Rangers’ Lone Power-Play Strike Sinks Flyers, 3-2

The New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday; the game was played today, and the listed records are 8-7-1 for New York and 4-9-4 for Philadelphia. The Rangers came off a 3-1 win over St. Louis, while the Flyers had lost 4-2 to Minnesota, and New York finished with a 27-24 shots advantage and the game’s only power-play goal. Pavel Dorofeyev scored that power-play goal, finishing with 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 4 shots, a -1 rating and 0 hits; Gabe Perreault added a goal, with 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 4 shots, a +1 rating and 1 hit. Tye Kartye also scored for New York, posting 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 2 shots, a +2 rating and 3 hits, while Adam Fox set up two goals for 2 assists and 2 points, with 1 shot and an even rating. Noel Acciari and Simon Benoit scored Philadelphia’s goals: Acciari had 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 2 shots, a +1 rating and 1 hit, while Benoit had 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 1 shot, a +1 rating and 1 hit. Dylan Garand stopped 22 of 24 shots for New York (.917), while Joseph Woll made 24 saves on 27 shots for Philadelphia (.889). New York’s special-teams finish and stronger save percentage made the difference in a one-goal game between the 15th-ranked Rangers and 30th-ranked Flyers in the DYMA Power Index.