy we cousins. His role is so underrated. Very important to have a guy like him.

I'd go Mason next game. He has two days of rest and is playing lights out. Stolarz against the pens if we win.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Love the song, I had that CD in college !!!!

Stone was held in Wpg overnight and he flew home to Ottawa today and will not play Saturday from the Buff hit.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

It has to be Mase. Then if we win, you could consider starting Stolarz in Pittsburgh.

I think this is the best approach.

 

[Audible Velvet]

Love the song, I had that CD in college !!!!

Stone was held in Wpg overnight and he flew home to Ottawa today and will not play Saturday from the Buff hit.

Feel bad for the guy, but it's a such a huge loss for them and I'll take any advantage at this point.

 

[Les Averman]

I vote for Mason. Win the games as they come. We can always rest him at the end if we have clinched. We are only 1 loss and a Detroit win away from not being in a playoff spot again.

Sadly, I will miss the next 4 games. I pray I come back from Cuba with us already clinching a playoff spot.

Good luck guys!!

A loss and a Detroit win would put us back at a tie with a game in hand, so we would still technically be ahead of them (and Boston would have to win/lose in OT as well)

 

[chupanibre]

HOLA TODOS

We need Masegod to start.

Det & Bos losing tonight would be huuuuuuuuge!

 

[boxcar65]

It doesn't matter which goalie plays...we are going to rock the Sens right out of town.

Manning vs Neil...book it. We haven't had a scrap in a few games. It's time to get the fans fired up.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

It doesn't matter which goalie plays...we are going to rock the Sens right out of town.

Manning vs Neil...book it. We haven't had a scrap in a few games. It's time to get the fans fired up.

Having Manning go to the box(car) for five minutes would get me fired up.

 

[catbellysqueezer]

We can rule out box car being Manning's mom because I can't imagine she would want to see him getting his face punched.

Could be wrong though.

 

[bb12]

It doesn't matter which goalie plays...we are going to rock the Sens right out of town.

Manning vs Neil...book it. We haven't had a scrap in a few games. It's time to get the fans fired up.

You realize that every single gdt you post about someone you plan to fight yet manning has had 2 fights all season?

What are you gonna do next year when mdz is back and provorov makes the team? Manning can be the ahl fight leader