Quick notes for tonight's Flyers, Rangers game

April 3, 2012

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The Flyers are banged up going into tonight's home game against the New York Rangers; the last game of the season against their Atlantic Divison rivals.


They do not have forward Danny Briere (upper-back contusion) and defenseman Nicklas Grossmann (knee) due to injury.

Andreas Lilja is healthy again and will be filling in for Grossmann tonight against New York.

Ilya Bryzgalov missed the Flyer's last three games with a chip fracture in his right foot. Bryzgalov is back in the lineup according to CSNPhilly.com, and will start tonight.

Fianlly, CSNPhilly.com also confirms that Jody Shelley will be in the lineup tonight, against the Rangers.

It is a very important game tonight, as the Flyers are 0-5 against their divison rival this season. With only a few games left to play in the regualr season and only one left against the Rangers, nothing would boost the team's confidence more than a win against New York.

Also, if the game goes into overtime or if the Flyers win, they will be guaranteed to play the Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Flyers only need one more point to secure at least the fifth seed.

The Flyers faceoff with the Rangers at home in the Wells Fargo Center tonight at 7:00 PM.