Game 41, Discussion Thread: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers

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New Jersey Devils (10-28-2, 22 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (25-10-5, 55 pts)

1 p.m. Eastern today at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia

Catch the action on CSN Philly in HD, MSG in HD, 610 WIP, WFAN 660, XM 205, and SIRIUS 220

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Today’s expected goaltenders:


GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Brian Boucher 16 884 9 4 34 2.31 406 372 .916 0



GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Johan Hedberg 19 875 5 9 43 2.95 404 361 .894 1


After the jump, a look at expected lineups, a few questions to answer and our Saturday in-game discussion.

Flyers Projected Lineup

van Riemsdyk – Richards- Nodl
Hartnell – Briere – Leino
Powe – Carter – Giroux
Shelley – Betts – Carcillo
Meszaros – Carle
Coburn – Timonen
Bartulis – O’Donnell
Scratches: Danny Syvret, Nikolay Zherdev (lower body), Chris Pronger (foot)
Devils Projected Lineup
$$$$$$$$$ – Zajac – Palmieri
Rolston – Elias – Zubrus
Zharkov – Arnott – Tedenby/Mair
Pelley – Sestito – Clarkson
Corrente – Tallinder
Greene – Volchenkov
Fraser – Salmela

Questions to Answer

  1. Off the bat on Thursday night, the Flyers had trouble getting pucks past Johan Hedberg. Without help from jumpy boards like at the Prudential Center, how do they beat him today?
  2. The Flyers have been very good at shutting down $$$$ all year long. Does that continue today?
  3. Can you tell that the Flyers have been on the road since before Christmas, re: extra intensity today?
  4. The Flyers again had a fine defensive performance against the Devils on Thursday. Again?
  5. Do the Devils look distracted after losing their captain, Jamie Langenbrunner?

1 p.m. start. Go Flyers.

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