GAME NOTES
QUICK STATS
Season Series: 2-1-1
All-Time Record: 304gp (133-124-37-10)
Leading Scorer:
PHI - 31 pts: James van Riemsdyk (13g-18a)
NYR - 39 pts: Pavel Buchnevich (11g-18a)
1. THE REVENGE GAME
It's the first meeting with the Rangers since they dropped a 9-0 decision on Mar. 17 and evened the season series giving each team two wins... Despite the loss in the last meeting, the Flyers have earned points in six of their last seven games against the Rangers, going 5-1-1... The Rangers have scored 12 of their 18 total goals in the second period against the Flyers, outscoring them 12-3 in the process... Six of the last seven meetings between these two clubs have seen a combination of at least six goals scored, including nine goals in each of the last two games.
2. COLLISION COURSE
These teams also meet with playoff positioning on the line... Having played the same amount of games, the Rangers are two points behind the Flyers in the sixth spot of the East Division, but the Flyers have more Regulation/Overtime Wins (ROW) with 14 compared to the Rangers 13... The Flyers come in two points behind the idle Bruins for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Division with the same amount of ROWs... The Flyers look to avoid a fourth straight loss tonight for the first since since Dec. 2019-Jan. 2020 and have dropped six of their last eight games (2-5-1)... The Rangers enter tonight with points in five of their last six with a record of 4-1-1.
3. THE PLAYERS HAVE...
The Rangers have used three goaltenders in the four games against the Flyers, but Alexander Georgiev has both wins posting a .096 GAA and .958 save percentage... The Flyers have nine players who have recorded multiple points in the series, including five players with three or more points led by Claude Giroux who has five points (1g-4a) in three games he's played in the series... The Rangers have two players who average two points per-game in the series led by Mika Ziganejad with eight points (3g-5a) in four games and Artemi Panarin with six points (2g-4a) in three games.
4. THIS, THAT & THE OTHER
THIS: The Farabee-Couturier-van Riemsdyk line, when together, has combined for 52 points (23g-29a) in the 19 games since Couturier's return from injury on Feb. 7 ... THAT: Ryan Strome is on a six-game point streak for the Rangers, recording eight points (1g-7a), while defenseman Adam Fox has points in four straight (1g-5a) ... THE OTHER: The Rangers have scored four power-play goals in their last four games and have been perfect on the PK in those four games (9-for-9).
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (C: #14 - Sean Couturier)
Couturier posted two goals in the Flyers last game which broke a three-game scoreless drought... He is back to averaging over a point per-game with eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points in 20 games.
RANGERS (RW: #89 - Pavel Buchnevich)
Buchnevich posted four points (2g-2a) in the last meeting with the Flyers and has points in four of his last five games (4g-5a)... He leads the Rangers in overall scoring, and through the month of March, he ranks sixth among all NHL players with 16 points (6g-10a) in 11 games to go along with a +9 rating.
