Flyers Fall To Red Wings 3-0 As Playoff Race Winds Down
The Flyers lost to the Red Wings, 3-0, on Wednesday night.
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The Flyers lost to the Red Wings, 3-0, on Wednesday night.
Both of these teams, along with Boston, have 91 points on the season.
Crosby scored his 33rd goal, Bennett his sixth and Hornqvist his 21st as Pittsburgh jumped out to a 3-0 advantage midway through the second period. Carl Hagelin added his 12th and Eric Fehr scored twice in the third period for the Penguins, who won for the 12 time in 13 games. They moved five points ahead of the third-place New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division.
The Philadelphia Flyers got two power-play goals from Wayne Simmonds, a strong effort from goaltender Steve Mason, and continued their surge toward the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
Emery, 33, spent the 2009-10 season with the Flyers and then re-joined the team from 2013-2015.
Since January 1st -- the day after their visit to Snider's home -- the Flyers are 23-11-6.
Nick Cousins and Sam Gagner scored in a shootout after Brayden Schenn tied the game in regulation late in the third period to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.
The Flyers have only played 75 games to this point, compared to 77 for Detroit.
Giroux, 28, has 22 goals and 42 assists in 72 games this season.
The Flyers, now 6-2-2 in their last 10 games, are tied with the Red Wings with 87 points.
In a 3-2 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 22nd, Steve Mason stopped 51 of 53 shots.
The Flyers defeated the Jets, 3-2, on Monday night.
Over the last five seasons, Giroux leads the entire NHL in scoring with 362 points.
Radko Gudas and Claude Giroux scored 19 seconds apart late in the third period, Steve Mason made 32 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Thursday night.
The Flyers fell to the Blue Jackets 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday night.
Philadelphia is 9-2-1 in its last 12 games, that includes an impressive 4-1 win last night in Brooklyn over the New York Islanders.
Brandon Manning's first NHL goal midway through the second period snapped a tie and powered the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Monday night.
General manager Ron Hextall announced Sunday that Neuvirth will miss the remaining three weeks of the regular season with an unspecified lower-body injury.
Flyers goalie Steve Mason wasn't supposed to start but got the call after Michal Neuvirth appeared injured during warmups. The Flyers said during the game Neuvirth "didn't feel well."
Flyers Defenseman Radko Gudas scored the game-winning goal on a deflected shot in the third period.
Chicago has 88 points, that's good for third place in a very tough Central Division.
Over the past five NHL seasons, no NHL player has more points than Giroux, who has 358 (112 goals, 246 assists) in 353 games.
The victory puts the Flyers (33-23-12, 78 points) within a point of Detroit (34-25-11, 79 points).
The Red Wings have made the playoffs for 24 straight years.
Trailing 3-2, the Panthers scored twice in a span of 1:05 to take a 4-3 lead in the third.
