Game 82 (or should we say 7?), Preview and Game Thread: For All The Marbles; New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers

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#9 New York Rangers (38-33-10, 86 pts) at #8 Philadelphia Flyers (40-35-6, 86 pts)
Wachovia Center – 3:00 PM ET – Philadelphia, PA
TV: CSN Philly HD, NHL Network US HD, NHL Network Canada HD, MSG
Radio: 610 WIP, XM 204, Sirius 208
This is the open game thread.
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LET’S GO FLYERS!

After the jump, lineups, questions to answer, and our in-game discussion. Most of us will be at the BSH pickup game, and considering this thread went live at 11 AM, you missed the fun. But some of the crew will be at P.J. Whelihan’s in Haddonfield, NJ for the game if you’d like to meet up.

Flyers Line Combinations

van Riemsdyk – Richards – Giroux
Gagne – Briere – Carcillo
Hartnell – Carter – Asham
Powe – Laperriere – Betts

Pronger – Carle
Timonen – Krajicek
Parent – Coburn

New York Line Combinations

Dubinsky – Christensen – Gaborik
Jokinen – Prospal – Parenteau
Voros – Drury – Boyle (Callahan is not likely)
Shelley – Anisimov – Prust

Staal – Rozsival
Del Zotto – Girardi
Redden – Eriksson

Starting Goaltenders


GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
2009 – Brian Boucher 32 1677 8 18 79 2.83 771 692 .898 1



GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
2009 – Henrik Lundqvist 72 4139 35 27 166 2.41 2062 1896 .919 4


Questions to Answer

  1. Only one question today: is this the last game of the season?

It’s all on the line today. We get seventh win a win, ninth with a loss. New York will take eighth with a win, ninth with a loss. Do it, Flyers. CSN, NHL Network outside of Philly and in Canada,WIP, right here. LET’S GO FLYERS!

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