FLYERS vs. THRASHERS' SERIES' HISTORY: Current and Miscellaneous:
The Flyers' W-L-T-OTL record is 29-3-3-1. The Flyers have won the last 14 games in this series tying the team-record for consecutive wins against one opponent (also the Los Angeles Kings from 1978-1982).
The Flyers' W-L-T-OTL home record is 14-1-2-1 and have won the last six home games.
The Flyers' W-L-T-OTL away record is 15-2-1-0 and have won the last nine road games.
The Flyers have at least one point in the last 18 (17-0-1-0) games.
Atlanta's last victory came November 18, 2005, a 6-5 OT win in Philadelphia.
Atlanta's last home win was 4-1 December 21, 2003.
Atlanta has won just three times in regulation.
1999-2004:
1999 -- October 15 -- Jody Hull was dealt to Philadelphia in a cash transaction. Hull was selected by Atlanta from the Flyers in the expansion draft but did not make the Thrashers' roster and was assigned to Orlando.
1999 -- December 23 -- In the first regular season matchup between the teams, the game finished in a 4-4 tie in Philadelphia. Mikael Andersson scored the first goal in this series 1:54 into the game and then Mikael Renberg scored at the 3:40 mark to give the Flyers a 2-0 lead. The Thrashers then removed Norm Maracle for Scott Fankhouser who finished the game by making 36 saves on 38 shots. Philly outshot Atlanta 42-29 including 5-0 in overtime. Atlanta completed the rally when Nelson Emerson scored the only goal in the third period; Kelly Buchberger had a game-high three points.
2000 -- January 14 -- The teams met in Philips Arena for the first time and Norm Maracle backed Atlanta to a 1-0 victory. The game's lone goal came in the third period by Dean Sylvester. Eric Lindros was elbowed in the head and suffered a Grade 2 concussion, his third concussion, which sidelined him the next four games. The Thrashers sold standing-room seats for the first time and had a paid crowd of 18,571.
2000 -- April 4 -- The Flyers defeated the Thrashers 5-3 in Atlanta, the first time Philly won in this series. The Flyers never trailed after Valeri Zelepukin (1-1-2) scored 1:50 into the game. Andy Delmore, Craig Berube and Daymond Langkow also had two points. Simon Gagne's breakaway goal with 1:35 to play sealed the win. Brian Boucher made 22 saves.
2000 -- April 6 -- JVB made 20 stops in Philly's 3-1 home win. Daymond Langkow picked up the GWG midway through the second period. Atlanta was held to two shots in the first period
2000 -- November 17 -- Dan McGillis fired a shot just inside the blue-line and the Flyers recorded a 3-2 win in Atlanta. McGillis' goal came with 61 seconds to play in OT. McGillis said "He (Roman Cechmanek) told us we could beat him (Milan Hnilicka) with the long shot. He gave me his weaknesses." Cechmanek made 25 saves and Mark Recchi (1-2-3) factored in each goal. Recchi's goal was a short-handed breakaway. Donald Audette tied the score with 1:00 left in regulation. Todd Fedoruk received a 12-stitch cut near his left eye after a healthy scrap with Jeff Odgers -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMvTaPBsUL0
2001 -- January 5 -- The Flyers nearly blew a 5-0 lead but held on for a 6-4 win at Atlanta. Philly skated to a 3-0 lead at the 2:19 mark, which led to an Atlanta goalie switch from Damian Rhodes to Milan Hnilicka, and increased the margin to 5-0 in the second period. The Thrashers scored the next four to get within 5-4 with 6:51 left in the third period. Donald Audette (1-2-3) and Ray Ferraro (0-3-3) led the comeback attempt. Mark Recchi (1-3-4), Ruslan Fedotenko (1-2-3) and Keith Primeau (2-0-2) led the Flyers. Recchi (1-3-4) ended the comeback bid with an ENG. Roman Cechmanek made 25 saves. P.J. Stock vs. Denny Lambert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hvFuCza3ak
2001 -- January 6 -- Keith Primeau scored his 200th N.H.L. goal with 7:36 left in the third period to give Philadelphia a 2-2 tie in Philly. The Thrashers were held to two first period shots but held a 1-0 lead. The Flyers trailed 2-0 past the midway point of regulation. Damian Rhodes made 35 saves for the Thrashers. Atlanta was outshot 39-20 including 37-16 in regulation
2001 -- February 17 -- Roman Cechmanek made 28 saves and the Flyers had four third period goals in a 5-1 home win. Simon Gagne (2-1-3), Chris Therien (1-1-2), Mark Recchi (1-1-2) and Rick Tocchet (0-2-2) led the offense. The game was scoreless until Gagne scored with under six to play in the second period. The Flyers killed eight of nine Atlanta PPs.
2001 -- October 16 -- John LeClair scored with 3:15 left in regulation in a 3-3 tie at Atlanta. LeClair also scored the Flyers' second goal. Damian Rhodes made 34 saves for the Thrashers while Roman Cechmanek made 28 saves for Philly. Atlanta had three one-goal leads. The game was scoreless until the final two minutes of the second period.
2001 -- December 10 -- Jeremy Roenick scored a PPG with 10 minutes left in the third period and Keith Primeau added an insurance goal in Philly's 3-1 win at Atlanta. The Flyers outshot Atlanta 29-15. Roman Cechmanek picked up the win. Eric Desjardins suffered a broken thumb and did not return until January 8 against the Thrashers.
2002 -- January 8 -- Jiri Dopita (4-1-5) scored four goals on four shots and the Flyers recorded a 7-4 win in Philadelphia. Dopita's last three goals formed a natural hat trick. Eric Weinrich (0-2-2, +5) Justin Williams (1-2-3) and John LeClair (1-2-3) also contributed to the win.
2002 -- January 17 -- The Flyers erupted for four third period goals in a 6-3 victory in Philly. Justin Williams and John LeClair scored within 32 second in the first 2:02 of the third period to take the lead; Williams and Keith Primeau factored in both key goals. Atlanta led 2-0 with goals 66 seconds apart and held a 3-2 after two periods. Roman Cechmanek made 19 saves.
2002 -- December 18 -- Robert Esche stopped 23 of 24 shots including a brilliant 15-for-15 in the third period and the Flyers scored in each period of a 3-1 win in Atlanta. In the first period, the Flyers held a 13-3 shot advantage yet the score was tied 1-1. Justin Williams (1-1-2) had two points. Mark Recchi scored the GWG in the second period. Donald Brashear added the insurance tally in the third. Brashear said of his goal "I just saw an opportunity to go around the defenseman, the puck got through him and I just dove. Anytime I make a move like that it surprises me. I always know what I want to do ... I just don't always succeed.'' In the last period, Atlanta held a 15-2 shot advantage but the Flyers got the only goal. Eric Desjardins became the 185th NHL player to appear in 1,000 regular season games.
2003 -- January 5 -- Mark Recchi (2-0-2) scored with 5:31 to play and the Flyers extended their unbeaten streak against Atlanta to 12 games (10-0-2) with a 5-4 road win. Recchi's goal 3:18 earlier gave the Flyers a 4-3 lead. Dennis Seidenberg (1-2-3) had three points and Recchi had a game-high seven shots. The Flyers outshot the Thrashers 40-22.
2003 -- January 13 -- Dany Heatley registered his first NHL hat trick, Marc Savard added (1-2-3) three points and Atlanta snapped the Flyers 6-game win streak with a 7-4 victory in Philadelphia. The Thrashers also ended a 12-game winless skid (0-10-2) in this series. Four goalies surrendered goals. Atlanta goaltender Byron Dafoe left the game with a groin injury with 2:55 left in the second period after stopping 24 of 27 shots and Pasi Nurminen gave up one goal on 15 shots; the duo stopped 20 of 21 shots in the second period. Philadelphia goaltender Robert Esche was replaced by Roman Cechmanek with 5:33 left in the period after allowing three goals on five shots.
2003 -- March 24 -- Michal Handzus had two goals, including the eventual winner with 24 seconds left in the second period, in Philly's 6-2 home win. The Flyers once trailed 2-1 past the midway point but scored five goals in a span of 10:31 including three in the third period. The Flyers doubled Atlanta 36-18 in shots.
2003 -- November 15 -- Jeff Hackett stopped 24 shots and Sami Kapanen (1-1-2) snapped a scoreless tie 1:14 into the third period to lead the Flyers to a 4-0 win in Philadelphia. Hackett's shutout was the 26th of his career. The Flyers scored four third period goals off Byron Dafoe.
2003 -- December 21 -- Ronald Petrovicky scored twice and Byron Dafoe made 25 saves to help the Thrashers win 4-1 in Atlanta.
2004 -- February 5 -- Antero Niittymaki had 20 saves in the second start of his NHL career in the Flyers' 5-1 win in Atlanta. Serge Aubin's goal with seven seconds remaining in the first period gave the Thrashers a 1-0 lead but the Flyers scored four times in the second period. Mark Recchi led the offense (1-1-2) with two points. Francis Lessard and Todd Fedoruk clashed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cU4Bp_aZjw
2004 -- February 21 -- Simon Gagne beat Pasi Nurminen on a penalty shot with 1:01 left in the third period to snap a tie and the Flyers won 5-4 in Philadelphia. With the game even 4-4, Gagne was awarded a penalty shot after Andy Sutton shot a loose stick on the ice toward him. Alexei Zhamnov, playing his first game with the Flyers, waited for the officials to review the play thinking he could take the shot; however, Gagne was required to take it because the loose stick came at him. The Flyers went 4-for-5 on the PP. Ronald Petrovicky was given a five-minute major midway through the first period for charging Mattias Timander into the boards and the Flyers scored three times in the advantage. It was the third time in team history the Flyers scored three goals on the same five-minute power play. The three goals, including two by Joni Pitkanen (he assisted on the other), came in a span of 2:42. Atlanta scored the first three goals of the second period and then after Philly made it 4-3, the Thrashers tied the score at 4-4. Sean Burke made 32 saves for the Flyers. The Flyers were without six regulars including Keith Primeau, Jeremy Roenick and Eric Desjardins. Ilya Kovalchuk, Serge Aubin and Marc Savard recorded eight points for the Thrashers. Kovalchuk received a gross misconduct penalty after the game for cursing the officials.
2005-2009:
2005 -- November 5 -- Simon Gagne had his second career hat trick and an assist in a 4-3 home win. The Flyers' reached the 25,000,000 mark for home attendance. Gagne (3-1-4), Peter Forsberg (1-2-3) and Mike Knuble (0-2-2) totalled nine points in the game. Forsberg had 12 points in his last four games. Robert Esche made 28 saves. Philly had four goals on 18 shots against Mike Dunham. The Thrashers' Steve Shields suffered a knee injury during warmups and his NHL playing career be over by the end of the month after a recurrence.
2005 -- November 18 -- Greg de Vries scored 3:05 into OT on a breakaway and the Thrashers won 6-5 in Philadelphia. Atlanta erased a two-goal deficit with PPGs in the final two minutes of regulation. After Peter Bondra cut the deficit to one with 1:50 remaining, Patrick Stefan tied it 5-5 with only 7 seconds left in regulation. The second period belonged to the Flyers as they had all four goals to go up 5-3. Simon Gagne had 10 shots including seven in the second period. Ilya Kovalchuk had six first period shots and nine in the game. Atlanta went 4-for-10 on the PP, while the Flyers were 2-for-6.
2005 -- December 28 -- Sami Kapanen (1-1-2) scored off a feed from Michal Handzus (0-2-2) just 13 seconds into OT to give the Flyers a 4-3 win in Atlanta. Thrashers' goalie Michael Garnett, who entered the game with consecutive shutouts, said afterwards "(It was) just an amazing play that I don't think anyone could have stopped." Simon Gagne ended the streak less than three minutes into the game. Antero Niittymaki made 28 saves for the win.
2006 -- March 18 -- Antero Niittymaki made 25 saves, the Flyers killed eight of nine Atlanta power-play opportunities and Joni Pitkanen had three assists in Philly's 4-2 win in Atlanta. The Flyers never trailed in the game, Jeff Carter scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Niko Dimitrakos added an insurance goal in the third period. Atlanta center Serge Aubin needed help leaving the ice after suffering a sprained right knee midway through the opening period and he did not return.
2006 -- October 26 -- John Stevens recorded his first win as an NHL head coach as the Flyers recorded a 3-2 home win in a shootout. Antero Niittymaki made 28 saves and stopped two of the three SO attempts including the last two tries by Marian Hossa then Ilya Kovalchuk. The Thrashers switched to goalie Kari Lehtonen for the shootout after Johan Hedberg made 29 stops through 65 minutes. Peter Forsberg scored in regulation and got one of the two shootout goals for the Flyers
2007 -- January 28 -- Jeff Carter scored twice and Antero Niittymaki's personal 15-game winless streak (0-13-2) came to an end as he stopped 37 of 38 shots in Philadelphia's 2-1 afternoon win at Atlanta. Carter's GWG goal came with 1:02 on the clock. The Flyers ended a nine-game losing streak. Gary Bettman was in attendance. The game was a sellout, Atlanta's fifth of the season. While the Flyers went 1-for-2 on the PP, Atlanta was 0-for-6 including a 5-on-3 for nearly two minutes. Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVrITslEzfw
2007 -- February 3 -- Antero Niittymaki made 32 saves on 33 shots in Philly's 5-2 road win. The Flyers scored four third period goals including the eventual game-winner by Mike York after a lengthy review determined his stick was not above the crossbar. Jeff Carter's insurance tally came via a short-handed breakaway. Robert Esche left before the seven minute mark due to a neck injury and was replaced by Niittymaki who improved to 6-0 against the Thrashers. Atlanta held a 38-24 shots advantage.
2007 -- February 24 -- Braydon Coburn was acquired from Atlanta for Alexei Zhitnik.
2007 -- March 15 -- Stefan Ruzicka (1-2-3) had three points and Martin Biron made 37 saves in Philly's 3-2 home win. Derian Hatcher scored a goal to end a drought of 125 games without a goal. Highlights from the game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_urVkj4cxU
2007 -- October 16 -- Martin Biron stopped 31 shots, some extraordinary, and recorded his 19th NHL shutout in a 4-0 victory at Philly. Mike Richards, who was a +4, scored the GWG in the first period. Jeff Carter (1-1-2) and Sami Kapanen scored 34 seconds apart late in the second period to extend the Flyers lead. Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktnrKzxtK0
2008 -- January 8 -- Jeff Carter scored twice in a 13-second span, the second-fastest two goals by one player in franchise history (Ron Flockhart scored a pair of goals in eight seconds against St. Louis December 6, 1981), and Philly claimed a 4-1 victory at Atlanta. Scott Hartnell added three points in the four-goal flurry including a SHG at 19:59+. Antero Niittymaki made 27 saves and the Flyers beat Atlanta for the eighth straight meeting. Game highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5DvTaNmr0o
2008 -- February 5 -- Steve Downie scored with 4:39 to play in Philly's 3-2 road win. Antero Niittymaki had 23 saves and upped his career record to 8-0 with 13 GA in this series. The Flyers held three one-goal leads and got PPGs from Mike Knuble and Mike Richards. Game highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci8TaeBH3GU
2008 -- March 18 -- Antero Niittymaki's sparkling save off Ilya Kovalchuk's shot in the final seconds proved to be one of the most important moments in the season as the Flyers, winless in their last four, beat Atlanta 3-2 and finished the season with a 7-1-1 streak to lift them into the playoffs. Jeff Carter scored the go-ahead goal on the PP with three seconds remaining in the second period. Up by two in the last minute of play, the Flyers' lead was cut to 3-2 when Kovalchuk scored his 50th at 19:30. Then, with about three seconds to play, his bullet nearly tied the game but Niittymaki made a terrific save which floored the Atlanta forward in disbelief. Niittymaki improved to 9-0 (15 GA) in his career against Atlanta. Philly held a 47-19 shots advantage. Game highlights: http://thrashers.nhl.tv/team/console...0072008,2,1097
2008 -- October 28 -- Mike Knuble, Simon Gagne and Joffrey Lupul had two goals apiece to lead Philadelphia to a 7-0 rout in Atlanta. Antero Niittymaki made 24 saves for his fourth career shutout. He improved to 10-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average in his career against the Thrashers. Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgzfDnR2BR4
2008 -- November 16 -- Antero Niittymaki stopped 29 shots, Simon Gagne (1-2-3) had three points and Joffrey Lupul scored the go-ahead goal with 6:17 to play in regulation as the Flyers ended the Thrashers' five-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory. Niittymaki improved to 11-0 in his career against Atlanta. The Thrashers outshot Philly 21-4 in the final period and Niittymaki made 19 stops. In the game, each team had 32 shots and the Flyers held an 18-4 advantage after one period (a 2-0 lead). The Flyers led 3-1 after two periods but the Thrashers rallied to even the game. Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgzfDnR2BR4
2009 -- January 21 -- Antero Niittymaki made 28 saves and set a franchise record for consecutive wins against one opponent (12-0 record) while Mike Knuble scored twice in the Flyers' 5-3 victory. The Flyers led 3-0 after two periods but the Thrashers tied the scored midway in the third period. Knuble's GWG came with 7:48 to play. Over the last 20 years, Niitymaki (against the Thrashers) and Chris Osgood (17-0-0 against Tampa Bay) are the only goalies to have won their first 12 decisions against one team.
2009 -- February 8 -- Jeff Carter (2-1-3) led the Flyers to their 14th straight over Atlanta in a 3-2 Sunday afternoon win in Philips Arena. Carter's second goal gave the Flyers a 3-0 lead. Antero Niittymaki stopped 29 shots to improve his career record against Atlanta to 13-0. Niittymaki ended the season as one of only two active goalies with a perfect mark in at least 10 decisions against one team ( Detroit's Chris Osgood was 17-0 against Tampa Bay). The Thrashers scored two PPGs in the third period. Riley Cote (17 PIMs) fought Eric Boulton (5 PIMs) in a lengthy fight in the second period. Both players were issued fighting majors, but Cote also got an instigation penalty and a 10-minute misconduct. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3bWlyUb5IA
2009 -- November 28 -- Johan Hedberg made 34 saves and the Thrashers stopped a 14-game losing streak in this series with a 1-0 home win. Rich Peverley scored a PPG just past the midway stage of regulation. The Flyers entered the game with a record of 29-3-3-1 in this series and the 14-game win streak tied a team record for wins against one opponent (also against Los Angeles from 1978-1982). The Flyers held a 34-18 shots advantage including 25-6 in the first and third periods combined.
2010 -- January 28 -- at Philadelphia -- 7:00 PM
2010 -- March 20 -- at Atlanta -- 7:00 PM
2010 -- March 21 -- at Philadelphia -- 7:00 PM
FLYERS' LONGEST WIN STREAKS vs. ONE OPPONENT (unofficial, regular season only)
Team
Number
First Win-Last Win
Atlanta Thrashers
14
2005-2009
Los Angeles
14
1978-1982
Ottawa
12
1995-1998
NY Islanders
11
2008-current
NY Rangers
11
1984-1985
Pittsburgh
11
1982-1984
New Jersey
9
1983-1984
Pittsburgh
9
1980-1981
FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE: All Times are Eastern Time.
Day
Date
Site and Opponent
Time
Broadcast
Thu
Dec 3
H - Vancouver
7:00 PM
PPV (HD), CSN-PH (HD)
Sat
Dec 5
H - Washington
7:00 PM
CSN-DC (HD), CSN-PH (HD)
Mon
Dec 7
A - Montreal
7:30 PM
RDS (HD), TCN-PH
Tue
Dec 8
H - NY Islanders
7:00 PM
VERSUS (HD), TSN2 (HD)
Thu
Dec 10
H - Ottawa
7:00 PM
TSN2 (HD), CSN-PH (HD)
Sat
Dec 12
A - New Jersey
7:00 PM
CSN-PH (HD), MSG PLUS 2
Mon
Dec 14
A - Boston
7:00 PM
TCN-PH, NESN (HD)
Tue
Dec 15
A - Pittsburgh
7:00 PM
TSN2 (HD), RDS (HD), VERSUS (HD)
Thu
Dec 17
H - Pittsburgh
7:00 PM
FS-P (HD), CSN-PH (HD)
GDT MUSIC -- "Flight of the Icarus" by Iron Maiden
Lets keep the streak going against these guys. I seriously need a win to pick up my spirits too. Took a boot to the face yesterday in rugby and my cheekbone looks like it's trying to reach the roof. Would be nice to see our power play turn up, our defense to stop the puck actually getting to the net, For carter to put home some goal, for richie to set up some goals, for a giroux 5 point night, For JVR to bag his first ever hat-trick, For carcillo to throw a huge open ice hit, followed by destroying any thrasher in a fight, for pronger to be a +3 with 0 penalty minutes, for boosh to let up less than 2 goals.
If Richards TKOs Peverly like he did with Booth ... will the world explode?
Wait, can the new Mike Richards and the old Mike Richards even be in the same building at the same time without tearing a whole in the time/space continuum?
