Flyers top Canadiens 4-2 behind 2 goals from Simmonds
Posted February 02, 2016 6:00 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Wayne Simmonds scored two goals and led the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Simmonds snapped a tie in the third period with his 16th of the season, sparking the Flyers to the second-half start they needed as they make a playoff push.
Brayden Schenn also scored for the Flyers. Matt Read added an empty-netter in the final seconds and Steve Mason stopped 30 shots.
Andrei Markov and Jeff Petry scored for Montreal.
Montreal Canadiens' Jeff Petry (26) and Nathan Beaulieu (28) celebrate after Petry's goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds, right, scores a goal past Montreal Canadiens' Mike Condon, center, as Devante Smith-Pelly looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia Flyers' Jakub Voracek, from right, Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and Shayne Gostisbehere celebrate as Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Fleischmann second from left, skates by after Schenn's goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia Flyers' Michael Del Zotto, left, and Montreal Canadiens' Torrey Mitchell battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds, right, collides with Montreal Canadiens' Jeff Petry during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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