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Game #28 - Islanders at Flyers - Dec 8 2015 - 7:00 ET


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(I think I did this right...)

 

Meltzer's write up: http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=73086

 

Key team stat comparisons (NHL overall ranking)

Non-shootout goals per game: Flyers 1.96 (29th), Islanders 2.71 (T-10th)
Non-shootout goals against per game: Flyers 2.70 (19th), Islanders 2.32 (6th)
5-on-5 Goals For/Against Ratio: Flyers 32/42, Islanders 47/44
Power play efficiency: Flyers 17.1% (23rd), Islanders 20.0% (12th)
Penalty killing efficiency: Flyers 80.4% (17th), Islanders 85.0% (4th)
Shots per game: Flyers 30.3 (9th), Islanders 29.6 (15th)
Shots against per game: Flyers 32.0 (29th), Islanders 28.9 (14th)
Faceoff percentage: Flyers 50.0% (T-14th), Islanders 49.7% (17th)


Projected lineups (subject to change, will be updated)

Flyers

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

15 Michael Del Zotto - 47 Andrew MacDonald
55 Nick Schultz - 82 Evgeny Medvedev 
23 Brandon Manning - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere

35 Steve Mason
[30 Michal Neuvirth]

Scratches: Vincent Lecavalier (healthy(?)), Mark Streit (LTIR, displaced pubic plate), Sam Gagner (IR, concussion/laceration), Radko Gudas (NHL suspension), Luke Schenn (left foot/ankle).

Islanders

29 Brock Nelson - 91 John Tavares - 21 Kyle Okposo
27 Anders Lee - 51 Frans Nielsen - 12 Josh Bailey
86 Nikolay Kulemin - 84 Mikhail Grabovski - 18 Ryan Strome
17 Matt Martin - 53 Casey Cizikas - 15 Cal Clutterbuck

2 Nick Leddy - 3 Travis Hamonic
44 Calvin de Haan - 55 Johnny Boychuk
14 Thomas Hickey - 28 Marek Zidlicky

41 Jaroslav Halak
[1 Thomas Greiss]

Scratches: Steve Bernier (healthy), Brian Strait (healthy), Eric Boulton (lower body), Jean-Francois Berube (IR, lower body).

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Frans Nielsen is a Flyer killer it seems like every time they play he scores. He probably looks forward to play them

Indeed, an astute GM would just acquire him purely for the point of not having to face him in shootouts - let alone he could win us a few.

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Indeed, an astute GM would just acquire him purely for the point of not having to face him in shootouts - let alone he could win us a few.

I said that last year when he beat them in the shootout i think he was the only one to score.

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I don't know why they wouldn't try Bellemare with Giroux hell it can't hurt!

 

It might happen after how he's played tonight. Bellemare is a solid pivot in his own right though. It would weaken another line for sure.

 

Laughton should be watching him very closely.

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