PHILADELPHIA (AP) Suddenly short-handed
San Jose Sharks Hoodies Womens , the Philadelphia Flyers aren’t going to let a few injuries stop them.Jakub Voracek scored the tying goal with 1:25 left in
regulation and then got the game-winner 1:26 into overtime to lift the Flyers to
a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.Voracek also had an
assist and Nolan Patrick had the other goal for Philadelphia, which improved to
7-0-2 in its last nine games. The Flyers, third in the Metropolitan Division,
pulled two points behind second-place Pittsburgh and three behind first-place
Washington.Article continues below ...”That’s a nice way to get two points,”
Philadelphia coach Dave Hakstol said.It’s even better, perhaps, considering the
state of the Flyers.The Flyers were without forward Wayne Simmonds, who will be
out for 2-to-3 weeks after suffering an upper-body injury in Sunday’s win over
the New York Rangers.Simmonds joins a growing list of injured Flyers. Starting
goalie Brian Elliott had surgery Feb. 13 for a core muscle injury and is
expected to miss up to five more weeks. Backup Michal Neuvirth, who was elevated
to No. 1 last Tuesday after Elliott’s injury, will be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks
after suffering a lower body injury in Sunday’s game.”You just have to dig in,”
Voracek said. ”We have to find a way to win games. We’ve got to keep finding a
way.”Philadelphia acquired goalie Petr Mrazek from Detroit on Monday night for a
pair of draft picks to fill the void. Mrazek backed up Alex Lyon on Tuesday.
Lyon, appearing in his fifth career game, made 25 saves for his second
victory.”He took care of business and was a big part of us winning a hockey
game,” Hakstol said of Lyon. ”We’re going to need contributions from everybody
in our lineup.”Oskar Lindblom replaced Simmonds, who has 20 goals and 37
points
San Jose Sharks Hats Womens , and didn’t register a point in his NHL debut.”Those are big shoes to fill, but I don’t think anybody spends too much time thinking about
the injuries or who’s out of the lineup,” Hakstol said.Paul Byron and Jeff Petry
scored for Montreal, which lost its sixth straight. The Canadiens’ NHL-worst
road record fell to 8-19-2.With Lyon pulled for an extra attacker, Voracek sent
the game to overtime with a slap shot from the point that deflected off
Montreal’s Max Pacioretty and through goalie Carey Price’s five-hole.”It’s not
ideal, that’s for sure,” Price said of giving up the late tying goal. ”Pretty
good game up to that point.
