Philadelphia Flyers (13-9-3, 29pts)
at
New York Rangers (11-12-3, 25pts)
at Madison Square Garden | New York, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m. | TV: NBCSP | RADIO: 97.5 The Fanati
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QUICK STATS
Season Series: 1-0-1
All-Time Record: 302gp (132-123-37-10)
Leading Scorer:
PHI – 28 pts: James van Riemsdyk (12g-16a)
NYR – 22 pts: Pavel Buchnevich (8g-14a)
1. NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
The Flyers play the next five games against an opponent from New York split between the Rangers and Islanders, while also playing 10 of their next 11 games against teams from New York state when factoring in the Buffalo Sabres… They hit the road for the next four games after wrapping up a four-game homestand in which they went 1-3-0… The Flyers averaged four goals per-game but allowed an average of 4.25 goals in that stretch… The Flyers have averaged 3.45 goals per-game on the road this season, which ranks fourth in the NHL and leads the East Division.
2. COMING HOME
While the Flyers are hitting the road, the Rangers are returning home to Madison Square Garden after completing a six-game road trip in which they went 3-3-0… They are actually in the midst of playing 11 of 14 games on the road and have dropped three of their last four… The Rangers rank third in the East Division in goals-against per-game at 2.69 and lead the Division, while also being T-3rd overall in the NHL, for the fewest goals allowed in the third period (19)… The Rangers have also won 13 of its last 19 home games against the Flyers dating back to Mar. 6, 2011 (13-5-1 record).
3. EXTRA SPECIAL
The Rangers have the third-best penalty kill in the NHL, operating at 87.1 percent… They have allowed just one goal on their penalty kill in the last nine games and have killed 23-of-24 penalties over their last 10 games… The Flyers have recorded a goal on the power play in five of their last six outings, going 5-for-19 (26.3%)… Also in five of those six games, the Flyers have not allowed more than two power plays to their opponent, giving up goals in two of those six contests.
4. GETTING TO KNOW YOU
This is the third meeting of the season vs. Rangers and it’s the first of four games they will play against each other in less than two weeks (13 days)… They split the first two meetings, both decided by one-goal margins, with the Flyers owning the points advantage going 1-0-1… The two meetings have seen four different goaltenders… The Flyers have had six different skaters record all of their goals… The Rangers have had three of their five goals in the series come on the power play… The Flyers have the NHL’s best face-off percentage on the road at 56.0% while the Rangers have the second-worst face-off percentage on home ice at 44.8%.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (C: #14 – Sean Couturier)
Sean Couturier has points in four straight games (5a) and in 12 of his last 13 (6g-11a)… He also has a five-game point streak playing against the Rangers, posting six points (2g-4a) and has at least a point in nine of his last 10 meetings against the Blueshirts with 13 points in that stretch (4g-9a).
RANGERS (LW: #10 – Artemi Panarin)
The Rangers superstar returned to the lineup after a personal leave where he missed nine games and posted an assist in his first game back… Against the Flyers, he has a three-game point streak (4a) and points in nine of his last 10 meetings (3g-13a), six of which have been multi-point games.