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Game 45, Discussion Thread: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers

By Travis Hughes
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 12: An exterior view of the Wells Fargo Center prior to the game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Philadelphia Flyers on October 12, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 12: An exterior view of the Wells Fargo Center prior to the game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Philadelphia Flyers on October 12, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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New York Islanders (17-21-6, 40 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers at (27-13-4, 58 pts)

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

Catch the action on CSN Philly, MSG+2 and 94WIP

[Game Preview] - [New York Perspective]

Tonight's goaltenders:

GP MIN W L OTL GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Sergei Bobrovsky 17 893 10 3 5 36 2.42 453 417 .921 0

GP MIN W L OTL GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Evgeni Nabokov 21 1128 8 11 2 47 2.50 532 485 .912 1

Flyers Line Combinations

Hartnell - Orange Jesus - Jags
Talbot - Danny Boy - Voracek
Read - Schenn - Wayne Train
Scrabble - Juicy - Shelley/Rinaldo

Kimmo - Coburn
Carle - Bourdon
Gus - Mez

New York Line Combinations via NHL.com

Grabner - Nielsen - Parenteau
Moulson - Tavares - Okposo
Martin - Bailey - Rolston
Wallace - Pandolfo - Niederreiter

Streit - Jurcina
Hamonic - MacDonald
Eaton - Reese

Questions to Answer

  1. Can Bob possibly keep up his hot stretch against the Isles?
  2. Claude Giroux. Goals. Yes?
  3. The defense was quite good the other night on the offensive side of the puck. Can they keep that up?
  4. 14 straight wins vs. the Islanders in Philadelphia?

Go Flyers.

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