from Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
A loud, animated crowd made it feel like a playoff atmosphere Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center, and the surging Flyers didn’t disappoint them.
They overcame an early deficit and whipped the New York Rangers, 5-2, to extend their winning streak to five games – equaling their longest of the season.
Claude Giroux had a pair of goals, and Jake Voracek collected four assists, tying his career best, as the Flyers ended the Rangers’ franchise-record road winning streak at nine games. They also snapped the Blueshirts’ five-game winning streak.
“We played our game and we trust our game,” Giroux said after the Flyers outshot the Rangers, 40-28.
The Flyers, 15-5-2 since Jan. 7, moved into second place in the Metropolitan Division, slipping a point ahead of the Penguins, who lost in Anaheim, 3-2. Pittsburgh (37-20-6) has a game in hand on the Flyers (37-20-7).
With 18 games left, the Flyers have 37 wins -- the same number they had at the end of last season.
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