GAME NOTES
QUICK STATS
Season Series: 4-2-1
All-Time Record: 307gp (135-125-37-10)
Leading Scorer:
PHI - 37 pts: James van Riemsdyk (16g-21a)
NYR - 53 pts: Artemi Panarin (17g-36a)
1. AT IT AGAIN
These two play 24-hours later after the Flyers took a 3-2 win last night... This is the 308th all-time game between these two but tonight marks the first time in their history that they are playing games on back-to-back days in the same city... This is the ninth all-time back-to-back between these two with the Flyers owning a 6-2-1 record in the first meeting, but 2-6-0 mark in the second.
2. ANOTHER ENDING
It's also the final time the Flyers play the Rangers this season, marking the fourth team the Flyers close out this year (BOS, BUF & NYI)... The Flyers have won two straight over the Rangers and with a 4-2-1 record in the season series, they will be looking for five wins in a single season against the Rangers for the first time since 2003-04 (5-1-0) and just the fifth time in their history... All four wins against the Rangers were one-goal decisions.
3. WITHIN THE SERIES
The Flyers have scored a power-play goal in each of their last three games against the Rangers, and in five of their last six meetings... A total of 17 power-play goals have been scored in the series on 61 opportunities - the Flyers lead, going 9-for-32, while the Rangers have gone 8-for-29... Sean Couturier leads the Flyers with seven points (1g-6a) in seven games, while Mika Zibanejad continues to lead the Rangers with 16 points (7g-9a) in seven games... The Flyers defense has 14 points (3g-11a) in the series while the Rangers defense has 21 points (4g-17a).
4. THIS, THAT & THE OTHER
THIS: The Flyers are looking for wins in two straight games for the first time since Mar. 27-29, and first two-game winning streak on the road since Feb. 27-28... THAT: The Rangers haven't lost two straight games on home ice in over two months, when they dropped four straight from Feb. 8-16... THE OTHER: It's the Flyers 10th back-to-back this year and they own a 4-4-1 record in second games, while the Rangers are playing just their sixth back-to-back, posting a 3-2-0 record in second games.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (D: #53 - Shayne Gostisbehere)
Gostisbehere had an assist last night giving him points in three straight games against the Rangers and six points (1g-5a) in the seven games, four of which have come on the power play... His eight goals also leads the Flyers defense.
NY RANGERS (D: #23 - Adam Fox)
Fox posted an assist last night to give him 42 points (5g-37a) this season, which ties him for the NHL lead among defensemen, while his 37 assists lead all d-men... Against the Flyers he has nine points, all of which are assists, and has at least one point in his last five meetings.
