PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (20-10-7) vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS (19-15-4)
BROADCAST INFO FOR THIS GAME:
Television: NHLN-CA, CSN-PH (HD) and KDOC
Philadelphia Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app/?serv...&id=2008020564
Anaheim Radio: http://ducks.nhl.com/team/app/?servi...&id=2008020564
Webcasts: Post 'em if you got 'em
GAME PREVIEW and LINK TO TEAMS' WEBSITES:
Game Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?gameN...9&service=page
Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/
Ducks' Website: http://ducks.nhl.com/
LINKS TO RECENT ARTICLES:
On The Fly! -- http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app/?serv...LPage&id=18891
Ryan on the Rise -- http://www.courierpostonline.com/art...61/1002/sports
Mason Gets Third Straight Shutout in Beating Ducks, 2-0 -- http://ducks.nhl.com/team/app?gameNu...9&service=page
Ducks D Huskins out 2-3 weeks -- http://nationalpost.pa-sportsticker....9171230859083A
FLYERS' NOTES:
The Flyers are 16-4-4 in the last 24 games including 1-2-0 on this current six-game road trip.
The Flyers are 16-1-4 when scoring the first goal of a game.
The Flyers are 14-1-2 when leading after the second period.
The Flyers are 10-0-2 in their last 12 on home ice.
The Flyers have 30 goals in their last five home games.
FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP:
Forwards:
28 Claude Giroux -- 18 Mike Richards -- 22 Mike Knuble
19 Scott Hartnell -- 17 Jeff Carter -- 15 Joffrey Lupul
46 Jonathon Kalinski -- 13 Glen Metropolit -- 9 Scottie Upshall/45 Arron Asham
32 Riley Cote -- 36 Darroll Powe -- 24 Josh Gratton
Defensemen:
44 Kimmo Timonen -- 23 Ossi Vaananen
5 Braydon Coburn -- 25 Matt Carle
41 Andrew Alberts -- 6 Randy Jones
Goalies:
30 Antero Nittymaki
43 Martin Biron (probable starter)
FLYERS' INJURIES:
2 Derian Hatcher (right knee damage) is on injured reserve.
6 Randy Jones has a mild hip flexor but is expected to play.
9 Scottie Upshall (sprained right knee) could return tonight. He was listed as out of action a minimum of 10-14 days beginning with December 22.
12 Simon Gagne suffered a mild right shoulder strain and is expected to miss approximately seven-to-10 days from December 31. There is a chance that he could return January 6.
36 Darroll Powe has a lower body injury. He is listed as questionable for tonight.
45 Arron Asham has a knee injury which prevented him from playing in the last game. He is listed as questionable for tonight.
47 Luca Sbisa will be available though he suffered a slight groin injury at Columbus and did not play at Vancouver.
48 Danny Briere will not play tonight. His status thereafter is uncertain. He is eligible to return to the lineup after being placed on LTIR December 16 retroactive to December 3. He was expected to miss 4-5 weeks from December 3.
FLYERS' ROSTER:
Forwards:
# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
45 Arron Asham 5' 11" 205 Apr 13, 1978 30 Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN
48 Danny Briere 5' 10" 179 Oct 6, 1977 31 Gatineau, QC, CAN
17 Jeff Carter 6' 3" 200 Jan 1, 1985 23 London, ON, CAN
32 Riley Cote 6' 2" 220 Mar 16, 1982 26 Winnipeg, MB, CAN
12 Simon Gagne "A" 6' 0" 195 Feb 29, 1980 28 Ste. Foy, QC, CAN
28 Claude Giroux 5' 11" 172 Jan 12, 1988 20 Hearst, ON, CAN
24 Josh Gratton 6' 2" 214 Sep 9, 1982 Brantford, Ontario
19 Scott Hartnell 6' 2" 210 Apr 18, 1982 26 Regina, SK, CAN
46 Jonathon Kalinski 6' 1" 175 May 25, 1987 21 Bonnyville, AB, CAN
22 Mike Knuble 6' 3" 230 Jul 4, 1972 36 Toronto, ON, CAN
15 Joffrey Lupul 6' 1" 205 Sep 23, 1983 25 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN
13 Glen Metropolit 5' 10" 195 Jun 25, 1974 34 Toronto, ON, CAN
36 Darroll Powe 5' 11" 212 Jun 22 '85 23 Saskatoon, SK, CAN
18 Mike Richards "C" 5' 11" 195 Feb 11, 1985 23 Kenora, ON, CAN
9 Scottie Upshall 6' 0" 197 Oct 7, 1983 25 Fort McMurray, AB, CAN
Defensemen:
# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
41 Andrew Alberts 6' 5" 218 Jun 30, 1981 27 Minneapolis, MN, USA
25 Matt Carle 6' 0" 205 Sep 25, 1984 24 Anchorage, AK, USA
5 Braydon Coburn 6' 5" 220 Feb 27, 1985 23 Calgary, AB, CAN
2 Derian Hatcher ** 6' 5" 235 Jun 4, 1972 36 Sterling Heights, MI, USA
6 Randy Jones 6' 2" 200 Jul 23, 1981 27 Quispamsis, NB, CAN
3 Lasse Kukkonen 6' 0" 190 Sep 18, 1981 27 Oulu, FIN
47 Luca Sbisa 6' 2" 190 Jan 30, 1990 18 Ozieri, ITA
44 Kimmo Timonen "A" 5' 10" 194 Mar 18, 1975 33 Kuopio, FIN
23 Ossi Vaananen 6' 4" 215 Aug 18, 1980 28 Vantaa, FIN
Goalies:
# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
43 Martin Biron 6' 3" 180 Aug 15, 1977 31 Lac St. Charles, QC, CAN
30 Antero Niittymaki 6' 1" 195 Jun 18, 1980 28 Turku, FIN
INJURED RESERVE
FLYERS' STATS:
http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=Stats
DUCKS' POSSIBLE LINEUP:
Forwards:
Chris Kunitz, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry
Bobby Ryan, Andrew Ebbett, Brendan Morrison
Travis Moen, Samuel Pahlsson, Rob Niedermayer
Brad May, Todd Marchant, George Parros
Defense:
Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger
Brett Festerling, Brendan Mikkelson
Steve Montador, Bret Hedican/Nathan McIver
Goalies:
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Jonas Hiller
DUCKS' INJURIES:
Kent Huskins will be sidelined 2-to-3 weeks with a broken bone in his right foot.
Teemu Selanne is expected to be sidelined at least two more weeks after he suffered a lacerated left-quadriceps muscle.
Francois Beauchemin suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee November 16 and underwent reconstructive surgery November 20.
Brad Larsen, who underwent sports-hernia surgery October 3, had a surgical procedure December 5 to repair a torn labrum in his left hip and could be out the rest of the regular season.
Bret Hedican did not play vs. Columbus because of a stiff back suffered December 28. He is day-to-day.
DUCKS' ROSTER:
Forwards:
# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
20 Ryan Carter 6' 2" 202 Aug 3, 1983 25 St. Paul, MN, USA
48 Andrew Ebbett 5' 9" 175 Jan 2, 1983 25 Vernon, BC, CAN
15 Ryan Getzlaf "A" 6' 4" 221 May 10, 1985 23 Regina, SK, CAN
14 Chris Kunitz 6' 0" 193 Sep 26, 1979 29 Regina, SK, CAN
29 Brad Larsen ** 6' 0" 210 Jun 28, 1977 31 Nakusp, BC, CAN
22 Todd Marchant 5' 10" 182 Aug 12, 1973 35 Buffalo, NY, USA
24 Brad May 6' 1" 213 Nov 29, 1971 37 Toronto, ON, CAN
32 Travis Moen 6' 2" 216 Apr 6, 1982 26 Swift Current, SK, CAN
7 Brendan Morrison 5' 11" 181 Aug 15, 1975 33 Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN
44 Rob Niedermayer 6' 2" 201 Dec 28, 1974 34 Cassiar, BC, CAN
26 Samuel Pahlsson 6' 0" 204 Dec 17, 1977 31 Ornskol, SWE
16 George Parros 6' 5" 231 Dec 29, 1979 29 Washington, PA, USA
10 Corey Perry 6' 3" 209 May 16, 1985 23 Peterborough, ON, CAN
54 Bobby Ryan 6' 2" 208 Mar 17, 1987 21 Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
8 Teemu Selanne ** 6' 0" 200 Jul 3, 1970 38 Helsinki, FIN
Defensemen:
# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
23 Francois Beauchemin ** 6' 0" 207 Jun 4, 1980 28 Sorel, QC, CAN
53 Brett Festerling 6' 1" 201 Mar 3, 1986 22 Prince George, BC, CAN
3 Bret Hedican 6' 2" 210 Aug 10, 1970 38 St. Paul, MN, USA
40 Kent Huskins 6' 4" 205 May 4, 1979 29 Almont, ON, CAN
6 Nathan McIver 6' 3" 205 Jan 6, 1985 23 Summerside, PE, CAN
-- Brendan Mikkelson 6'3" 210 June 22, 1987 Regina, Saskatchewan, CAN (called up January 1 from AHL)
5 Steve Montador 6' 0" 210 Dec 21, 1979 29 Vancouver, BC, CAN
27 Scott Niedermayer "C" 6' 1" 195 Aug 31, 1973 35 Edmonton, AB, CAN
25 Chris Pronger "A" 6' 6" 214 Oct 10, 1974 34 Dryden, ON, CAN
Goalies:
# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
35 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 6' 1" 201 May 16, 1977 31 Montreal, QC, CAN
1 Jonas Hiller 6' 2" 193 Feb 12, 1982 26 Felben Wellhausen, CHE
DUCKS' STATS:
http://ducks.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=Stats
FLYERS-DUCKS' SERIES HISTORY:
Current and Miscellaneous:
Philadelphia is 8-5-5-1 (W-L-T-OTL) all-time and has points in the last five contests (4-0-0-1).
Philadelphia is 4-2-3-0 at home and has a two-game win streak. Anaheim last won in Philadelphia October 21, 2000.
Philadelphia is 4-3-2-1 at Anaheim and has five points (2-0-0-1) in the last three games played at Anaheim.
Of the 19 games played, 13 have been decided by one goal or less. The largest margin of victory is four, done three times by the Flyers.
Of Anaheim's six wins, five have come by one goal and the other was by three goals (that game was the first series meeting).
1990s
1994 -- February 16 -- Joe Sacco (2-2-4) scored two third period goals and the Mighty Ducks beat Philly 6-3 at Anaheim in the first ever matchup between these franchises. Shaun Van Allen scored 1:05 into the game and Anaheim led the rest of the contest. Guy Hebert made 26 saves in the win.
1994 -- March 27 -- Gary Valk scored his second goal of the contest 24 seconds into OT to lift Anaheim to a 3-2 win in the first matchup between these franchises in Philadelphia. Valk was in the box for holding when Mikael Renberg tied the score at 2-2 with 2:44 to play in the third. The game was scoreless until Al Conroy gave Philly a 1-0 lead in the third period. Mark Recchi had two assists including his 100th point of the season.
1995 -- March 8 -- Anatoli Semenov was traded to Philadelphia by Anaheim for Milos Holan.
Ron Hextall, October 20, 1995
1995 -- October 20 -- Eric Lindros had three points and John LeClair scored twice in the Flyers' first victory over the Mighty Ducks, 4-2 in the Arrowhead Pond. LeClair's two goals came in the middle period and gave the team a 4-0 lead; they also held a decisive 24-6 shot advantage after two periods. Ron Hextall made 16 saves and played the entire game but suffered a strained right hamstring which prevented him from playing until November 9, 1995.
1996 -- January 9 -- John LeClair's PPG with 2:27 remaining in the third gave the Flyers a 2-2 tie in the Spectrum. Shawn Antoski and Todd Ewen got fighting majors just four seconds into the game. At the same time, the Ducks were penalized for submitting an illegal lineup (player substituion). The Ducks led 2-0 before seven minutes expired but the Flyers rallied with two PPGs.
1996 -- February 6 -- Bob Corkum was traded to Philadelphia by Anaheim for Chris Herperger and Winnipeg's 7th round choice (previously acquired, Anaheim selected Tony Mohagen) in the 1997 Entry Draft.
1996 -- March 19 -- Anatoli Semenov and Mike Crowley were traded to Anaheim by Philadelphia for Brian Wesenberg.
1996 -- October 16 -- Pat Falloon scored the GWG with under 8 minutes to play and the Flyers rallied from a 3-1 hole to win 4-3 in Anaheim. The Flyers dominated the third period: 14-4 in shots and 2-0 in goals.
1996 -- October 22 -- Ron Hextall made 18 saves and Eric Desjardins had two points in a 3-0 shut out. The Ducks were outshot 13-1 in the first period. The Flyers scored in each period and Shjon Podein recorded the GWG in the first period.
1997 -- October 15 -- The Flyers had three minors called against them in a 1:59 stretch late in the third period and the Ducks' Tomas Sandstrom scored with 4:32 remaining to knot the score at the eventual final of 2-2 at Anaheim.
1998 -- March 19 -- Philadelphia outshot Anaheim 36-20 but Frank Banham's goal in the final minute of the second period knotted the score at the eventual 3-3 finish. Mikhail Shtalenkov made 33 stops for the Ducks.
1998 -- October 11 -- John LeClair (1-3-4) had four points and Eric Lindros scored twice in Philadelphia's 4-1 win at home. JVB made 21 saves.
Eric Lindros February 10, 1999
1999 -- February 10 -- Despite four points (2-2-4) by Eric Lindros, Anaheim pulled out a 5-4 home win as Fredrik Olausson (2-2-4) and Teemu Selanne (2-1-3) paced the Ducks. JVB was pulled at 46:16 after giving up five goals and with the Flyers down 5-2. Ron Hextall went the balance of the contest but the Flyers rally fell just short. Each team scored three PPGs.
1999-- November 3 -- Eric Lindros had three assists and John LeClair scored twice, including the game-tying goal with four seconds left in the second period, in a 3-3 draw. All six goals came in the second period and Anaheim scored three times on five shots off JVB. Anaheim was held to 21 shots including jus ttwo in the third period.
2000s
2000 -- February 3 -- The Flyers fired 48 shots at Guy Hebert including a team-record 10 in overtime but settled for a 3-3 tie in Philadelphia. Eric Lindros recorded three points.
2000 -- October 21 -- Teemu Selanne's PPG with 2:38 remaining sparked the Ducks to a 4-3 win in Philadelphia. Tony Hrkac tied the game with a third period goal for Anaheim. The Flyers outshot the Ducks 18-5 in the first period and led 2-0, but Anaheim outshot Philadelphia 18-14 the balance of the game. John LeClair underwent disk surgery at USC University Hospital in Los Angeles and was expected out 6-to-8 weeks.
2002 -- February 6 -- Oleg Tverdovsky beat Brian Boucher with 12.6 seconds remaining in the game to lift Anaheim to a 5-4 win in the Pond. It was Anaheim's sixth straight win. Philly led 2-0 but 32 seconds after the second goal Paul Kariya got the Mighty Ducks within one with 47 seconds left in the first period. The Flyers led 4-2 with under 14 minutes to play but Paul Kariya, in his 500th game, completed his hat trick at the 8:20 mark to even the score 4-4.
2002 -- March 21 -- John LeClair scored on the rebound off a shot by Adam Oates with under eight minutes to play in the third period and the Flyers recorded a 2-1 home win. Oates was playing in his first game with the Flyers after being acquired in a trade two days earlier. Simon Gagne tied the score with under four minutes left in the second period. Philly outshot the Ducks 23-16.
2003 -- January 3 -- Robert Esche made 28 saves and Keith Primeau scored a first period PPG in a 1-0 triumph at the Arrowhead Pond. Esche made excellent saves throughout the night including two on turnovers by Kim Johnsson. After the game, Esche, with a smile, said "I had to remind him (Johnsson) who his teammates were out there a couple of times.'' Anaheim was 0-for-7 on the PP.
2003 -- October 22 -- Rob Niedermeyer's OT goal capped a 4-3 victory for the Mighty Ducks in the Arrowhead Pond. Tony Amonte sent the game into OT when his shot deflected off Kurt Sauer and into the net with 0.6 seconds left in the third period, the latest goal in Flyers' history (done twice). The Ducks led 2-0 less than six minutes into the contest. Keith Primeau received 11 PIMs in the first period.
2005 -- July 29 -- Todd Fedoruk was traded to the Ducks for Anaheim's 2nd round choice (later traded to Phoenix - Phoenix selected Pier-Olivier Pelletier) in the 2005 Entry Draft.
2006 -- November 13 -- Todd Fedoruk was traded to Philadelphia for the Flyers' 4th round choice (Justin Vaive) in the 2007 Entry Draft.
Simon Gagne November 15, 2006
Sami Kapanen November 15, 2006
2006 -- November 15 -- Philadelphia scored five first period goals and Robert Esche made 37 saves as the Flyers stunned Anaheim 7-4 in the Honda Center. Philly snapped what was a franchise-tying six game skid (gained one point out of a possible 12). Anaheim, meanwhile, won 10 of its prior 13 contests. Eight Flyers had multiple point games, including Sami Kapanen who scored twice, yet no Flyer had more than two shots on goal despite scoring seven times. Kapanen gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead at 1:48 but Chris Kunitz tied it 22 seconds later. The Flyers then scored four times in a span of 5:10 in the latter half of the opening period. Anaheim closed to within 5-3 early in the second period. J.S. Giguere was replaced after the first period when he gave up five goals on 11 shots. Anaheim out-shot the Flyers 41-16, including 27-4 in the final 40 minutes but each team scored twice. Philly was 3-for-5 on the PP. The disappointing Kyle Calder was a healthy scratch. Some highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiPHCsE93uA
Fans celebrate Mike Knuble's hat trick
2008 -- February 2 -- Mike Knuble recorded his first hat trick in 707 career games and Martin Biron made 27 saves for his 21st career shutout in the Flyers' 3-0 win in Philadelphia. Knuble also helped shut down Anaheim's top line (Todd Bertuzzi, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry) and afterwards said "They're three great players and we kept them off the board." Knuble's second goal was scored with 10 seconds remaining in the second period. Six different Flyers picked up assists. The sizzling Flyers improved to 13-3-1 since Christmas but would win just one of the next 11 games. Anaheim lost for the sixth straight time and the Ducks' extended their scoreless stretch to 155:20. Some highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgaViEwd6g
FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE and RESULTS:
All Times are Eastern Time
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/...=phi&year=2009
Sat, Jan 3 @ LA Kings 10:30 PM
Tue, Jan 6 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Thu, Jan 8 Minnesota 7:00 PM
Sat, Jan 10 Toronto 7:00 PM
Tue, Jan 13 Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Thu, Jan 15 @ Tampa Bay 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 16 @ Florida 7:30 PM
Wed, Jan 21 Atlanta 7:00 PM
Tue, Jan 27 @ Florida 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 30 @ Tampa Bay 7:30 PM
Sat, Jan 31 @ St. Louis 8:30 PM
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