PHILADELPHIA – Steve Mason made 23 saves Wednesday to help the Flyers to a 4-0 whitewash of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The win helped the Flyers to a 32-29-8 record but they still are outside the second place wild card spot by five points.
Steve Mason got the shutout over Pens
Dale Weise returned to the active lineup after being a healthy scratch for the last six games; he scored once and added an assist in the win.
“I’ve been waiting a long time to get a bounce like that,” Weise said. “They don’t come much easier. Hits the goalie, then the post, I don’t even see it coming, off my tape and in. That one feels real good. Been a frustrating year for me so that feels good.”
Sean Couturier, Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux also scored for Philadelphia.
The New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning are ahead of the Flyers in the wild card race.
“Anything’s possible,” Simmonds said. “It’s not over until it’s over. We got full faith in here.”
The Flyers have 13 games remaining on their schedule.
“We’re fighting for our lives. Every single game matters. For us to get that win … thought we played well. Have to continue it into tomorrow night vs. New Jersey,” Simmonds said.
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Matt Murray took the loss on 24 saves.
“I think we just didn’t execute well and our power play wasn’t sharp,” Sidney Crosby said. “All the way through, we didn’t execute as we would like. Even with that, I thought we still had chances to get ourselves back in the game.”
2017-3-15 NHL PHI vs PIT
2017-3-15 NHL PHI vs PIT
2017-3-15 NHL PHI vs PIT
2017-3-15 NHL PHI vs PIT
2017-3-15 NHL PHI vs PIT
2017-3-15 NHL PHI vs PIT
Goalie Matthew Murray (#30)
2017-3-15 NHL PHI vs PIT
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