GDT: #80| Islanders at FLYERS | Tue., Apr. 7, 2015| 7:00 PM ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (32-29-18, 22-9-7 home) vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS (46-27-6, 21-13-5 away ) ​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: SNE, SNO, SNP, MSG+ 2, CSN-PH
• Webcasts: When additional links are located, anyone can place them in this GDT. No assurances here:
  1. http://atdee.net/index.html
  2. http://www.firstrowsports.eu/sport/ice-hockey.html
• Flyers' Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/RadioPlayer.htm?id=2014021191

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2014021191
• Stats and Notes: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=105081
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Islanders' Stats: http://islanders.nhl.com/club/stats.htm

Teams' Stats

Team | GP | Record | Home | Away | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP%| PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO%
Islanders| 79| 46-27-6 |25-14-1 |21-13-5 |3-5-2 |2.96 |2.71 |19.0 |78.1 |8.5 |33.6 |28.1 |49.3
Flyers |79 |32-29-18 |22-9-7| 10-20-11 |4-2-4 |2.60 |2.70 |23.7 |76.9 |9.8 |29.4 |30.3 |51.2

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

• Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
• Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
• Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
• Islanders' Website: http://islanders.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| 30| Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
52 |Nick Cousins| C| 5' 11" | 170 | Jul 20, 1993 | 21| Belleville, ON, CAN
14| Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |197 |Dec 7, 1992 |22 |Phoenix, AZ, USA
28| Claude Giroux "C" | C |5' 11" |172 |Jan 12, 1988 |27| Hearst, ON, CAN
40| Vincent Lecavalier| C |6' 4"| 215 |Apr 21, 1980 |34| Ile Bizard, QC, CAN
12| Michael Raffl | L |6' 0"| 195 |Dec 1, 1988 |26| Villach, AUT
24| Matt Read | R |5' 10" |185 |Jun 14, 1986| 28 |Ilderton, ON, CAN
36| Zac Rinaldo| C |5' 11"| 169| Jun 15, 1990 |24| Mississauga, ON, CAN
10| Brayden Schenn | C |6' 1"| 190 |Aug 22, 1991 |23| Saskatoon, SK, CAN
17 | Wayne Simmonds "A" | R |6' 2"|183|Aug 26, 1988| 26| Scarborough, ON, CAN
18 | R.J. Umberger | C |6' 2" |214 |May 3, 1982 |32 |Pittsburgh, PA, USA
76| Chris VandeVelde| C |6' 2" | 190 |Mar 15, 1987 | 28 | Moorhead, MN, USA
93 | Jakub Voracek | R |6' 2" |214 |Aug 15, 1989 |25| Kladno, CZE
25 |Ryan White |C |6' 0" |193 | Mar 17, 1988 | 27| Brandon, MB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
26 | Carlo Colaiacovo | 6' 1" | 200| Jan 27, 1983 | 32| Toronto, ON, CAN
15 | Michael Del Zotto | 6' 0"| 195| Jun 24, 1990| 24| Stouffville, ON, CAN
8 | Nicklas Grossmann | 6' 4" |230| Jan 22, 1985 |30 |Stockholm, SWE
3 | Radko Gudas | 6' 0" |204 |Jun 5, 1990 |24 |Prague, CZE
43 |Brandon Manning | 6' 1" |195 |Jun 4, 1990 |24| Prince George, BC, CAN
47 |Andrew MacDonald | 6' 1" |190 |Sep 7, 1986| 28 |Judique, NS, CAN
22 | Luke Schenn |6' 2" |229| Nov 2, 1989 |25 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
55 | Nick Schultz | 6' 1" |203 |Aug 25, 1982| 32 |Strasbourg, SK, CAN
32 | Mark Streit "A" |5' 11"| 191 |Dec 11, 1977| 37| Bern, CHE

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
29 |Ray Emery | 6' 2" |196 |Sep 28, 1982 |32| Hamilton, ON, CAN
35 |Steve Mason | 6' 4"| 217| May 29, 1988| 26| Oakville, ON, CAN

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
12 Michael Raffl | 28 Claude Giroux |93 Jakub Voracek
24 Matt Read |14 Sean Couturier |10 Brayden Schenn
36 Zac Rinaldo | 52 Nick Cousins|25 Ryan White
76 Chris VandeVelde| 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare| 40 Vincent Lecavalier

Pairings

Name | Name
15 Michael Del Zotto |55 Nick Schultz
8 Nicklas Grossmann |32 Mark Streit
26 Carlo Colaiacovo| 43 Brandon Manning

Goalies

Name | Name
35 Steve Mason (expected starter) |29 Ray Emery

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Radko Gudas |IR; expected out for season |arthroscopic right knee surgery in January
Luke Schenn | out for season| abdominal muscle and right adductor surgery, April 2
Wayne Simmonds| out for season | reported as fractured left leg, March 25
Andrew MacDonald |out for season |reported as fractured right hand, March 25
R.J. Umberger| out for season |surgery on right hip and abdominal muscles, March 18

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Ryan White |Claude Giroux | Jakub Voracek | Mark Streit
No. 2| Sean Couturier| Michael Raffl | Matt Read| Vincent Lecavalier | Michael Del Zotto

NEW YORK ISLANDERS​

ISLANDERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
86 Nikolay Kulemin | 91 John Tavares |18 Ryan Strome
12 Josh Bailey | 27 Anders Lee | 21 Kyle Okposo
40 Michael Grabner | 29 Brock Nelson | 26 Tyler Kennedy
36 Eric Boulton | 53 Casey Cizikas |13 Colin McDonald

Pairings

Name | Name
2 Nick Leddy |55 Johnny Boychuk
37 Brian Strait | 3 Travis Hamonic
14 Thomas Hickey | 11 Lubomir Visnovsky

Goalies

Name | Name
41 Jaroslav Halak (starter) | 30 Michal Neuvirth

ISLANDERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Cal Clutterbuck |will not play | undisclosed
Calvin de Haan |will not play | will be a healthy scratch
Matt Donovan |will not play | will be a healthy scratch
Mikhail Grabovski | injured reserve| upper body
Matt Martin |will not play | undisclosed
Frans Nielsen |will not play | undisclosed

ISLANDERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Anders Lee | John Tavares | Kyle Okposo |Nick Leddy | (replacement for Nielsen)
No. 2| Josh Bailey | Brock Nelson | Ryan Strome |Lubomir Visnovsky | Johnny Boychuk

ISLANDERS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
12 |Josh Bailey | L| 6' 1" |194 |Oct 2, 1989| 25| Bowmanville, ON, CAN
36| Eric Boulton | L| 6' 0" |225 |Aug 17, 1976| 38| Halifax, NS, CAN
53| Casey Cizikas |C |5' 11"| 201 |Feb 27, 1991 |24 | Toronto, ON, CAN
15| Cal Clutterbuck | R| 5' 11"| 215| Nov 18, 1987| 27| Welland, ON, CAN
40| Michael Grabner | R |6' 1" |202| Oct 5, 1987 |27| Villach, AUT
84| Mikhail Grabovski | C| 5' 11"| 183| Jan 31, 1984 |31| Potsdam, DEU
26 |Tyler Kennedy | C |5' 11"| 185 |Jul 15, 1986 |28 |Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
86| Nikolay Kulemin |L |6' 1"| 226| Jul 14, 1986| 28 |Magnitogorsk, RUS
27| Anders Lee |C |6' 3"| 227 |Jul 3, 1990 |24| Edina, MN, USA
17 | Matt Martin | L |6' 3" |215 |May 8, 1989| 25 |Windsor, ON, CAN
13 | Colin McDonald | R |6' 2" |219 |Sep 30, 1984 |30 |Wethersfield, CT, USA
29 | Brock Nelson | C |6' 3" |206| Oct 15, 1991| 23| Warroad, MN, USA
51| Frans Nielsen "A" | C| 6' 1"| 190| Apr 24, 1984 |30| Herning, DNK
21 | Kyle Okposo "A" |R| 6' 0"| 217 |Apr 16, 1988| 26| St. Paul, MN, USA
18 | Ryan Strome | C |6' 1" |196 |Jul 11, 1993 |21| Mississauga, ON, CAN
91| John Tavares "C" | C |6' 1"| 209 |Sep 20, 1990| 24 |Mississauga, ON, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
55| Johnny Boychuk | 6' 2" |225 |Jan 19, 1984 |31| Edmonton, AB, CAN
44 | Calvin de Haan | 6' 1"| 193 |May 9, 1991| 23| Carp, ON, CAN
46| Matt Donovan | 6' 1" |205| May 9, 1990 |24 |Edmond, OK, USA
3 |Travis Hamonic | 6' 2"| 217 |Aug 16, 1990 |24| St. Malo, MB, CAN
14 | Thomas Hickey | 6' 0" |190 |Feb 8, 1989| 26 |Calgary, AB, CAN
2 |Nick Leddy |6' 0" |194 |Mar 20, 1991 |24 |Eden Prairie, MN, USA
37 | Brian Strait | 6' 1"| 209 |Jan 4, 1988 |27 |Waltham, MA, USA
11 | Lubomir Visnovsky | 5' 10" |192 |Aug 11, 1976 |38| Topolcany, SVK

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
41| Jaroslav Halak | 5' 11"| 186| May 13, 1985| 29| Bratislava, SVK
30 |Michal Neuvirth | 6' 1" |209 |Mar 23, 1988| 27| Ústí nad Labem, CZE

FLYERS vs. ISLANDERS SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
New York Islanders|130-88-26-9 | 76-33-11-5 | 54-55-15-4

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
New York Islanders| 3-1|14-11 |10-4|4-7

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
New York Islanders|31-4-5 in the last 40| 18-1-3 in the last 22 |15-3-2 in the last 20

• Series history (prior GDT): http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=901025

FLYERS vs. ISLANDERS 2014-15 SCHEDULE​

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Mon Nov 24, 2014|Philadelphia 0 at NY Islanders 1 (SO)|7:00 PM |TCN-PH, MSG+
Mon Jan 19, 2015|Philadelphia 4 at NY Islanders 7|1:00 PM|NHLN-US, SN, TCN-PH, MSG+
Thu Feb 5, 2015|NY Islanders 3 at Philadelphia 2 (SO) |7:00 PM |TVA, SN360, MSG+, CSN-PH
Tue Apr 7, 2015|NY Islanders 4 at Philadelphia 5 |7:00 PM |SNE, SNO, SNP, MSG+ 2, CSN-PH

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebyseason.htm?date=10/03/2014&team=PHI

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Thu Apr 9, 2015|Carolina at Philadelphia |7:00 PM |FS-CR, CSN-PH
Sat Apr 11, 2015| Ottawa at Philadelphia |12:30 PM | RDS2, TSN5, CSN-PH

THIS DATE IN FLYERS' HISTORY: April 7, 2001​

John LeClair's PPG with 20.4 seconds remaining in OT lifted Philly to a 4-3 home win vs. Pittsburgh. LeClair evened the game with a PPG midway in the third period. The Penguins led 3-0 in the first period. In the second period, the Flyers outshot Pittsburgh 21-3 and were the recipients of seven straight penalties to Pittsburgh including a five-minute major/game misconduct to Wayne Primeau. The Flyers outshot Pittsburgh 39-14 in the game including 31-6 after the first period. The Flyers scored three PPGs.

MEDIA COVERAGE​

Name | Link

Bucks County Courier Times​

| http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/sports/flyers/

Wayne Fish's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/waynefish1

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

Delaware County Times​

| http://www.delcotimes.com/flyers

Rob Parent's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/reluctantSE

HockeyBuzz.com ​

| http://www.hockeybuzz.com/team/Philadelphia-Flyers

Bill Meltzer's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/billmeltzer

Newark Star-Ledger ​

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

Randy Miller's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/RandyJMiller

Philadelphia Daily News​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/

Blog​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/frequentflyers/

Frank Seravalli's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli

Philadelphia Inquirer​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/

Blog​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inqflyersreport/

Sam Carchidi's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/broadstbull

ESPN New York ​

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

MSG Networks ​

| http://www.msg.com/teams/islanders.html

Shannon Hogan's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/Shannon_Hogan

New York Daily News ​

| http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/index.html

Peter Botte's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/PeterBotte

New York Post ​

| http://www.nypost.com/sports/islanders

Brett Cyrgalis's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/brettcyrgalis

New York Times​

| http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/hockey/index.html

Newsday ​

| http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders

Arthur Staple's Twitter ​

| http://twitter.com/StapeNewsday

SportsNet New York ​

| http://islanderspointblank.com/

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"I Wanna Be Sedated" by The Ramones
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[SolidSnakeUS]

I hope Emery plays and we get owned. I think we're going to stay at 7th overall (unless someone leap frogs us, then 8th) and to do that, we need Emery.

 

[GKJ]

On Fan Appreciation night, very unlikely Emery starts

 

[Newest sens fan]

I don't mind what happens, win/lose. Outside of the Top5 in this draft is scattered for the most part, whether we finish 6th-10th we will still get a talented player.

 

[Dirty but Good]

It'd be nice to not get swept by the Islanders this season, I'm pulling for a W

 

[Appleyard]

I don't mind what happens, win/lose. Outside of the Top5 in this draft is scattered for the most part, whether we finish 6th-10th we will still get a talented player.

Flyers are pretty much guaranteed to finish 7th-9th now.

Only way they can finish 10th is:

Flyers win out (3-0-0) for 88 points.

Dallas go 0-2-1 or worse.

Colorado go 2-1-0 or worse.

Columbus go 2-1-1 or worse.

If the Flyers go 2-1-0 for 86 points 7th or 8th have ~equal chance of happening, any worse than 2-1-0 and 7th place is almost certain.

6th is almost impossible now.

 

[chupanibre]

hoping for a win here, would be nice to beat the Isles at least once

 

[MattMartin]

Great job MSE! Good luck tonight guys!

 

[dats81]

The Isles have pretty much come down back to earth lately. They are beatable and given how good the Flyers haven been at home all season, I could see us picking up the win. Unfortunately. Ouch... that hurts

 

[Danko]

If anyone uses Periscope, the flyers are currently broadcasting the morning skate

they are live behind mason, who looks awesome already

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Great job MSE! Good luck tonight guys!

Thanks to you.

Changes to the OP:

Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin did not make trip due to undisclosed injuries. McDonald and Grabner will be inserted. Lines are not as listed in the OP.

 

[Appleyard]

Thanks to you.

Changes to the OP:

Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin did not make trip due to undisclosed injuries. McDonald and Grabner will be inserted. Lines are not as listed in the OP.

Losing Nielsen is a big loss... especially with Grabovski out as well. It means logically they will have trouble matching vs Giroux, especially with Kulemin promoted to a more offensive role recently and being away.

When the Isles were all healthy they were a matchup nightmare due to their two way forward depth...

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

^ A let down from Sunday is cause and concern but that is offset by the Flyers recent successes against better squads. A conflict perhaps but whether or not the momentum from the last game exists will be seen in the opening few shifts.

Mason vs. Halak tonight.

My guess is Mason will play in the season finale since that could be an important game for Ottawa's playoffs chances. With Carolina the other team scheduled, that could go to either goalie.

 

[Bones45]

I'm sure the Flyers forwards have been notified to attack when Brian Strait is on the ice for the Isles...

 

[Flyerfan4life]

^ A let down from Sunday is cause and concern but that is offset by the Flyers recent successes against better squads. A conflict perhaps but whether or not the momentum from the last game exists will be seen in the opening few shifts.

Mason vs. Halak tonight.

My guess is Mason will play in the season finale since that could be an important game for Ottawa's playoffs chances. With Carolina the other team scheduled, that could go to either goalie.

Hopefully we start Emery vs. OTT.


i want a loss, so it helps maybe push the Pens into golf season..

wohoooo

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Losing Nielsen is a big loss... especially with Grabovski out as well. It means logically they will have trouble matching vs Giroux, especially with Kulemin promoted to a more offensive role recently and being away.

When the Isles were all healthy they were a matchup nightmare due to their two way forward depth...

Quality post. I enjoy watching the Isles play honestly, not sure if they have the scoring depth to go deep in the playoffs.

Also, are you are an FC Utrecht fan?

 

[Domino666]

Why is Mason still playing and not resting his knee?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Why is Mason still playing and not resting his knee?

Because they need to make the Tank against Ottawa on Saturday not look obvious, Mason can play these games and Jeff Reese can start the game against the Senators to kick the Penguins out of the playoffs because Mason needs a break.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Goalies: Mason vs. Halak

Starters: Del Zotto-Schultz, Read-Couturier-B. Schenn

Non-IR scratches: Simmonds, Umberger, Luke Schenn, MacDonald

Referees: #46 Dave Lewis and #38 Francois St. Laurent.

NYI: Kennedy will replace Clutterbuck who is scratched.

 

[Stizzle]

I don't mind what happens, win/lose. Outside of the Top5 in this draft is scattered for the most part, whether we finish 6th-10th we will still get a talented player.

I disagree. There is potentially a big difference. Trust me, you want to pick 7th (6th is a pipe dream). We need to lose.

 

[Striiker]

I like this line.

RW BSchenn is best BSchenn

 

[Cootsfanclub]

What a first shift

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Read already looks a step behind in this one.

 

[Striiker]

Read already looks a step behind in this one.

Yep, he whiffed on 3 chances in the first shift.

 

[Appleyard]

Quality post. I enjoy watching the Isles play honestly, not sure if they have the scoring depth to go deep in the playoffs.

Also, are you are an FC Utrecht fan?

Man City fan first and foremost, (went to my first game in 1994!) but yep, Utrecht are my favourite Dutch team... Stadion Galgenwaard is IMO one of the best places to watch football. Best game I have been to in my life was November 2011 vs Ajax... Utrecht won 6-4, it was mental... I got very drunk. That season they beat Ajax away as well!