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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Henrik Lundqvist didnt start this night with a ceremony in his honour, and he didnt finish it with a shutout. However, he and the New York Rangers skated off the ice Wednesday with a key 3-1 victory over the rival Philadelphia Flyers and an important two points in the Metropolitan Division playoff race. Lundqvist stopped 30 shots and came within 1:53 of his second shutout in three games. That was enough to earn his 30th win — a mark he has reached eight times in his nine-season NHL career. "It was huge. I thought we played a really strong game," said Lundqvist, who is in 24th place on the NHL win list with 306. "We just have to keep going, not think too much, just keep on our details." Lundqvist was honoured Monday for recently breaking the Rangers records for career wins and shutouts. The Rangers stretched their season-best winning streak to five games, and now embark on a four-game, Western Conference trip. It is their longest winning run since another five-game spurt from Dec. 30, 2011 to Jan. 10, 2012. The second-place Rangers moved three points ahead of third-place Philadelphia by winning what could be a playoff preview. New York has eight games remaining, and the Flyers have 10 left. "Its going to pay off to not make it too complicated for ourselves or think about the standings," Lundqvist said. Derek Dorsett scored in the first period, defenceman Ryan McDonagh added a goal in the second, and Dominic Moore made it 3-0 in the third against Steve Mason, who made 26 saves. The Flyers Jakub Voracek scored his 21st goal off a faceoff with 1:53 to go to make it 3-1. Voracek scored for the third straight game, but it was too little, too late for Philadelphia. The Flyers, who had a five-game winning streak broken against Los Angeles on Monday, have dropped two in a row for the first time since an 0-3-1 skid from Jan. 20-25. "We didnt play our game. We didnt have energy. It was a weird game," Flyers captain Claude Giroux said. "We have to do a better job of getting ready. We had some big wins over good teams lately. Now we need some rest." McDonagh, who has been on an offensive hot streak recently, did it all in scoring his 14th of the season to give the Rangers a 2-0 lead. He stopped a clearing attempt at the centre of the blue line, skated into the right circle, and snapped off a hard, rising wrist shot that nestled into the top right corner of the net. "We were able to catch them throwing pucks, and our D and everybody did a good job keeping pucks alive," McDonagh said. "We really wore them down in the offensive zone." McDonagh, who assisted on the Rangers tying goal late in regulation against Phoenix on Monday and then netted the winner in overtime as part of a career-best, three-point night, has six goals and seven assists in his past 13 games. "For any team to win, you need your top players playing at a high level," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. "(Lundqvist) has found his game, and Ryan McDonagh has just been a force out there. Hes got to be getting some consideration for the Norris (Trophy) the way he is playing offensively and defensively." Lundqvist did the rest in a quieter second period when his teammates outshot the Flyers 17-10. He moved well and didnt seem bothered by constant traffic in the crease. His best stop came with 5:23 left when he slid to his right to get his pad on a shot by Adam Hall off a rebound in tight. He then sprawled on his stomach and covered the puck with his glove. In the opening minute of the second, Lundqvist denied Wayne Simmonds on a redirected shot and then pounced on the rebound. Moore gave Lundqvist breathing room when he scored his sixth of the season with 12:21 remaining. "We didnt come out with our best effort," Mason said. "We have to be better in big games like this." Despite being outshot and outchanced by Philadelphia in the first, the Rangers carried a 1-0 lead into the intermission thanks to Dorsetts fourth of the season. Mason tried to swing the puck from behind his net up the left-wing boards, but it was intercepted by Brian Boyle along the wall. Boyle sent the puck in front to Dorsett, who knocked it down, gathered it and sent in a backhander at 8:41. The Flyers picked up the pace and built a 15-6 shots edge in the first and nearly tied it during a late power play. "Philly dominated us as far as shots, and they got some chances on that power play at the end," Vigneault said of the first period, "but that is when your goaltender has to come up big. "When we had some breakdowns, he was the difference." NOTES: With Chris Kreider sidelined by a hand injury, the Rangers called up centre J.T. Miller from Hartford (AHL). Kreider wont accompany New York on its trip that begins Friday at Calgary. ... 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The Flames look to avoid a fifth defeat in six home games by winning a sixth straight meeting with the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.David Beckham says FA Cup semi-finals are too sacred to be played at Wembley and only the final should be held there. The former midfielder was a two-time FA Cup winner with Manchester United, lifting the trophy in 1996 and then again in 1999.United reached the final in 1999 after Ryan Giggs memorable winner in the semi-final replay against Arsenal at Villa Park, but from 2008 all semi-finals have been played at Wembley. Speaking on Beckhams 25 Years of Sky Sports, which will be broadcast on Tuesday, former England captain Beckham said: Wembley is a sacred place, Wembley is for finals.There shouldnt be semi-finals at Wembley. The FA Cup is about reaching the final and its about being in a final at Wembley. Ryan Giggs scored the winner against Arsenal in 1999 We had played in a couple of semi-finals at Villa Park, I remember scoring the winning goal against Chelsea in one of my first games as a Man Utd player. Those atmospheres are so special when you travel around. Those occasions are what football is all about.Beckham has been speaking to Sky Sports about his 10 favourite moments from 25 years of live coverage.Along with the FA Cup semi-final win was Kevin Keegans infamous Monday Night Football rant against Sir Alex Ferguson for playing mind games in the climax of the 1996 title race. When youve got Sir Alex Ferguson, when youve got Kevin Keegan, when youve got manaagers like that mind games is an important thing and it worked with some teams and some managers, he recalls.dddddddddddd.I love Kevin, I think hes a great manager and an amazing person but you could tell he felt so strongly about what our manager had been doing. We came into training and we knew wed won the league by then. David Beckhams 10 Favourite Live Sky Sports Moments Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle (1996) Kevin Keegans Monday Night Football interview (1996) Andy Murray winning the US Open (2012) Serena Williams winning the US Open (1999) Tiger Woods putt on the 17th at the Players Championship (2001) Germany 1-5 England (2001) David Beckham free-kick v Greece (2001) Ryan Giggs FA Cup semi-final replay goal v Arsenal (1999) Ricky Hatton beating Kostya Tszyu (2005) Sergio Aguero goal to win the Premier League (2012) Watch Beckhams 25 Years of Sky Sports on Tuesday night at 10.15pm on Sky Sports 1 or see it first On Demand from Monday at 1pm. Also See: FA Cup news Fixtures Get Sky Sports Get a ￡10 free bet! ' ' ' |
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