Highlights of Wednesday's NHL games

(The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's National Hockey League games: - - - Flyers 4, Blackhawks 1 Wayne Simmonds scored the 100th goal of his Philadelphia career, helping the Flyers to a 4-1 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. Goaltender Steve Mason stopped 34 of 35 shots to keep the Flyers’ faint playoff hopes alive. Despite the loss, Chicago are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and on track to secure home-ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs. - - - Oilers 4, Avalanche 3 Derek Roy scored the power-play winner midway through the third period and the Edmonton Oilers staved off a Colorado comeback to edge the Avalanche 4-3. The Oilers blazed to a 3-0 lead in the first 10 minutes on goals from Martin Marincin, Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall, but Colorado clawed their way back to tie it up with a goal from Ryan O'Reilly early in the third period. - - - Stars 4, Flames 3 (shootout) The Dallas Stars kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Calgary Flames. Tyler Seguin scored the lone goal in the shootout for the Stars (36-28-10), who have a four-game winning streak. The point from the shootout loss sees the Flames (40-27-7) maintain their hold on third place in the Pacific Division, one point ahead of the hard-charging Los Angeles Kings. (Compiled by Andrew Both; Editing by Peter Rutherford)