Minnesota Wild @ Philadelphia Flyers: Game 40
by nathaneide on Jan 8, 2009 1:00 PM CST
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Philadelphia Flyers (21-10-9) vs Minnesota Wild (20-16-3)
Wachovia Center @ 6:00 CST
Television: FSN
Radio: Listen Live
For the Philadelphia perspective, check out Flyers Fan Central
Tonight's lines:
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Minnesota Wild |
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Miettinen - Koivu - Brunette Burns - Schultz Harding |
Hartnell - Carter - Upshall Timonen - Vaananen |
NOTES:
- The Flyers are 19-for-42 (45.2%) on the power play in their last nine home games.
- The Wild are 10-1-1 against the East this season.
- Martin Skoula has caught the flu bug and will be out tonight.
- Stephane Veilleux is back in the lineup.
Questions to Answer
- With Skoula out, and Lemaire not having a lot of confidence in Reitz and only a little more in Scott, will Burns, Johnsson and Schultz come close to the minutes they played against Detroit?
- Does the solid defensive streak continue?
- Can Backstrom best his career high shutout streak tonight?
- With Gillies back upstairs, can Pouliot keep him there?
- Will Mikko have a chip on his shoulder for being kept out of the All-Star Game?
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Hey, y’all should check out my preview of the game over at http://flyerfrequent.blogspot.com . Good luck, and here’s hoping Backstrom cools off significantly.
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Wow
A 3 goal win over the Wild isn’t something that happens very frequently. In fact, it’s happened only once this year against Chicago in a horrible performance by the Wild.
ZID
Zidlicky with an OUTSTANDING defensive play at center ice, then laid a big hit to separate a Flyer from the puck, all without a stick
4th straight game that the Wild have gotten the first goal of the game.
14-5-0 this season when scoring the first goal.
End of the first 1-0 Wild.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
Minnesota 12:11, Stephane Veilleux 6 (Cal Clutterbuck, Kim Johnsson)
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Minnesota unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 2:58, J. Scott
Philadelphia unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 2:58, J. Gratton
Philadelphia hooking – 2 min 8:44, S. Hartnell
Philadelphia unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 14:07, A. Asham
Minnesota unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 14:07, E. Reitz
Philadelphia fighting – 5 min 16:11, A. Asham
Minnesota fighting – 5 min 16:11, E. Reitz
Philadelphia tripping – 2 min 17:25, O. Vaananen
Shots on Goal
Philadelphia – 7
Minnesota – 7
Faceoffs Won
Philadelphia – 9
Minnesota – 7
Power Play Conversions
Philadelphia – 0/0
Minnesota – 0/2
The Wild...
…are an absolutely mind-numbing team to watch. I mean that in the best way. It’s like the Devils during their cup days.
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Stop counting :)
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by Ben Rothenberg on Jan 8, 2009 7:10 PM CST up reply actions
I cant' blame you
They’re making some stupid decisions. These penalties aren’t desperation or anything. They’re either laziness or stupidity. I hate that.
Hence the leage lead in SHGs.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Jan 8, 2009 7:25 PM CST up reply actions
Game Summary
Scoring Summary
1st Period
Minnesota 12:11, Stephane Veilleux 6 (Cal Clutterbuck, Kim Johnsson)
2nd Period
Philadelphia 7:10, Scott Hartnell 16 (Andrew Alberts, Scottie Upshall)
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Minnesota unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 2:58, J. Scott
Philadelphia unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 2:58, J. Gratton
Philadelphia hooking – 2 min 8:44, S. Hartnell
Philadelphia unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 14:07, A. Asham
Minnesota unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 14:07, E. Reitz
Philadelphia fighting – 5 min 16:11, A. Asham
Minnesota fighting – 5 min 16:11, E. Reitz
Philadelphia tripping – 2 min 17:25, O. Vaananen
2nd Period
Philadelphia hooking – 2 min 8:20, M. Knuble
Philadelphia too many men on the ice – 2 min 9:17, A. Asham
Philadelphia cross check – 2 min 11:49, S. Hartnell
Philadelphia cross check – 2 min 16:34, M. Knuble
Shots on Goal
Philadelphia – 7-7
Minnesota – 7-10
Faceoffs Won
Philadelphia – 14
Minnesota – 17
Power Play Conversions
Philadelphia – 0/0
Minnesota – 0/6
So the Wild have had 6 power plays with nothing, and the Flyers score about 6 seconds into their first power play of the game?
All seven man advantages...
…have gone the Flyers’ way. Not often you see that.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Jan 8, 2009 8:03 PM CST up reply actions
Wasn’t that bad. Upshall’s shot was off the inside of the post, I think it just beat him.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Jan 8, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions
Well at least here’s a shot to redeem that powerplay.
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Flyers hit that empty net, and I woulda gotten that three-goal win I predicted.
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