National Hockey League Game Capsules
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Steve Mason stopped 19 shots and the Philadelphia offense struck three times in the first half of regulation, as the Flyers posted a 3-1 win over Montreal on Wednesday. Sean Couturier, Zac Rinaldo and Michael Raffl tallied for the Flyers, who won their 10th straight game on home ice. Andrej Meszaros tied a career high with three assists to help the hosts take their seventh game in eight tries overall. Tomas Plekanec posted the lone offense and Peter Budaj made 24 saves for the Canadiens, who have lost seven straight regular-season games in Philly.
Final Score: NY Rangers 3, Chicago 2
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Carl Hagelin’s goal with 5:57 remaining in the third period staked the New York Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, a result that ended the defending Stanley Cup champion’s 10-game point streak. Brad Richards scored in the first period and helped set up Hagelin’s clincher later on, while Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 35 shots in New York’s 12th win in its last 16 outings on the road. Chicago, which came in 6-0-4 over its last 10 outings, overcame an early 2-0 deficit on second-period goals from Jonathan Toews and Brandon Bollig, with Corey Crawford coming through with 29 saves in a losing cause.
Final Score: Colorado 4, Ottawa 3 (OT)
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Paul Stastny scored the tying goal with 2:20 left in the third period and assisted on Tyson Barrie’s game-winning tally 33 seconds into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Ottawa Senators, 4-3, at Pepsi Center. The Avalanche jumped out to a 2-0 lead less than five minutes into the contest on goals by Jamie McGinn and Jan Hejda before the Senators stormed ahead in the second period. Gabriel Landeskog collected three assists and Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves for Colorado, which improved to 4-1-1 on its season-long, seven-game homestand. Craig Anderson stopped 27 shots for the Senators, who had their winning streak snapped at four games and suffered their sixth straight loss to the Avalanche.
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