Flyers get Closer to Wild Card With 4-2 win Over Canadians

Wayne Simmonds scored two go-ahead goals to help lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 win in their return from the All Star break on Tuesday night over the visiting Montreal Canadians. With the win, Philly moved to within five points of a wild card berth in the Eastern Conference. Simmonds netted the game’s first goal at 6:11 of the opening period and then broke a 2-2 tie with his 16th goal of the season at 11:56 of the third. Brayden Schenn and Matt Read (empty net) also scored for the Flyers, who got a big night out of goalie Steve Mason (32 saves on 34 shots) as well. For more on this game, click here.

Wayne Simmonds is showing some real fight this season. Will it hep get Philly into the playoffs? Photo Credit: LFPress.com