Philadelphia 4, NY Rangers 1
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Chris Lee, Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen:
Michel Cormier, Andy McElman
Attendance:
19898
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Nikolay Zherdev scored a pair of goals to lift the Flyers to their fifth consecutive victory, a 4-1 home triumph over the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon.
Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead midway through the second period. Mike Richards hit Zherdev from deep in his own zone with a perfect no-look pass as Zherdev was coming out of the penalty box after serving a minor penalty.
Zherdev converted the breakaway with a backhander past Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
Andreas Nodl made it 2-0 early in the third following a Ranger turnover.
Derek Stepan trimmed the deficit to 2-1, capping a flurry of New York chances with a goal at 8:23. Philadelphia (22-7-5) then put the game away with a goal from Ville Leino and Zherdev’s second of the contest.
Brian Boucher made 24 saves for the victory, improving to 6-0-1 in his last seven starts.
Lundqvist stopped 35 shots for the Rangers (20-14-1).
Top Game Performances
| NY Rangers |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Derek Stepan 1 |
Points |
Nikolai Zherdev 2 |
|
Derek Stepan 1 |
Goals |
Nikolai Zherdev 2 |
|
Erik Christensen 1 |
Assists |
Daniel Briere 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Nikolai Zherdev 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Henrik Lundqvist .897 |
Save Percentage |
Brian Boucher .960 |
|
Henrik Lundqvist 35 |
Saves |
Brian Boucher 24 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Rangers
|
25 |
1 |
0-4 |
3-4 |
13 |
29 |
| Philadelphia
|
39 |
4 |
1-4 |
4-4 |
13 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Florida. The Flyers have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .583 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Rangers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .643 after a loss.