Christian Arnold, Associated Press Updated 9:06 pm CST, Saturday, March 9, 2019 UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist, helping the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Ryan Hartman, Sean Couturier, Nolan Patrick and Travis Konecny also scored for Philadelphia. Brian Elliott made 25 saves for his 10th victory of the season. The win was the Flyers' second over the Islanders in less than a week and helped Philadelphia inch closer to the final wild-card spot. They are five points behind Carolina, which played at Nashville later Saturday, Montreal — which hold wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference. Scott Mayfield and Nick Leddy scored for New York, and Thomas Greiss made 10 saves but gave up all five of the Flyers' goals in 39:56 of action. Christopher Gibson made his first appearance since Dec. 6 in relief of Greiss in the third period and stopped 10 shots. The Islanders remained two … [Read more...] about Van Riemsdyk leads Flyers past Islanders 5-2
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Van Riemsdyk’s two goals guide Flyers past Wild
James van Riemsdyk scored twice, including the go-ahead goal on a power play with 4:29 left in the third period, and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Feb 12, 2019; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Philadelphia Flyers goalie Anthony Stolarz(41) makes a save during the first period against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Marilyn Indahl-USA TODAY Sports Van Riemsdyk, who had a hat trick during a 7-4 win over Minnesota last month, helped the Flyers bounce back after their 9-0-1 run ended with a 4-1 home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. Desperate to move into playoff position in the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia trailed 3-1 after one period but evened the score heading to the second intermission. Jared Spurgeon (goal, two assists) gave the Wild a 4-3 lead early in the final period before Claude Giroux tied the game and van Riemsdyk won it. The loss was another blow for … [Read more...] about Van Riemsdyk’s two goals guide Flyers past Wild
Flyers’ van Riemsdyk fined $5,000 for high-sticking
NEW YORK (AP) — Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk has been fined $5,000 for high-sticking Kings defenseman Alec Martinez during Los Angeles’ 3-2 shootout win at Philadelphia. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the fine on Friday. Van Riemsdyk was docked the maximum amount under the league’s collective bargaining agreement. The high-sticking occurred just over one minute into the first period of Thursday night’s game. Van Riemsdyk was not penalized. — More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports … [Read more...] about Flyers’ van Riemsdyk fined $5,000 for high-sticking
Van Riemsdyk’s hat trick leads Flyers past Wild
PHILADELPHIA -- A pep talk by new coach Scott Gordon has helped turn James van Riemsdyk's game around. Van Riemsdyk recorded a hat trick, and Nolan Patrick had two goals and two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. Van Riemsdyk scored a power-play goal with 7:56 left in the second period, scored on a deflection late in the second and added an empty-net goal 1:17 remaining in the third. He has five goals and two assists during a three-game point streak after having just one point in his previous seven games.The Flyers' big offseason signing, van Riemsdyk had slumped and stood at six goals through 27 games when interim coach Gordon had a heart-to-heart with the veteran center following Philadelphia's 5-3 loss at Washington last Tuesday in a game in which van Riemsdyk was demoted to the fourth line."It was nice to get clarification," said van Riemsdyk, who signed a five-year, $35 million contract last summer. "Sometimes you … [Read more...] about Van Riemsdyk’s hat trick leads Flyers past Wild
Flyers top Wild behind van Riemsdyk’s hat trick
James van Riemsdyk notched his fourth career hat trick to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers past the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Monday. Nolan Patrick scored two goals and had two assists while Wayne Simmonds also added two goals for the Flyers, who had lost nine of 10 before the win. Scott Laughton tallied three assists for Philadelphia, while Claude Giroux and Radko Gudas recorded two assists each. Flyers goaltender Carter Hart made 34 saves. Jason Zucker, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno and Ryan Suter each scored one goal for the Wild, who dropped their second in a row. Eric Staal had two assists for the Wild. Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk let in five goals and stopped 15 shots before being pulled for Alex Stalock. The Wild took a 1-0 lead on the power play when Zucker tapped home a loose puck in front of Hart at 7:34 of the first period. It was Zucker’s 13th goal of the season. Minnesota didn’t take long in extending its lead to 2-0 when Eriksson Ek fired a shot through … [Read more...] about Flyers top Wild behind van Riemsdyk’s hat trick