GDT: #59: FLYERS at Red Wings, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, 6:00 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

DETROIT RED WINGS (23-28-8) at PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (27-24-7)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSN
• Radio: 97.5 FM 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 93.3 FM 93.3 WMMR - Everything That Rocks!
• Flyers 24/7: Flyers Radio 24/7
• Streams: Do not post or request any streams or links to unauthorized sites.

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Facebook: Security Check Required
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Red Wings' Website: Official Detroit Red Wings Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 THINGS: PHI vs. DET
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2018-2019
• Red Wings' Stats: Detroit Red Wings Stats | 2018-2019

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%	Save%
Red Wings	59	23-28-8	54	12-13-4	11-15-4	165	191	16.4	77.6	51.1	.902
Flyers	58	27-24-7	61	15-11-4	12-13-3	171	194	17.7	76.7	55.9	.894

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

25 James van Riemsdyk - 28 Claude Giroux - 11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom - 14 Sean Couturier - 93 Jake Voracek
21 Scott Laughton - 19 Nolan Patrick - 17 Wayne Simmonds
12 Michael Raffl - 44 Phil Varone - 27 Justin Bailey ​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 6 Travis Sanheim
53 Shayne Gostisbehere - 47 Andrew MacDonald
8 Robert Hägg - 3 Radko Gudas​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart - 56 Mike McKenna ​

Power Plays

PP1: Van Riemsdyk, Simmonds, Giroux, Gostisbehere, Voracek
PP2: Konecny, Patrick, Lindblom, Couturier, Provorov​

Injuries and Scratches

30 Michal Neuvirth (G) is on IR due to a lower body injury (Jan. 3). No timetable for his return (Jan.18).
33 Cam Talbot (G) could be a healthy scratch.
37 Brian Elliott (G) was on IR due to a possible groin injury (Nov.15). Sent to AHL for conditioning (Feb. 12).
61 Phil Myers (D) could be a healthy scratch.​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- The Athletic
Alexander Appleyard's Twitter -- Alexander Appleyard (@avappleyard) | Twitter
Charlie O'Connor's Twitter -- Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) | Twitter​

Courier Post of South Jersey

Web site -- Flyers - NHL - News - CourierPostOnline.com
Dave Isaac's Twitter -- Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) | Twitter​

Hockey Buzz

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

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) | Twitter
John Boruk's Twitter -- John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- http://www.philly.com/topic/broad-street-bull/
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​

DETROIT RED WINGS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

14 Gustav Nyquist - 71 Dylan Larkin - 59 Tyler Bertuzzi
26 Thomas Vanek - 61 Jacob De La Rose - 39 Anthony Mantha
72 Andreas Athanasiou - 41 Luke Glendening - 43 Darren Helm
27 Michael Rasmussen - 70 Christoffer Ehn - 8 Justin Abdelkader ​

Pairings

55 Niklas Kronwall - 25 Mike Green
65 Dan Dekeyser - 3 Nick Jensen
52 Jonathan Ericsson - 83 Trevor Daley​

Goalies

35 Jimmy Howard - 45 Jonathan Bernier ​

Injuries and Scratches

17 Filip Hronek (D) could be a healthy scratch.
28 Luke Witkowski (F) could be a healthy scratch.
51 Frans Nielsen (F) could be a healthy scratch.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- The Athletic
Max Bultman's Twitter -- Max Bultman (@m_bultman) | Twitter​

Detroit Free Press

Web site -- Detroit Red Wings Hockey - Detroit Free Press
Helene St. James' Twitter -- Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) | Twitter​

Detroit News

Web site -- Detroit Red Wings, NHL, Atlantic Division, news - Detroit News sports
Ted Kulfan's Twitter -- Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) | Twitter​

Michigan Live

Web site -- Detroit Red Wings Hockey - MLive.com
Ansar Khan's Twitter -- Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) | Twitter​

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television (subject to change)
February 17	at Detroit	6:00 pm	NBCSN
February 19	vs.Tampa Bay	7:00 pm	NBCSP, SUN
February 21	at Montreal	7:30 pm	TSN2, RDS, NBCSP
February 23	vs. Pittsburgh	8:00 pm	NBC, SN360, SN1, TVAS2 [outdoor game]
February 26	vs. Buffalo	7:00 pm	NBCSN, NBCSP
February 28	at Columbus	7:00 pm	FS-O, NBCSP

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FROM THE PAST

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"The Red" by Chevelle


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Click to read more...

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The first post will be updated.

 

[Limeyjim]

Will Talbot be the backup, or McKenna? Also, when will Myers be allowed to play?

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

The first post will be updated.

Great Song choice,

I got a rocker for you, great base

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Will Talbot be the backup, or McKenna? Also, when will Myers be allowed to play?

At last check, Talbot doesn't appear to be available to play.

The Myers situation has been addressed but at the time of the promotion, there was no guarantee he would play. Whether that changes due to the back-to-back is possible but nothing has been indicated.

 

[Curufinwe]

Starter Hart going back to back for the first time in the NHL.

Looks like he did it twice for the Phantoms

TheAHL.com

 

[dragonoffrost]

Never mind friend had wrong Flyers defenseman he was talking about Myers... damn Canadiens fan confusing our 6' 4"+ and 220+ defenseman

Vorobyev being demoted though is confirmed

 

[KrazyKat]

If I’m the coach I’m switching up the D after last nights collapse.

Provorov—Gostisbehere
Sanheim—Gudas
Macdonald—Myers


Myers has way more upside than hagg.
Stay out of the penalty box. And protect hart. Can’t afford to lose tomorrow.

Our 1st line sucks.

Giroux—Couturier—Konecny
Lindblom—Patrick—Voracek
JVR—Vorobyev—Simmonds
Raffl—Laughton—Bailey


But of course. This won’t happen.

 

[Tripod]

The way Patrick is playing:

Giroux—Patrick—Konecny
Lindblom—Couts—Voracek
JVR—Laughton—Simmonds
Raffl—Varone—Bailey

And Myers absolutely should be playing given this is a b2b.

 

[Victory5]

Please make this game easier on my heart.

Thanks

 

[Victory5]

Please make this game easier on my heart.

Thanks

On our Hart*

 

[mja]

The way Patrick is playing:

Giroux—Patrick—Konecny
Lindblom—Couts—Voracek
JVR—Laughton—Simmonds
Raffl—Varone—Bailey

And Myers absolutely should be playing given this is a b2b.

Yeah, I'd like to see Patrick & G together, too.

 

[BiggE]

On our Hart*

Not thrilled with playing the kid back to back in a game that might get nasty during a season thats going nowhere. Makes no sense

 

[Curufinwe]

Should of left him in the AHL all season just to be extra safe.

 

[Tripod]

Should of left him in the AHL all season just to be extra safe.

Yup. No one gets hurt there.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

The way Patrick is playing:

Giroux—Patrick—Konecny
Lindblom—Couts—Voracek
JVR—Laughton—Simmonds
Raffl—Varone—Bailey

And Myers absolutely should be playing given this is a b2b.

No to JVR and Simmer together.

The top six is great in any combination, but that 3rd line, regardless of the centre, is an abomination.

 

[BiggE]

You’re never going to get 3 good lines because you are short at least 2 forwards to do it. Hopefully Simmonds get moved soon, they bring up NAK and go with:

Giroux-Coots-Jake
We know this line can work

Lindblom-Patrick-TK
Patrick is playing so well right now that he will elevate the games of these wings

Raffl-Laughton-NAK
It won’t be pretty but at least it’s 3 guys who will work hard

JVR-Varone-Bailey
Sadly, at ES, this is where Pigeon belongs.

Frost, Farabee, Ratcliffe and a FA or 2 can’t get here fast enough!

 

[YZ77]

Will Talbot be the backup, or McKenna? Also, when will Myers be allowed to play?

Well tomorrow, of course...in response to the latter question.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Giroux-Patrick-Konecny x100000

 

[Flyers1928]

will be at this one, someone better f***ing run over mantha

 

[YZ77]

will be at this one, someone better ****ing run over mantha

Need a big body to lay Mantha out....

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Hope Hart plays again .

 

[BiggE]

Need a big body to lay Mantha out....

Can Joel Embiid skate?

 

[deadhead]

You have to keep Jake with Couts, Jake isn't the same player with any other center, we saw that last year and now this year.

The Flyers better come prepared for Bear, that was an embarrassing meltdown against a bad team, if they don't come out and blow the Red Wings off the ice they need a serious kick in the ass, one team is pushing for the playoffs, one is hoping for Hughes, you tell me which team should be expected to dominate.

 

[Striiker]

Well tomorrow, of course...in response to the latter question.

If you're wrong then we're fighting.