GDT: #36: Flyers at Sharks, Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 10:30 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (15-13-7, 7-8-3 away ) vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS (17-16-2, 4-10-0 home )​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: NBCSN, CSN-PH
• Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/RadioPlayer.htm?id=2015020555
• Streams: Posting and soliciting links to illegal streams is prohibited. Do not post such streams.

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2015020555
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Sharks' Stats: http://sharks.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%
Flyers|35 |15-13-7 |8-5-4 |7-8-3 |5-3-2 |2.14 |2.66 |16.5 |79.0 |12.7 |30.4 |32.6| 49.3
Sharks |35 |17-16-2 |4-10-0| 13-6-2| 3-5-2 |2.71 |2.86 |20.4 |80.9 |9.3 |30.1| 28.5| 51.5

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

• Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
• Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
• Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
• Sharks' Website: http://sharks.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
14 |Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |197 |Dec 7, 1992 |23| Phoenix, AZ, USA
28 | Claude Giroux "C"| C| 5' 11" |172 |Jan 12, 1988 |27| Hearst, ON, CAN
21 | Scott Laughton |C |6' 1"| 177| May 30, 1994| 21| Oakville, ON, CAN
40 | Vincent Lecavalier | C |6' 4"| 215 |Apr 21, 1980| 35| Ile Bizard, QC, CAN
12 | Michael Raffl | L |6' 0" |195| 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" |190| Aug 22, 1991| 24 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
17 | Wayne Simmonds "A" | R| 6' 2" |183|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 |28| Moorhead, MN, USA
93 |Jakub Voracek | R |6' 2" |214 |Aug 15, 1989 |26| Kladno, CZE
25 |Ryan White |C |6' 0"| 201| Mar 17, 1988| 27 |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" |160 |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"| 195 |Jun 4, 1990| 25 |Prince George, BC, CAN
82| Evgeny Medvedev | 6' 3"| 198| Aug 27, 1982| 33 |Chelyabinsk, RUS
22| Luke Schenn | 6' 2"| 229 |Nov 2, 1989| 26| Saskatoon, SK, CAN
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" |217 |May 29, 1988 |27 |Oakville, ON, CAN
30 | Michal Neuvirth| 6' 1" |209 |Mar 23, 1988 |27| Ústí nad Labem, CZE

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
12 - Michael Raffl | 28 - Claude Giroux |10 - Brayden Schenn
93 - Jakub Voracek |14 - Sean Couturier |17 - Wayne Simmonds
76 - Chris VandeVelde | 78 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare | 25 - Ryan White
24 - Matt Read | 21 - Scott Laughton|20 - R.J. Umberger

Pairings

Name | Name
32 - Mark Streit | 55 - Nick Schultz
3 - Radko Gudas |82 - Evgeny Medvedev
53 - Shayne Gostisbehere| 22 - Luke Schenn

Goalies

Name | Name
35 - Steve Mason (expected starter) |30 - Michal Neuvirth

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Michael Del Zotto |out; day-to-day | upper body (reported as left wrist)
Vincent Lecavalier | available| expected to be scratched
Brandon Manning | available| could be scratched
Michal Neuvirth | will not start as expected | illness
Mark Streit| expected to play| surgery to repair a pubic plate detachment (Nov. 17)

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Claude Giroux |Wayne Simmonds | Jakub Voracek | Shayne Gostisbehere
No. 2|Michael Raffl | Sean Couturier| Matt Read | Mark Streit | Evgeny Medvedev

SAN JOSE SHARKS​

SHARKS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
68 - Melker Karlsson | 19 - Joe Thornton | 8 - Joe Pavelski
12 - Patrick Marleau |39 - Logan Couture | 42 - Joel Ward
83 - Matthew Nieto | 48 - Tomas Hertl | 27 - Joonas Donskoi
9 - Dainius Zubrus| 50 - Chris Tierney | 57 - Tommy Wingels

Pairings

Name | Name
44 - Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 61 - Justin Braun
7 - Paul Martin | 88 - Brent Burns
4 - Brenden Dillon | 74 - Dylan DeMelo

Goalies

Name | Name
31 - Martin Jones (expected starter) | 32 - Alex Stalock

SHARKS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Mike Brown | available |will be scratched
Logan Couture | expected to play| artery procedure, right thigh (Dec. 10)
Ben Smith| available |will be scratched

SHARKS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Patrick Marleau | Joe Thornton | Joel Ward |Joe Pavelski | Brent Burns
No. 2 |Joonas Donskoi | Logan Couture |Tomas Hertl| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | Justin Braun

SHARKS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
18 | Mike Brown | R |5' 11" |205| Jun 24, 1985| 30| Chicago, IL, USA
39 | Logan Couture "A" | C| 6' 1" |200 |Mar 28, 1989| 26| Guelph, ON, CAN
27 | Joonas Donskoi | R |6' 0" |180 |Apr 13, 1992 |23| Raahe, FIN
48 | Tomas Hertl | C |6' 2"| 210 |Nov 12, 1993 |22 |Praha, CZE
68| Melker Karlsson | C |6' 0" |180| Jul 18, 1990| 25| Lycksele, SWE
12| Patrick Marleau| L| 6' 2" |220 |Sep 15, 1979 |36 |Aneroid, SK, CAN
83| Matt Nieto | L |5' 11" |190 |Nov 5, 1992 |23| Long Beach, CA, USA
8 | Joe Pavelski "C" | C |5' 11" |190 |Jul 11, 1984 |31 |Plover, WI, USA
21 | Ben Smith | R |5' 11"| 199| Jul 11, 1988| 27| Winston-Salem, NC, USA
19 | Joe Thornton "A" | C |6' 4" |220| Jul 2, 1979 |36| London, ON, CAN
50 | Chris Tierney | C| 6' 0"| 195| Jul 1, 1994 |21 |Keswick, ON, CAN
42 | Joel Ward | R |6' 1" |226 |Dec 2, 1980 |35|North York, ON, CAN
57 | Tommy Wingels| C |6' 0"| 200| Apr 12, 1988 |27| Evanston, IL, USA
9 |Dainius Zubrus |C |6' 5" |225 |Jun 16, 1978 |37| Elektrenai, LTU

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
61| Justin Braun | 6' 2"| 205 |Feb 10, 1987 |28| Minneapolis, MN, USA
88| Brent Burns | 6' 5"| 230 |Mar 9, 1985 |30| Barrie, ON, CAN
74| Dylan DeMelo| 6' 1"| 195 |May 1, 1993| 22| London, ON, CAN
4 |Brenden Dillon | 6' 4" |225 |Nov 13, 1990| 25| New Westminster, BC, CAN
7 |Paul Martin |6' 1"| 200 |Mar 5, 1981 |34| Minneapolis, MN, USA
44 | Marc-Edouard Vlasic |6' 1"| 205 |Mar 30, 1987 |28| Montreal, QC, CAN

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
31 |Martin Jones| 6' 4"| 187 |Jan 10, 1990| 25 |North Vancouver, BC, CAN
32 |Alex Stalock | 6' 0" |190| Jul 28, 1987| 28| St. Paul, MN, USA

FLYERS vs. SHARKS SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
San Jose Sharks |

14-14-4-5​

|

6-6-2-4​

|

8-8-2-1​

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
San Jose Sharks | 0-0|0-0|0-0|0-0

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-T- OTL | Home | Away
San Jose Sharks|1-11-2-5 in the last 19 |0-4-1-4 in the last 9 |1-7-1-1- in the last 10

The Flyers most recent home win came December 21, 2000. The Flyers have lost the last five in this series (0-3-2).​

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

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

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Sat Jan 2, 2016 | Philadelphia at Los Angeles |4:00 PM |CSN-PH, FS-W
Tue Jan 5, 2016 | Montréal at Philadelphia |7:30 PM| NBCSN, RDS, SNE, CSN-PH
Thu Jan 7, 2016 | Philadelphia at Minnesota | 8:00 PM | NBCSN, TCN-PH
Sat Jan 9, 2016 | NY Islanders at Philadelphia |1:00 PM | MSG+, CSN-PH
Wed Jan 13, 2016 | Boston at Philadelphia | 8:00 PM | NBCSN, TVAS

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

Comcast SportsNet Bay Area |​

http://www.csnbayarea.com/sharks

Kevin Kurz's Twitter |​

https://twitter.com/kkurzcsn

San Francisco Chronicle|​

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/sharks/

Ross McKeon's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/rossmckeon

San Jose Mercury News |​

http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks

Blog|​

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks/

Curtis Pashelka's Twitter |​

https://twitter.com/CurtisPashelka

GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC​

"Hook In Mouth" by Megadeth
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[SolidSnakeUS]

Hopefully we don't suck. We can't play like how we were against the Ducks.

 

[Wayne Primeau]

As a Flames fan, go Flyers!

Hey, Flyers fans - is it true that Brandon Manning is a poster on HFFlyers?

 

[Prongo]

As a Flames fan, go Flyers!

Hey, Flyers fans - is it true that Brandon Manning is a poster on HFFlyers?

IF we had to guess which one lol......

 

[bb12]

As a Flames fan, go Flyers!

Hey, Flyers fans - is it true that Brandon Manning is a poster on HFFlyers?

The rumors are spreading!!!

 

[Flyerfan4life]

As a Flames fan, go Flyers!

Hey, Flyers fans - is it true that Brandon Manning is a poster on HFFlyers?

hang around for a day or 2... wont take you long...

 

[Flyerfan4life]

RIP Lemmy..

well that sucks..

maybe motorhead in honor ???

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

RIP Lemmy..

well that sucks..

maybe motorhead in honor ???

The following game, maybe the next two.

 

[Striiker]

As a Flames fan, go Flyers!

Hey, Flyers fans - is it true that Brandon Manning is a poster on HFFlyers?

I think it's his dad.

 

[chupanibre]

As a Flames fan, go Flyers!

Hey, Flyers fans - is it true that Brandon Manning is a poster on HFFlyers?

Yes, no prizes for figuring out which one he is though.

 

[backburner]

Has Ganger had a chance at 1-LW yet?
Early in the season he was looking great - I didnt catch much of late Nov /early Dec - did he regress?

 

[Curufinwe]

No, he never got that far up the lineup.

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/showplayer.php?pid=399&withagainst=true&season=2015-16&sit=5v5

 

[Rebels57]

Has Ganger had a chance at 1-LW yet?
Early in the season he was looking great - I didnt catch much of late Nov /early Dec - did he regress?

With Voracek/Schenn on Girouxs RW all season, the 1-LW spot has mostly been occupied by Michael Raffl. They like his ability to win battles for the puck and he's very responsible defensively which allows Giroux more free reign.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but we beat the Sharks in Feb 2014 - that was the first victory against them since 2000?

(We definitely have not beat them at home since 2000)

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but we beat the Sharks in Feb 2014 - that was the first victory against them since 2000?

(We definitely have not beat them at home since 2000)

That is all correct. The lone win, since the home victory in the 2000-01 season, came in 2014 at San Jose.

 

[TCTC]

Just realized how incredibly bad the Sharks have been at home this season. How is it even possible to be that much better on the road? That's weird.

 

[blinds]

Not liking our chances against SJ or LA, but this is the one they have a better shot at winning. Hopefully they come away with something to show.

Hey, Flyers fans - is it true that Brandon Manning is a poster on HFFlyers?

Too funny. He's gotta be related somehow.

 

[Laveuglette]

With both Streit and Gostisbehere, we should score more. The offense will have a lot of support. Like when we had both Carle and Timonen.

 

[dats81]

With both Streit and Gostisbehere, we should score more. The offense will have a lot of support. Like when we had both Carle and Timonen.

But without Del Zotto they probably will get scored on more. So it's a wash.

 

[bb12]

really hoping MDZ plays and we can see what a line up of 5 quality defenders looks like. And Schenn who hasnt been playing bad at all.

 

[Striiker]

Luke Schenn hasn't been playing bad at all?

News to me

 

[flyersfan018]

really hoping MDZ plays and we can see what a line up of 5 quality defenders looks like. And Schenn who hasnt been playing bad at all.

Schenn and Manning were atrocious against Anaheim.

 

[HighOFFHockey]

really hoping MDZ plays and we can see what a line up of 5 quality defenders looks like. And Schenn who hasnt been playing bad at all.

DZ is the #1 Dman on this team right now. He's a big loss for us, but he'll be back. However, having Streit back should help balance out the pairings.

 

[Curufinwe]

Neuvirth should get the start tonight, but I've been saying that for the last nine days.

 

[BernieParent]

DZ is the #1 Dman on this team right now. He's a big loss for us, but he'll be back. However, having Streit back should help balance out the pairings.

I know there is a silent "by default" in your sentence, but who would have thought that Del Zotto would be the team's big minutes eater when he was acquired off the bargain bin?