Game 54, Discussion Thread: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers

Carolina Hurricanes (26-21-7, 59 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (34-13-5, 73 pts)

7:00 p.m. tonight at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia

Catch the action on CSN Philly in HD and FS Carolinas in HD

Tonight’s goaltenders:

	GP	MIN	W	L	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Brian Boucher	22	1221	12	6		47	2.31	581	534	.919	0

	GP	MIN	W	L	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Cam Ward	47	2691	23	17		122	2.72	1513	1391	.919	2

After the jump, questions with answers, lineups and our in-game chat.

Flyers Projected Lineup

van Riemsdyk – Richards – Nodl
Hartnell – Briere – Leino
Zherdev – Giroux – Carter
Carcillo – Betts – Powe

Pronger – Carle
Coburn – Timonen
Meszaros – O’Donnell

Scratches: Oskars Bartulis (healthy), Jody Shelley (healthy)

Carolina Projected Lineup

Staal – Cole – Samsonov
Ruutu – Skinner – LaRose
Sutter – Tlusty – Dwyer
Carter – Bodie – Boychuk

Gleason – Corvo
McBain – White
Harrison – Carson

Questions to Answer

First game after a long lay off. How do they fair?
Brian Boucher in net. How’s he look?
The Flyers haven’t lost to the Hurricanes in regulation since 2006. That keeps going tonight, right?
Carolina’s PK isn’t all that good. Can the Flyers step up on the PP?

Go Flyers.

Farabee believes Flyers will be ‘better than people expect’