GAME NOTES
QUICK STATS
Season Series: 2-0-1
All-Time Record: 303gp (133-123-37-10)
Leading Scorer:
PHI - 29 pts: James van Riemsdyk (13g-16a)
NYR - 22 pts: Artemi Panarin (6g-16a) & Pavel Buchnevich (8g-14a)
1. HAVING SECONDS
The Flyers and Rangers face off again after the Flyers took a 5-4 overtime decision on Monday night... This is the first time this season that the Flyers face the Rangers in a back-to-back situation... The own a 6-3-0 record playing the second game of a series this year, including a perfect 4-0-0 mark when winning the first meeting... The Rangers own a 5-4-0 mark in second games of series, including a 4-3-0 mark when dropping the first game.
2. D-TO-D
The Flyers have received goals from defensemen in four straight games and five of their last six games... In total, they have 14 points (5g-9a) from d-men in that six-game stretch with Ivan Provorov leading the way with five points (2g-3a)... The Rangers are 22nd in the NHL in points from defensemen this year (48), compared to last year when they led all teams in points from d-men (183) which also included first in assists (139), and T-2nd in goals (44) with the Flyers.
3. EXTRA MSG
The Flyers are 2-0-1 this year against the Rangers with two of the three meetings decided past regulation... They also own an 11-1-1 record against the Blueshirts in their last 13 meetings dating back to Feb. 18, 2018, including a perfect 5-0-0 mark at Madison Square Garden... Claude Giroux leads the Flyers with 20 points (7g-13a) and a +10 rating in that 13-game span, while Jake Voracek leads the team with seven points (1g-6a) in the five perfect games at MSG since that date.
4. POT OF GOLD
The Flyers own an 11-9-1-2 record in games played on St. Patrick's Day, including a 3-1-0 record and three straight wins against the Rangers on March 17th while the Rangers have a mark of 14-19-0-4, including four straight losses on March 17th... The Flyers have scored a power-play goal in four straight games, going 5-for-14 (35.7%), and in six of their last seven... The Rangers allowed two PPG to the Flyers on Monday after allowing just one power-play goal to their opponent in their previous nine games combined.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (LW: #28 - Claude Giroux)
The captain comes into tonight with goals in three of his last four games... Against the Rangers, he has five points in two games of the season series (1g-4a) while three of the five points are on the power play... Giroux also has seven multi-point games in his last 12 meetings with the Rangers with 20 points (7g-13a) in that span.
RANGERS (LW: #10 - Artemi Panarin)
Again, it's Panarin after a three-point night on Monday with a goal and two assists... He has four points (1g-3a) in two meetings this year and has a four-game point streak (1g-6a) against the Flyers... In addition to that, Panarin has posted four straight multi-point games when playing on home ice against the Flyers, recording nine points (2g-7a).
