PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers used a defensive effort to make their continued push for the post season Wednesday night in a 2-1 win over Washington.
The Flyers are now two points up on the Detroit Red Wings for the final wild card spot in the east.
Steve Mason was solid in regulation and shootout – photo by Lewis Bleiman
Steve Mason made 29 saves through extra time and turned aside Washington in the skills competition.
“It’s a nice feeling; however, there’s lots of work to be done,” Mason said. “Don’t want to get too ahead of ourselves. After jockeying back and forth with them for the last little while to see a bit of progress is nice. We just have to make sure we keep moving forward.”
Brayden Schenn scored in regulation for the Flyers.
Meson stopped two Washington shooters in the skills competition.
“He had composure, had a little cockiness to his game there in the shootout,” Flyers captain Claude Giroux said. “Motivated the guys a little bit.”
The game featured good, tight goaltending for most of the game with neither team able to break through with much.
“We talked about it after the second [period],” Giroux said. “It’s going to have to be a greasy goal. If he sees the puck he’s going to stop it so we have to get in front of him. … All year [Schenn and Simmonds] parked themselves there and they get those big goals that we always need. Just tried to get it on net there.”
With six games left, the Flyers are still in need of wins with no room to relax.
“Nothing changes for us,” coach Dave Hakstol said. “We’re battling with several teams. Tonight was a nice step forward. That’s what it is. We’re excited with the way our group is playing. You can’t just sit back and be excited about standings or points or anything like that. This group is playing hard, they’re playing together and executing pretty well.”
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