from Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer,

The Flyers continued their remarkable late-season run Wednesday night and moved into a playoff spot for the first time since Oct. 28.

The Flyers, on an 8-1-1 surge, moved one point ahead of Detroit for the final wild-card spot. They have a game in hand on the Red Wings.

"A real good team effort again. Everybody chipped in and contributed," rookie coach Dave Hakstol said after the Flyers had 10 blocks in the third period, a session in which they allowed just four shots. "We did a lot of the little things right that you need to do to win back-to-back and on the road."

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from the CP at TSN,

Mikkel Boedker picked an opportune time to show his new team what he can do offensively.

The Avalanche forward scored twice to lift Colorado back into playoff position with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.

Boedker, who came to the Avs at the trade deadline from Arizona, scored the go-ahead goal 37 seconds into the third with impressive move around the Vancouver defence.

"It's huge," said Boedker. "That's what we all want, we all want to be a difference maker and make good plays and make things happen and I think it's huge for your confidence.

"It definitely feels good when you can come in and produce and help your team."

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Highlights from both games are below...