The Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers in a shootout at home Saturday night, and now have won four of their last five games.
After three periods of play and an overtime, the game was locked up at two apiece before Flyers Sam Gagner and Claude Giroux stepped up in the shootout to beat Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
The matchup was a back-and-forth, action-packed affair as both goaltenders played brilliantly.
This game should serve as a big confidence boost for the Flyers, who, prior to this game, had been owned by the Rangers the past few seasons.
Entering Saturday, Philadelphia was just 5-14 versus the Rangers since 2011, including 5-5 at the Wells Fargo Center and 0-9 at Madison Square Garden.
As noted before, Lundqvist and Flyers goaltender Steve Mason were the standouts in this one. Lundqvist made 46 saves off 48 shots, and Mason did well with 37 saves from 39 shots on goal.
On a night in which Rangers star Rick Nash was not too active, certain Rangers players stepped up and brought energy, including J.T. Miller and Chris Kreider. Miller scored his first go ...
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