Flyers November 15-21 Weekly Game Thread

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It was a light but prolific week for the Flyers, who won both games they played by a combined score of 13-3, hammering the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 8-1 and cruising past the Florida Panthers, 5-2. The workload is a little heavier this week, as the Flyers will hit the ice for four games, two at home and two on the road. Here's a look at the matchups:

Monday, November 15: Ottawa Senators (7:00, Comcast SportsNet)
Tuesday, November 16: at Montreal Canadiens (7:00, Vs.)
Thursday, November 18: Tampa Bay Lightning (7:00, Comcast SportsNet)
Saturday, November 20: at Washington Capitals (7:00, Comcast SportsNet)

This will be the first of four meetings between the Flyers and Senators...The Flyers return to Montreal for the first time since a 3-0 win in Game 4 of the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals. That victory gave the Flyers a 3-1 lead in a best-of-seven series they'd go on to win in five games. This is also the first of four meetings between the Flyers and Canadiens...The Flyers and Lightning met at the Wells Fargo Center on October 14, with Tampa Bay coming away with a 3-2 victory. The two teams won't meet in Philadelphia again during the regular season, but will face off twice in Tampa Bay on March 1 and March 15...The Flyers will be making their second and final regular season trip to Washington. They lost a 3-2 overtime decision there on November 7. There will be two games in Philadelphia to be played on January 18 and March 22

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So they locked up Jeff Carter long term eh? I'm sure you know how I feel about Carter by now so I won't comment on the deal. But come playoff time I won't shut up about it I'm sure :(

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Eleven years is a bit steep. Guess he's got time to figure things out in the postseason now

Nodl probably out tonight with a foot injury, JVR would step back in if that's the case

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Two minutes left in the first, Flyers lead 2-1. Briere and Powe with the goals for the Flyers, Spezza with the goal for Ottawa

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POWE BAM ZONK!

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Not much going on the rest of the period, so the Flyers lead 2-1 after 20 minutes

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POWE BAM ZONK!

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Second period underway

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JVR gets one past Elliott, but off the post

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man JVR needed that one!

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Flyers will get a power play 6:16 into the second

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Karlsson off for hooking

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Powe hooked, Flyers will go back on the power play midway through the second. Karlsson back to the box

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Three penalties on Karlsson in the second

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Carcillo hurt, girl in the crowd hit with a puck, all our pets heads are falling off...

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Bobrovsky with a little equipment malfunction. Neck shield issue

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SCORE! Giroux on the power play and the Flyers lead 3-1 late in the second

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The second period ends. Flyers lead 3-1 after 40 minutes

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Third period underway

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Flyers are shorthanded for the first time tonight as Briere is called for tripping 5:23 into the third

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SCORE! Richards on a shorthanded breakaway and the Flyers now lead 4-1

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SCORE! Richards again just a minute and a half after the last one, 5-1

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Last minute of play in the third period

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THE HORN SOUNDS! Flyers improve to 9-0-1 in their last 10, 5-1 over the Senators. Richards scores twice for the second straight game, once shorthanded. Briere, Powe, and Giroux (power play) also light the lamp. Bobrovsky with 28 saves on 29 shots. Flyers are right back at it tomorrow against the Canadiens in Montreal

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Bobrovsky will get another start tonight. Flyers had some trouble getting to Montreal thanks to the weather, will be interesting to see if there's any carryover

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Forgot to mention prior to last night's game, a moment of silence was held for Daron Richardson, the 14-year old daughter of Senators assistant and former Flyer Luke Richardson, who took her own life over the weekend. Godspeed to the Richardson family in an awfully difficult and heartbreaking time

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Underway against the Canadiens...ON VERSUS!

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Two French Canadians on the officiating crew tonight. Could be something to keep an eye on...ON VERSUS!

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That being said, the first penalty of the game goes against the Habs as Lapierre slashes Hartnell. Maybe the French Canadian thing will work the other way

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Pronger with a blast through traffic, but Price makes the save

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Moen gets in alone, save Bobrovsky. Pyatt has Bobrovsky moving on the rebound, but Bob handles that one as well

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Cammalleri twice off a turnover, but Bobrovsky says no

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Carter and Powe 2-on-1, but Powe can't handle the pass

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Flyers will be shorthanded for the first time 8:16 in as Carle is called for slashing

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Now the Flyers will be two men shorthanded as Pronger is called for delay of game after his clearing attempt went into the stands. Looked like Gionta may have tipped it but the Habs get the benefit this time

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Subban with a blast from the point, but Bobrovsky sees it all the way

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Canadiens score first as Cammalleri gets open in the slot and fires one past Bobrovsky for the power play goal

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Cammalleri with the deflection in front, but Bobrovsky stands his ground

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Flyers trail in a game for the first time since their overtime loss to the Capitals last Sunday

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Coburn with a nice setup of Richards on a broken play, but denied by Price. Richards might've had a goal if the puck had gotten to him just a split second sooner

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Flyers have allowed the first goal in a game for the first time since November 4 against the Rangers

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What is more iconic at this point, Peter Laviolette's bubble gum or Bobby Clarke's tub of popcorn?

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Carle with a deflection from Pronger, but Price has the answer

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Bobrovsky with a save on Kostitsyn, Gomez piles into Bob with the goalie in an awkward position, but appears to be no harm done

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The first period comes to a close. Flyers trail 1-0 after 20 minutes

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A little sidetracked tonight. Still 1-0 Montreal nearly eight minutes into the second

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Good to be with you.. ON VERSUS!

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Gill you Goon!

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quick 5 on 3 here for Flyers

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Keep shooting Danny. Price won't stop them all.

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Shit, 2-0 la french

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Flyers can't convert a 5-on-3, Plekanec catches Bobrovsky thinking pass and fires it past him to make it 2-0

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Flyers need a comeback in this one...ON VERSUS!

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Carter ever see a shot he didn't like?

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This one has a nothing will go right feel to it..

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"get your popcorn ready"

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This one has a nothing will go right feel to it..

It's those damn flight delays

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Second period comes to an end. Flyers can't get anything past Price and trail 2-0 after 40 minutes

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Flyers need to be like pit bulls ready to come out of their cages in the third period

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wait we talking bout Vick?

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**** yeah Powe!!

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POWE BAM ZONK!

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Flyers look to bounce back from a 3-0 loss to the Canadiens tonight against the Lightning at home. Puck will drop shortly

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Underway against the Lightning

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Hartnell with a chance in front but Ellis made the stop

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SCORE! Zherdev denied in front, but Nodl grabs the rebound and slides it past Ellis for the game's first goal 4:21 in

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SCORE! Zherdev off a centering feed from Carle, Ellis has no prayer, 2-0 just over five minutes in. Those two goals came 42 seconds apart

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First penalty of the game goes against the Flyers as Pronger is called for interference 7:29 in

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Lightning get on the board on their first shot of the game as Stamkos fires one over Bobrovsky's right shoulder. Power play goal makes it 2-1 just 8:20 into the game

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Just like that we're tied as Hall jams a rebound home 16 seconds after the Stamkos goal

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SCORE! A bouncing puck in front ends up behind Ellis and in the net. Carter hit it first, JVR had a whack at it. At any rate, the Flyers go up 3-2 midway through the first. Carter will get credit for the goal not too long after Ellis had made a pretty nice save on him after being set up by a Giroux steal

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Downie taken down by Carle, penalty. Hooking the call. Nothing blatant, but I suppose Carle's stick did get in Downie's midsection a little

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Malone alone in front, off the post. Bobrovsky may have gotten a piece of it

Giroux clears the puck into the stands from his own zone. Not deflected, so that's a delay of game

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Malone denied twice on one-timers, but the third time is the charm as he gets the last one past Bobrovsky, 3-3. The goal came eight seconds before Carle's penalty was set to expire, so the Lightning will still be on the power play for 1:07

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SCORE! Coburn blasts one from the point past Ellis and we've got a roller hockey game breaking out, 4-3. Looked like Hartnell tipped that one. Ellis will get the hook, Smith will take over. Still four and a half minutes left in the first

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For now, Coburn gets credit for that one

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Fans have already gotten their free breakfast sandwich from McDonald's. So if they score eight goals, do you get two for free?

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SCORE! Hartnell deflects an O'Donnell drive right to Briere, who slam dunks it into the gaping net, 5-3 with just under two minutes left in the first. Are you kidding me?

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The ridiculousness continues as Clark literally blasts a hole in the net and it's now a 5-4 game with 1:42 left in the first

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The nine goals in this period tie a Flyers record for most combined goals in one period

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JVR fires one at Smith, big rebound by no Flyers there

Stamkos gets dangerously close, kick save Bobrovsky

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Tempers flare as time expires in the first period, but the gloves don't drop. After 20 minutes, the Flyers lead 5-4. That is not a misprint

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Boucher in net as the second period gets underway

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First NHL game with nine goals in the first period since 1992

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Flyers get a power play 33 seconds into the second period as the Lightning are caught with too many men on the ice

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Flyers will get a two-man advantage as Thompson clears the puck into the stands from his own zone and that's a no-no

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Flyers come away empty on the power play, then Stamkos ties it with a wicked wrister over Boucher's glove, 5-5

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SCORE! Powe with a no-look between the legs feed to Zherdev, who taps it home for his second goal of the night and a 6-5 Flyers lead five minutes into the second

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what the hell is going on!?

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Boucher with a big save on Moore as the Lightning had a 3-on-1

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Powe down

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Hit the boards pretty hard as he and Roy were heading into the corner

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SCORE! Meszaros from the point, it was deflected in front, possibly by Shelley, 7-5. First Flyers goal for whoever gets credit

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Meszaros gets credit for now

And just like that, St. Louis sets up Downie, who one-times it past Boucher and it's now a 7-6 game

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anybody wanna make a save??

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I can't remember the last time the Flyers had a game like this. I'm thinking it had to be sometime in the 80s

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Lightning get a power play with 3:37 left in the second as Kubina is high sticked by Richards. It drew blood, double minor

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Bergenheim gets in on Boucher, but this time the puck stays out of the net

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Stamkos for the hat trick with a one-timer off Purcell's feed, 7-7 with 1:01 left in the second

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The second period comes to a close. After 40 minutes, it's 7-7. Seriously

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0-0 heading into the 3rd. Put Bob back in.

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Did some quick research, last time the Flyers allowed at least seven goals in a game and won was February 21, 1994, when they beat the Canadiens, 8-7 at the Spectrum

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Third period underway

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Nodl denied by Smith in front, penalty upcoming

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Lightning finally touch up, Downie will go off for slashing

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Jesus where is the defense tonight?

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Lightning take their first lead of the night as Thompson picks up a rebound and roofs it over Boucher and it's 8-7

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Giroux taken down, no call. Guess JJ's "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LL" is a thing of the past

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Carter **** you and your wrist shots from the blue line. Pass the puck you piece of shit!

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Flyers do get a power play 7:34 into the third as Stamkos is called for tripping

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Last time the Flyers scored at least seven goals in a game and lost was April 25, 1989 in Game 5 of the Patrick Division Finals against the Penguins, 10-7. Mario Lemeiux had five goals and three assists in that one

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Flyers still scoreless on the power play tonight

Now they'll be shorthanded as Richards is called for hooking midway through the third

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Briere gets some room in front, but he's going to be called for holding the stick with 6:11 left

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Lightning just living around the net, but for the moment it remains a one-goal game

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Downie trying to do something stupid here

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Meszaros gets called for clipping and unsportsmanlike conduct, double minor with 3:21 left. Not good

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Powe with a shorthanded opportunity, but fires wide

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O'Donnell fires, but Smith has that one all the way

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Pronger with a quick shot off the faceoff, just wide

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Kubina called for interference with 1:09 left

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Boucher out

Last minute of play in the third period

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Briere with a wraparound, but Smith secures it with 12.9 seconds left

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Timonen's last-second shot deflects high, Lightning win 8-7. Hard to believe, Harry. I guess if you like high-scoring hockey, this was a game for you. Stamkos nets a hat trick and adds two assists, St. Louis collects five assists. Zherdev scored twice for the Flyers, Nodl, Carter, Hartnell, Briere, and Meszaros also lit the lamp. Bobrovsky and Boucher each allowed four goals. Flyers lose consecutive games for just the second time this season. They're back in action on Saturday against the Capitals in Washington

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ugly, ugly game

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Flyers had three 2-goal leads in this game...

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Flyers closed out the week with a 5-4 shootout win over the Capitals. Grudge match with the Canadiens looming