Around the NHL Wednesday

Flyers 2, Rangers 0

NEW YORK

Steve Mason stopped 34 shots for his 31st career shutout and Philadelphia beat New York. Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek scored 2:36 apart in the third period for the Flyers, who had lost five straight to the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist finished with 24 saves for the Rangers, who ended a three-game winning streak. The Flyers took the lead at 6:09 of the third, just 34 seconds after the Rangers’ Matt Puempel was sent off for tripping. Voracek fired a shot from the right slot that was stopped by Lundqvist, but Brayden Schenn jabbed at the puck, it went to Simmonds and he backhanded it in for his 20th. Voracek doubled the lead with some help from the Rangers as he knocked the puck off Michael Grabner’s right skate, left skate and off the left goalpost and in for his 14th at 9:45.

Maple Leafs 4, Red Wings 0

DETROIT

Auston Matthews scored early in the first period and Frederik Andersen made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season, leading Toronto to a win over Detroit. Roman Polak scored late in the second period and James van Riemsdyk and Nikita Soshnikov had goals in the third to give Toronto a comfortable cushion. The Maple Leafs moved a point ahead of Boston in the Atlantic standings and into third place for the division’s third guaranteed spot in the playoffs. Toronto has played five fewer games than the Bruins, putting it in a relatively favorable position to make the playoffs for the first time since 2013 and just the second time in 12 seasons. Petr Mrazek stopped 24 shots for the Red Wings.

Associated Press