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National Hockey League
Philadelphia 4, NY Rangers 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 22, 2018
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 19584
Travis Konecny scored two goals to lift the Philadelphia Flyers past the New York Rangers, 4-3, Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center.

Jake Voracek and Oskar Lindblom each scored for the Flyers, who secured points for the fourth consecutive game.

Philadelphia's Claude Giroux had three assists, pushing his three-game total to seven and his season total to 64.

Flyers rookie goaltender Alex Lyon stopped 33 shots in the win.

Jesper Fast scored twice and Mika Zibanejad added a goal for the Rangers.

New York goaltender Alexandar Georgiev made 32 saves in the loss.

Just eight seconds into the third period, Lindblom pushed the Flyers lead to 4-2. Andy MacDonald and Nolan Patrick made crisp passes and Lindblom finished the quick play for his second goal of the season.

The two-goal advantage didn't last long, however.

New York got back within 4-3 when Fast scored his second goal of the game at 1:28.

The Rangers appeared to have tied the game at 4 later in the third but the goal was disallowed for being offsides.

New York pulled Georgiev with 1:45 remaining but it couldn't capitalize with the extra skater.

The Flyers came out ultra aggressive in the second with goals by Voracek and Konecny, his second of the game and 22nd of the season.

Voracek connected at 3:46 and Konecny gave the Flyers a two-goal advantage at 8:38. Suddenly, a 1-1 tie turned into a 3-1 Flyers lead.

Philadelphia kept battling with Wayne Simmonds and Radko Gudas each having shots saved by Georgiev.

Fast recorded his 12th goal at 17:03 of the second period when his shot deflected off Ivan Provorov, cutting the Flyers lead to 3-2.

Philadelphia held a 25-1-5 record this season when leading after two periods.

Konecny put the Flyers on the scoreboard first at 7:56 for 15th in the last 29 games.

Zibanejad tied the game at one at 13:53 of the first for his 26th goal of the season for the Rangers.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Rangers   Philadelphia
Jesper Fast 3 Points Claude Giroux 3
Jesper Fast 2 Goals Travis Konecny 2
Jesper Fast 1 Assists Claude Giroux 3
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Alexandar Georgiev .889 Save Percentage Alex Lyon .917
Alexandar Georgiev 32 Saves Alex Lyon 33
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Rangers 36 3 0-2 2-2 6 28
Philadelphia 36 4 0-2 2-2 6 28
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Flyers have a W/L % of .568 after a win and .447 after a loss.
  • NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Rangers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .381 after a loss.