Game 53, Discussion Thread: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers

New York Islanders (21-22-8, 50 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers at (30-16-6, 66 pts)

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

Catch the action on CSN Philly, MSG Plus and 94WIP

[Game Preview] – [New York Perspective]

Tonight’s goaltenders:

Stats widgets are giving me a hard time, but it’s llya Bryzgalov vs. Evgeni Nabokov tonight.

Flyers Line Combinations

Hartnell – Giroux – Jagr
Read – Briere – Voracek
Talbot – Schenn – Simmonds
Rinaldo – Couturier – Sestito

Timonen – Coburn
Carle – Bourdon
Gustafsson – Meszaros

New York Line Combinations via NHL.com

Moulson – Tavares – Okposo
Parenteau – Nielsen – Grabner
Martin – Bailey – Rakhshani
Pandolfo – Niederreiter – Wallace

Streit – Staios
MacDonald – Reese
Ness – Eaton

Questions to Answer

1. Steve Staios is playing. He didn’t play last time the teams met, and the Flyers couldn’t give him any pay back for his hit on Max Talbot. How long are our memories tonight?
2. How’s Danny Briere look in his return to the lineup?
3. Can the defense tighten up?
4. Can Ilya Bryzgalov tighten up?
5. The power play has been really potent of late. More?

Go Flyers.