The New York Rangers had been one of the hottest teams in the league since the beginning of March. However, they stumbled against one of the most downtrodden teams, falling 3-2 to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. The Rangers, who fell eight points behind the Boston Bruins for the final playoff spot in the East, will have a chance for redemption when they host the Flyers again on Friday.
Philadelphia Flyers (21-18-7, sixth in the East Division) vs. New York Rangers (23-18-6, fifth in the East Division) New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Rangers -167, Flyers +141; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia visits the New York Rangers after James van Riemsdyk scored two goals in the Flyers' 3-2 win over the Rangers. The Rangers are 23-18-6 against opponents in the East Division.
James van Riemsdyk scored two power-play goals and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Thursday night to snap a two-game slide. Jakub Voracek scored the deciding goal for Philadelphia, and Brian Elliott made 33 saves. Ivan Provorov had two assists.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
57 | RW | |
62 | RW | |
61 | D | |
77 | C | |
14 | C | |
37 | G | |
86 | RW | |
48 | C | |
28 | LW | |
53 | D | |
8 | D | |
79 | G | |
13 | C | |
11 | RW | |
58 | C | |
21 | C | |
23 | LW | |
34 | G | |
55 | LW | |
5 | D | |
19 | C | |
9 | D | |
32 | G | |
6 | D | |
81 | LW | |
67 | G | |
93 | RW | |
25 | LW |