Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates after scoring a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. AFP
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Wayne Simmonds scored the 100th goal of his Philadelphia career, helping the Flyers to a 4-1 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks in Wednesday’s National Hockey League game.
Goaltender Steve Mason stopped 34 of 35 shots to keep the Flyers’ faint playoff hopes alive. Despite the loss, Chicago are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and on track to secure home-ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs.
Oilers 4, Avalanche 3
Derek Roy scored the power-play winner midway through the third period and the Edmonton Oilers staved off a Colorado comeback to edge the Avalanche 4-3.
The Oilers blazed to a 3-0 lead in the first 10 minutes on goals from Martin Marincin, Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall, but Colorado clawed their way back to tie it up with a goal from Ryan O’Reilly early in the third period.
Stars 4, Flames 3 (shootout)
The Dallas Stars kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Calgary Flames. Tyler Seguin scored the lone goal in the shootout for the Stars (36-28-10), who have a four-game winning streak.
The point from the shootout loss sees the Flames (40-27-7) maintain their hold on third place in the Pacific Division, one point ahead of the hard-charging Los Angeles Kings.
Rangers’ goaltender Lundqvist backup for Talbot
Meanwhile, New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will dress for game against the Ottawa Senators and serve as backup to Cam Talbot.
Lundqvist hasn’t played since Feb. 2 because of a vascular injury in his neck, which he suffered Jan. 31 when a shot deflected off a stick and hit him in the throat.
The NHL’s motion to dismiss a class-action concussion lawsuit was denied Wednesday by a federal judge in Minnesota.
The lawsuit by six former NHL players claims the league knew the dangers of head injuries and failed to protect players.
The St. Louis Blues assigned defenseman Petteri Lindbohm to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Lindbohm, 21, has dressed in 23 games for the Blues this season, posting three points (two goals, one assist) and 26 penalty minutes. The Helsinki, Finland, native was drafted by the Blues in the sixth round in 2012.
