GDT: ECSF Gm 5 | FLYERS (H) vs. Islanders (A) | Tue., Sep. 1, 2020 | 7:00 pm ET | NBCSN, CBC, TVAS

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (35-23-10; 10-3) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (41-21-7; 8-5)

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TEAMS' WEBSITES

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• Islanders' Website: Official New York Islanders Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 3 Keys: Islanders vs. Flyers, Game 5 of Eastern Second Round
• Flyers' Playoffs Media Guide: Download the 2020 Flyers Playoff Media Guide (PDF)
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2019-2020
• Islanders' Stats: New York Islanders Stats | 2019-2020

TEAMS' STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON

Teams	Games	Record	Points	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Islanders	68	35-23-10	80 (24th)	20-9-6	15-14-4	189 (24th)	190 (5th)	17.3 (24th)	80.7 (15th)	49.9 (18th)
Flyers	69	41-21-7	89 (6th)	25-6-4	16-15-3	232 (7th)	191 (8th)	20.8 (14th)	81.8 (11th)	54.6 (1st)

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TEAMS' STATISTICS PLAYOFFS updates incomplete

Team	GP	Record	Points	Home	Away	GF/PG	GA/PG	PP%	PK%	FO%
Islanders	13	10-3-0	20	5-1-0	5-2-0	43/5th	22 (1st)	17.8 (13th)	78,4 (17th)	51.3 (10th)
Flyers	13	8-5-0	16	3-3-0	5-2-0	29/17th	29 (3rd)	9.1 (22nd)	79.0 (14th)	54.1 (5th)

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TEAMS' PLAYOFFS LEADERS
FLYERS

Flyers' Goals Leader: Voracek (4)
Flyers' Assists Leader: Hayes (7)
Flyers' Points Leader: Hayes (10)
Flyers' GAA: Hart (2.08)​

ISLANDERS

Islanders' Goals Leader: Beauvillier (7) and Pageau (7)
Islanders' Assists Leader: Bailey (11)
Islanders' Points Leader: Bailey (13)
Islanders' GAA: Varlamov (1.69)​

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux -- 14 Sean Couturier -- 93 Jake Voracek
49 Joel Farabee -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 11 Travis Konecny
25 James van Riemsdyk -- 21 Scott Laughton -- 18 Tyler Pitlick
38 Derek Grant - 44 Nate Thompson -- 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 15 Matt Niskanen
6 Travis Sanheim -- 5 Phil Myers
8 Robert Hagg -- 61 Justin Braun​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart is the expected starter
37 Brian Elliott
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Power Plays

PP1: Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny, Sean Couturier, Jake Voracek, Ivan Provorov
PP2: Kevin Hayes, Joel Farabee, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, James van Riemsdyk, Travis Sanheim
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Injuries and Scratches

3 Andy Welinski (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
10 Andy Andreoff (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
12 Michael Raffl (undisclosed) could be injured.
19 Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder, Sep. 26) was placed on LTIR Nov.22. He is not on the 31-man roster.
23 Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma, Dec. 13; is cancer-free) could return to play during this series.
34 Alex Lyon (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goalie.
48 Morgan Frost (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
53 Shayne Gostisbehere (healthy) could be reinserted or scratched as a spare defenseman.
54 Egor Zamula (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
59 Mark Friedman (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
67 Kirill Ustimenko (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goalie.
82 Connor Bunnaman (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers - News, Scores, Schedule, Roster - The Athletic
Alexander Appleyard's Twitter -- Alexander Appleyard (@avappleyard) | Twitter
Charlie O'Connor's Twitter -- Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) | Twitter​

Hockey Buzz

Web site -- HockeyBuzz.com - NHL Rumors
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- Flyers
Jordan Hall's Twitter -- https://twitter.com/jhallnbcs?lang=en​

NHL.com

Adam Kimelman's Twitter -- Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

27 Anders Lee - 13 Mathew Barzal - 7 Jordan Eberle
18 Anthony Beauvillier - 29 Brock Nelson - 12 Josh Bailey
10 Derick Brassard - 44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau - 47 Leo Komarov
17 Matt Martin - 53 Casey Cizikas - 15 Cal Clutterbuck​

Pairings

3 Adam Pelech - 6 Ryan Pulock
25 Devon Toews - 24 Scott Mayfield
2 Nick Leddy - 4 Andy Greene​

Goalies

1 Thomas Greiss
40 Semyon Varlamov is the expected starter.​

Power Plays

PP 1: Anthony Beauvillier, Brock Nelson, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Josh Bailey, Devon Toews
PP 2: Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal, Jordan Eberle, Nick Leddy, Ryan Pulock
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Injuries and Scratches

8 Noah Dobson (healthy) could be among the defensemen scratched.
14 Tom Kuhnhackl (healthy) could be among the forwards scratched.
16 Andrew Ladd (healthy) could be among the forwards scratched.
21 Otto Koivula (healthy) could be among the forwards scratched.
28 Michael Dal Colle (healthy) could be among the forwards scratched.
32 Ross Johnston (healthy) could be among the forwards scratched.
33 Christopher Gibson (healthy) could be the scratched goalie.
34 Thomas Hickey (healthy) could be among the defensemen scratched.
38 Sebastian Aho (healthy) could be among the defensemen scratched.
55 Johnny Boychuk (healthy) could be among the defensemen scratched.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Lighthouse Hockey

Web site -- New York Islanders Schedule, Roster, News, and Rumors | Lighthouse Hockey
Twitter -- Dominik & LHHFriends (@LHHockey) | Twitter​

MSG Networks

Web site -- New York Islanders
Brendan Burke's Twitter -- Brendan Burke (@brendanmburke) | Twitter
Shannon Hogan's Twitter -- Shannon Hogan (@Shannon_Hogan) | Twitter
Eric Hornick's Twitter -- Eric Hornick (@ehornick) | Twitter​

New York Post

Web site -- New York Islanders | New York Post
Greg Joyce's Twitter -- https://twitter.com/GJoyce9​

Newsday

Web site -- New York Islanders News, Scores, Schedules & Standings
Andrew Gross' Twitter -- Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) | Twitter​

NY Islanders Now

New York Islanders Hockey Now | NY Islanders news, analysis & opinion​

SportsNet New York

Web site -- Islanders News
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FLYERS vs. ISLANDERS' 2019-20 RESULTS

Date	Result
October 27, 2019	Flyers 3 at Islanders 5
November 16, 2019	Islanders 4 at Flyers 3 (OT)
February 11, 2020	Flyers 3 at Islanders 5

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FLYERS vs. ISLANDERS' PLAYOFFS HISTORY

Season	Result	Next round
1975	Flyers 4-3	Flyers beat Buffalo in the SCF
1980	Islanders 4-2	Stanley Cup Finals
1985	Flyers 4-1	Flyers beat Quebec in the ECF
1987	Flyers 4-3	Flyers beat Montreal in the ECF

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FLYERS vs. ISLANDERS' 2020 EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Date	Game (at Toronto)	Time (ET)	Television	Statistics and Summary
Monday, 8/24	1. Islanders 4 at Flyers 0	7:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS	New York Islanders - Philadelphia Flyers - August 24th, 2020
Wednesday, 8/26	2. Islanders 3 at Flyers 4 (OT)	3:00 pm	NBCSN, SN, TVAS	New York Islanders - Philadelphia Flyers - August 26th, 2020
Saturday, 8/29	3. Flyers 1 at Islanders 3	7:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS	Philadelphia Flyers - New York Islanders - August 29th, 2020
Sunday, 8/30	4. Flyers at Islanders	8:00 pm	NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS	Philadelphia Flyers - New York Islanders - August 30th, 2020
Tuesday, 9/1	5. Islanders at Flyers	7:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, TVAS
Thursday, 9/3	6. Flyers at Islanders	TBD	TBD
Saturday, 9/5	7. Islanders at Flyers	TBD	TBD

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"Mouth for War" by Pantera

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[Striiker]

Play the whole game with the same kind of attacking style we had for the last 2/3 of the previous game and we'll be in good shape.

No more dump and chase coward stuff.

Obviously quite a few lineup changes are needed but this incompetent clown will never do it, so I give up.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Has anyone been to xfinity for a game? I have a reservation and was curious where I am going to be seated

 

[deadhead]

They dumped and chased last game, they just did a better job along the boards, winning battles, and started firing pucks on net and crashing the net instead of trying to make a pretty pass and have the play broken up and the ice flipped.

Isle's biggest weakness is their defensemen, they're not bad, but they're neither intimidating or very athletic, so if you are aggressive you can get the puck back in their own end and start a cycle - you just can't cycle trying to make a pass into a danger area, they won't allow that.

 

[TheKingPin]

You need to see a good forecheck as well as good zone clears and breakouts. Forwards need to not all be go routing as soon as the Dman May get the puck. Wondering if we need to start using the middle of the ice more to breakout. Preferably skating. They cut the boards off a lot with guys deep. Go up the middle and you may have room and possession. Have to cash in on chances. Have to.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Play to win.

 

[Rodu58]

They either get blown out, or dominate but don't score then the Isles go down the ice once and score a back breaker

 

[Striiker]

All that matters is we get to OT and get at least one point. Getting the second point is just a bonus.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I just hope they have fun and show good sportsmanship.

 

[flyerslducks]

well this could be the last game. Im hoping they can figure it out and grow as a team. Tk, provorov, couts...please step it up and go out fighting. Hayes, use your f***ing linemates. 3rd line keep it up. 4th line survive.

AV please put in ghost for hagg, raffl for grant (not nak). Farabee, jvr...keep it up.

 

[flyerslducks]

We win this game, we hopefully get lindblom for game 6. We all said it was a pitiful performance after he was in the warmup but if he is in the lineup (even the 4th), I can't see how the team doesn't go all out in the first period of that game. Just f***ing win please lol

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

I just hope they have fun and show good sportsmanship.

WHO NEEDS A STANLEY CUP RING?

 

[Striiker]

We win this game, we hopefully get lindblom for game 6. We all said it was a pitiful performance after he was in the warmup but if he is in the lineup (even the 4th), I can't see how the team doesn't go all out in the first period of that game. Just f***ing win please lol

Because the problem has never been motivation or effort. It’s the system and personnel.

 

[Here4ThaLids]

 

[DancingPanther]

Play to win.

For like 25 minutes. Then play to lose. That's flyers playoff hockey baby

 

[dats81]

This should be quite telling about the character of the team. Do or die.

 

[CanadianSniper]

 

[OzFlyers]

Just give me at least one more game!

 

[DancingPanther]

Just give me at least one more game!

My god no

 

[Starat327]

I've started making small cuts in an effort to bleed out before the game. It seems like the less painful way to go.

 

[Larry44]

I just hope they have fun and show good sportsmanship.

Thank you for that!

 

[Larry44]

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Anywhere, anytime is a good time to die.

 

[BiggE]

Wait, we have to do this again??

 

[prototypical4thliner]

Totally feel optimistic about this one. THIS is the game we figure it all out.

 

[BiggE]

Totally feel optimistic about this one. THIS is the game we figure it all out.

Wake up, you’re dreaming