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Flyers boost wild card hope by beating Penguins

The Associated Press one win by St. Louis the rest
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jakub of the season would knock
Voracek and Dale Weise Winnipeg out of conten-
sparked Philadelphia’s tion.
four-goal third period as Mathieu Perreault also
the Flyers beat the Pitts- scored for Winnipeg.
burgh Penguins 6-2 in the Alexander Edler had the
NHL on Sunday night. only goal for Vancouver,
Jordan Weal scored his fifth while Ryan Miller made 30
goal in the first period and saves.
Valtteri Filppula his ninth in DUCKS 6, RANGERS 3
the second, then the Flyers ANAHEIM, California (AP) —
broke it open in the third. Andrew Cogliano scored
Weise got his fifth of the the go-ahead goal early in
season and Voracek his the third period and Jona-
19th before Radko Gudas than Bernier made 25 saves
and Shayne Gostisbehere as the Anaheim Ducks won
capped the scoring. their fourth straight game
Steve Mason stopped 25 by beating Henrik Lundqvist
shots for the Flyers, who and the New York Rangers.
won for the fourth time in Patrick Eaves scored two
seven games. goals and Ryan Getzlaf
Philadelphia is six points Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason (35) stops a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins’ Conor Sheary (43) had four assists as Anaheim
behind Boston for the sec- in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 26, 2017. moved two points ahead
ond Eastern Conference Associated Press of idle San Jose and Ed-
wild card, with three teams DETROIT (AP) — Andreas of nine and are 3-10-1 in ing eliminated from playoff monton for first place in the
ahead of them and seven Athanasiou scored 1:52 March. They still clinched a contention. Pacific Division with seven
games left. The Flyers had into overtime and lifted the playoff spot late Saturday Kari Lehtonen made 20 games remaining.
won three of their previous Detroit Red Wings over the night when the Los Angeles saves for Dallas, including Josh Manson had a short-
nine games, including a reeling Minnesota Wild. Kings lost to the New York a stop on a short-handed handed goal and Ryan
home shutout against Pitts- Jimmy Howard made the Rangers. breakaway attempt by Kesler scored on the power
burgh. game-winning goal pos- The Wild extended their Blake Pietila about a min- play for the Ducks, who im-
Matt Murray made 27 sible by making one of his postseason streak to five ute before Hemsky tied the proved to 8-1-1 in their last
saves for the Penguins, who 24 saves. under first-year coach game. 10 games.
missed out on an oppor- Red Wings forward Gustav Bruce Boudreau. Blake Coleman, who was Lundqvist made 28 saves in
tunity to move a point be- Nyquist got the rebound Mike Green and Tomas Ta- born in Plano, Texas, scored his first start since suffering a
hind the Washington Capi- and made a long pass to tar also scored for Detroit. his first NHL goal for New hip injury on March 7, and
tals for the top spot in the set up Athanasiou, who Dubnyk finished with 16 Jersey. Keith Kinkaid made Brady Skjei, Derek Stepan
Metropolitan Division. Matt faked out Devan Dubnyk saves and Eric Staal and 30 saves. and Rick Nash each scored
Cullen and Patric Hornqvist with a move before flipping Nate Prosser scored for JETS 2, CANUCKS 1 for the Rangers. New York
scored. the puck into the net. Minnesota. WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) could have clinched a
RED WINGS 3, WILD 2, OT The Wild have lost eight STARS 2, DEVILS 1, OT — Michael Hutchinson playoff spot with a win.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Tyler made 28 saves and Adam Cogliano alertly raced in to
Seguin scored on a power Lowry scored a power-play score on a rebound after
play 20 seconds into over- goal in the third period to a faceoff between Kesler
time as the Dallas Stars ral- lift the Winnipeg Jets past and Stepan sent the puck
lied to beat the New Jersey the Vancouver Canucks. off Lundqvist, and Eaves
Devils. Lowry scored the go-ahead doubled the Ducks’ lead
Ales Hemsky also scored a goal with 8:13 to go, keep- 2:04 later.
power-play goal with 6:36 ing the Jets mathematical- Nick Ritchie added an
left in regulation as the Stars ly alive in the playoff pic- empty-net goal with 1:38
came back to avoid be- ture — although one loss or remaining.q