GDT: #78| Devils at FLYERS | Sat., April 1, 2017 | 7:00 pm ET | CSN-PH, MSG+

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (37-32-8, 23-11-4 home ) vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS (27-36-14, 12-20-6 away ) ​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: CSN-PH, MSG+
• Radio: https://www.nhl.com/info/team-audio
• 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-devils-vs-flyers--philadelphia-flyers/c-288323790
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Devils' Stats: http://devils.nhl.com/club/stats.htm

Team Stats​

Team | GP | Record | Points | ROW | Pct. | GF | GA | SO W | GF/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | Shots For | Shots Ag. | FO%
Flyers| 77| 37-32-8| 82|30| .532| 199|221| 7| 2.58| 2.87| 19.5| 79.5| 31.4| 28.5| 51.8
Devils|77| 27-36-14| 68| 24| .442| 172| 223| 3| 2.23| 2.90| 18.4| 80.5| 27.5| 31.3| 49.8

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

• Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
• Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
• Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
• Devils' Website: http://devils.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
Colin McDonald | 36| R| 6' 2" | 219| Sep 30, 1984 | Wethersfield, CT, USA
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
Mike Vecchione |74 |R| 5' 10" | 195| Feb. 25, 1993| Saugus, MA, 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
11 - Travis Konecny | 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 |36 - Colin McDonald

Pairings

Name | Name
9 - Ivan Provorov |47 - Andrew MacDonald
23 - Brandon Manning | 3 - Radko Gudas
15 - Michael Del Zotto | 53 - Shayne Gostisbehere

Goalies

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

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Nick Cousins |day-to-day | out since mid-March (facial lacerations)
Roman Lyubimov | available| could be scratched
Colin McDonald | available, recalled from AHL| skated on fourth line today (Saturday)
Michael Raffl | IR; out 6-to-8 weeks from March 1| reported as left knee
Matt Read| out 6-to-8 weeks from March 31| broken right arm
Nick Schultz | available| could be scratched
Mike Vecchione |doubtful; likely to play Sunday| signed March 31 from NCAA (Union College)

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

NEW JERSEY DEVILS​

DEVILS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
9 - Taylor Hall |19 - Travis Zajac | 21 - Kyle Palmieri
42 - John Quenneville| 14 - Adam Henrique | 13 - Michael Cammalleri
64 - Joseph Blandisi | 37 - Pavel Zacha | 23 - Stefan Noesen
44 - Miles Wood |40 - Blake Coleman | 8 - Beau Bennett

Pairings

Name | Name
6 - Andy Greene| 34 - Steven Santini
2 - John Moore | 28 - Damon Severson
32 - Michael Kapla| 12 - Ben Lovejoy

Goalies

Name | Name
35 - Cory Schneider (expected starter) | 1 - Keith Kinkaid

DEVILS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Jacob Josefson | will not play | upper body
Jon Merrill | available| could be a healthy scratch
Dalton Prout | available| could be a healthy scratch
Marc Savard| LTIR| post-concussion syndrome
Devante Smith-Pelly |out indefinitely| lower body

DEVILS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Taylor Hall| John Moore| Joseph Blandisi|Travis Zajac| Kyle Palmieri
No. 2| Michael Cammalleri| D. Severson/M. Kapla| Pavel Zacha| Adam Henrique| John Quenneville

DEVILS' ROSTER
Forwards

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Beau Bennett| 8| R| 6' 2"| 195| Nov 27, 1991| Gardena, CA, USA
Joseph Blandisi| 64| L| 6' 0"| 200| Jul 18, 1994| Markham, ON, CAN
Michael Cammalleri (A)| 13| L| 5' 9"| 185| Jun 8, 1982| Toronto, ON, CAN
Blake Coleman|40| L| 5' 11"| 200| Nov 28, 1991| Plano, TX, USA
Taylor Hall| 9| L| 6' 1"| 201| Nov 14, 1991| Calgary, AB, CAN
Adam Henrique (A)| 14| L| 6' 0"| 195| Feb 6, 1990| Brantford, ON, CAN
Jacob Josefson| 16| L| 6' 0"| 190| Mar 2, 1991| Stockholm, SWE
Stefan Noesen| 23| R| 6' 1"| 205| Feb 12, 1993| Plano, TX, USA
Kyle Palmieri| 21| R| 5' 10"| 185| Feb 1, 1991| Smithtown, NY, USA
John Quenneville | 42|L| 6' 1"| 195| Apr 16, 1996| Edmonton, AB, CAN
Marc Savard| -- | L| 5' 10"| 191| Jul 17, 1977| Ottawa, ON, CAN
Devante Smith-Pelly| 25| R| 6' 0"| 214| Jun 14, 1992| Scarborough, ON, CAN
Miles Wood| 44| L| 6' 1"| 185| Sep 13, 1995| Buffalo, NY, USA
Pavel Zacha| 37| L| 6' 3"| 210| Apr 6, 1997| Brno, CZE
Travis Zajac (A)| 19| R| 6' 2"| 185| May 13, 1985| Winnipeg, MB, CAN

Defensemen

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Andy Greene (C)| 6| L| 5' 11"| 190| Oct 30, 1982| Trenton, MI, USA
Michael Kapla| 32| L| 6' 0"| 200|Sep 19, 1994| Eau Claire, WI, USA
Ben Lovejoy| 12| R| 6' 1"| 206| Feb 20, 1984| Concord, NH, USA
Jon Merrill| 7| L| 6' 3"| 205| Feb 3, 1992 | Oklahoma City, OK, USA
John Moore| 2| L| 6' 3"| 210| Nov 19, 1990| Winnetka, IL, USA
Dalton Prout| 47| R| 6' 3"| 229| Mar 13, 1990| Kingsville, ON, CAN
Steven Santini| 34| R| 6' 2"| 207| Mar 7, 1995| Bronxville, NY, USA
Damon Severson| 28| R| 6' 2"| 205| Aug 7, 1994| Melville, SK, CAN

Goalies

Player | No. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Keith Kinkaid| 1| 6' 3"| 195| Jul 4, 1989| Farmingville, NY, USA
Cory Schneider| 35 | 6' 3"| 205| Mar 18, 1986| Marblehead, MA, USA

FLYERS vs. DEVILS SERIES HISTORY​

|
Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Kansas City Scouts | 9-0-1-0 | 5-0-0-0 |4-0-1-0
Colorado Rockies | 19-4-2-0| 12-0-1-0 | 7-4-1-0
New Jersey Devils| 82-93-15-11| 50-35-9-6 |32-58-6-5
Franchise History| 110-97-18-11| 67-35-10-6| 43-62-8-5

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Kansas City Scouts | 0-0 | 0-0 |0-0| 0-0
Colorado Rockies | 1-0|2-0 |1-0|1-0
New Jersey Devils| 2-3 | 14-14 |7-8| 7-6
Franchise History| 3-3| 16-14| 8-8|8-6

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
New Jersey Devils|2-6-1 in the last 9 |1-6-1 in the last 8| 0-2-0 in the last 2

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

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

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Sunday, April 2| Philadelphia at NY Rangers| 7:30 pm |NBCSN
Tuesday, April 4| Philadelphia at 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

The Bergen Record ​

| http://fireandice.northjersey.com/

Andrew Gross' Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/AGrossRecord

ESPN New York ​

| http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/new-jersey-devils

Newark Star-Ledger ​

| http://www.nj.com/devils/

Chris Ryan's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/ChrisRyan_NJ

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
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[CodyTheHuman]

I'd like to see Konecny up with Giroux and Voracek

 

[Sombastate]

I'm taking a date to this game. Lets hope its not a disaster haha

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I'm taking a date to this game. Lets hope its not a disaster haha

Remember to ask her questions and listen to the answers.
Don't put mustard on anything because it WILL fall on you.
Don't eat anything with onions or garlic.
Find excuses to touch her hand and arm lightly.
Don't talk about the fourth line or the coach, because you will just end up cursing.
That should about do it.

 

[Hiesenberg]

I'm taking a date to this game. Lets hope its not a disaster haha

Just watch the game from one of the many bars in the Center. This game WILL be a **** storm.

 

[Rebels57]

I'm taking a date to this game. Lets hope its not a disaster haha

It wouldn't happen to be the violinist from your live performance, would it?

Unrelated note: Patrik Elias has announced his retirement. He will skate in warms before the Devils final home game.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Get ready for Miles Wood hat trick

 

[Hiesenberg]

Vecchione not expected to play

 

[CSKA1974]

this game is going to be an April 1st joke.

 

[YEM]

this game is going to be an April 1st joke.

on me [I'm going]
especially with the amount of action in last night's game
please no inevitable 1-0 devils win, PLEASE

 

[Curufinwe]

I'll be surprised if they lose. The Flyers are a pretty good home team, and their home loss to the Devils this season came after the bye week.

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/02/19/the-nhls-bye-week-experiment-is-still-a-work-in-progress/

After all five teams returning from their bye weeks on Saturday (Montreal, Washington, Chicago, Tampa Bay, Nashville) lost their games, NHL teams are only 3-12-4 this season coming off of their bye.

The 16 teams that have lost their first games back have been outscored by a 60-23 margin (that is a minus-37 goal differential!). Eleven of those losses have been by multiple goals, including seven that have been by three or more.

Even if you include the three teams that won their first game back, NHL teams have a minus-30 goal differential (outscored 37-67) in that first game back.

 

[Sombastate]

Don't put mustard on anything because it WILL fall on you.

You're not familiar with my work, are you? haha

 

[Sombastate]

It wouldn't happen to be the violinist from your live performance, would it?

Her and I met because we were a bit of a fling back in 2013. Her and I have been pretty much best friends since then.

She now dates some New York DJ haha.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

You're not familiar with my work, are you? haha

Did you write a song about mustard?

 

[Rebels57]

Her and I met because we were a bit of a fling back in 2013. Her and I have been pretty much best friends since then.

She now dates some New York DJ haha.

Is she dating Michael Del Zotto?

 

[Sombastate]

Did you write a song about mustard?

Literally the only reason people know i exist on this board is because I have a strong aversion to mustard which boarders psychotic.

I've actually ended relationships because of Mustard haha.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Literally the only reason people know i exist on this board is because I have a strong aversion to mustard which boarders psychotic.

I've actually ended relationships because of Mustard haha.

OH yeah - I totally forgot about that

 

[sa cyred]

Vecchione to take Reads spot to not mess with the lines?

 

[Curufinwe]

I don't think Vecchione will play without being able to practice with the team. More likely Cousins or Lyubimov come back in tomorrow.

 

[Hiesenberg]

I don't think Vecchione will play without being able to practice with the team. More likely Cousins or Lyubimov come back in tomorrow.

Yup.

Hexy already said he's not playing.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Vecchione to take Reads spot to not mess with the lines?

Top line LW name starts with a "V" tomm night for sure!!

 

[FlyTimmo]

Worry not tank enthusiasts. The Flyers will always play their worst hockey against the Devils when in the hunt for a playoff spot.

 

[sa cyred]

I don't think Vecchione will play without being able to practice with the team. More likely Cousins or Lyubimov come back in tomorrow.

I'll be honest and say I totally forgot about Cousins. I don't expect Lyubimov to play, Hak isnt his biggest fan.

Actually thinking about it, I totally see Cousins playing there.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

They are going to destroy us again.

 

[Sombastate]

They are going to destroy us again.

This right here is the sunshine we all need on a rainy day