National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Rangers 5, Philadelphia 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Mike Leggo, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Ryan Galloway
Attendance: 19961


Rangers 5, Flyers 2: Derek Stepan recorded a career-best four-point performance and Rick Nash scored his 300th goal before netting an insurance tally in the third period as visiting New York defeated Philadelphia for the 11th time in 12 outings.

Stepan finished with a goal and three assists and Brad Richards and Chris Kreider also scored. Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 32 shots for the Rangers, who improved to 3-1-1 in their last five games and presented John Tortorella with his 400th coaching victory.

Wayne Simmonds scored a power-play goal despite taking a puck to the face earlier in the second period. Jakub Voracek was hit in the neck as he scored 6:28 into the third and Ilya Bryzgalov made 26 saves for the Flyers, who have dropped seven of their last nine games (2-6-1).

Nash converted a centering feed to open the scoring with 5:06 remaining in the first period and Richards doubled the advantage with a one-timer from beyond the right faceoff circle at 3:14 of the second. Stepan gave New York a 3-0 edge just 2 1/2 minutes later after deftly deflecting Nash's shot before tapping the puck past Bryzgalov.

Voracek trimmed the Rangers' lead to 3-2 after captain Claude Giroux's shot caromed off him and trickled past Lundqvist. Nash answered 74 seconds later after his wraparound beat Bryzgalov for his team-leading 12th goal.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tortorella became the 30th coach in NHL history to reach 400 wins. He has 161 with the Rangers. ... Stepan recorded a trio of three-point performances during the 2011-12 season - with the last coming on a three-assist effort versus New Jersey on Dec. 20. ... Philadelphia players donned No. 44 jerseys in warmups to honor D Kimmo Timonen, who competed in his 1,000th NHL game on his 38th birthday last week.


Top Game Performances
 
NY Rangers   Philadelphia
Derek Stepan 4 Points Jakub Voracek 2
Rick Nash 2 Goals Jakub Voracek 1
Derek Stepan 3 Assists Claude Giroux 2
Brad Richards 1 Power Play Goals Wayne Simmonds 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Henrik Lundqvist .941 Save Percentage Ilya Bryzgalov .839
Henrik Lundqvist 32 Saves Ilya Bryzgalov 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Rangers 31 5 1-3 0-1 2 41
Philadelphia 34 2 1-1 2-3 6 25
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Flyers have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Rangers have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .562 after a loss.