The New York Rangers haven't had any difficulty defeating the Philadelphia Flyers this season, but they have struggled to put the puck in the net on the powerplay. However, in this afternoon's 5-2 win at Wells Fargo Center, the Blueshirts had both going for them in a dominant performance against their biggest rivals. The Rangers have now defeated the Flyers in seven consecutive games dating back to last year, and are undefeated against them in five games this year. And what makes this even better is that the Rangers, standings-wise, are now six points ahead of the Flyers, who are in second place in the Atlantic Division. Have fun catching us.
As expected, New York was forced to absorb an early surge from Philadelphia in an away building, but they handled it very well starting with goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. Once everything settled down, the Rangers began to get in on the forecheck and pin the Flyers in their own zone as the gameplan stated. This led to penalties and lots...
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