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  • October 5, 2018
    Wayne Simmonds and Steve Mason came up big with the Flyers season on the line and forced a Game Seven. [b]Muhammad Wilkerson Packers Jersey[/b] . Scott Cullen has notes on Simmonds, Mason, Lundqvist, Giroux, Hagelin and more. LETS GO SEVEN Wayne Simmonds scored a hat trick and Steve Mason stopped 34 of 36 New York Rangers shots as the Philadelphia Flyers won 5-2 in Game Six, forcing a Game Seven to decide the series Wednesday night. Simmonds, who scored a career-high 29 goals and 60 points during the regular season, erupted for three goals, all from within a few feet of the net. Officially, Simmonds three goals traveled a total of 20 feet, but thats not unusual -- among players with at least 20 goals, Simmonds average shooting distance of 26.0 feet during the regular season ranked 15th, so he makes his bones as a presence in front of the net. In addition, or at least underlying his three-goal performance, Simmonds generated 11 shot attempts in only 12:50 of ice time. While Simmonds was cleaning up the scraps around the Rangers net, Mason was taking care of business in the Philadelphia net, making quite a few high-quality saves to preserve the Flyers lead, even though the Rangers carried a lot of the play (and before score effects kicked in). Mason has stopped 92 of 98 shots that hes faced (.939 SV%) since joining the series in Game Three. Thats better than usual from Mason, who has a career save percentage of .907 and a .920 mark in 68 games with the Flyers, but Philadelphia needs him to continue at that level for one more game to get through this series. Flyers D Erik Gustafsson, replacing Hal Gill (who was replacing Nicklas Grossman) in the lineup, scored a goal on a breakaway coming out of the penalty box and had solid relative possession numbers. For the Blueshirts, Henrik Lundqvist comes with the much higher pedigree, but after allowing four goals on 23 shots in Game Six (before getting pulled in favour of Cam Talbot), his save percentage in the series has dipped to .892 (132 saves on 148 shots). Lundqvist has a .920 career save percentage in both the regular season and playoffs, over a span of 647 games. That track record ranks him among the elite puckstoppers in the league, but its imperative for the Rangers that Lundqvist bounce back in Game Seven. Its not just Lundqvist that needs to be better, though. The Rangers power play is in a 0-for-20 streak since Benoit Pouliots goal in the first period of Game Two. While RW Rick Nash has yet to score a goal in the series, hes put 25 shots on goal and has the best possession numbers for the Rangers in the series. Flyers C Claude Giroux contributed a goal and two assists to the cause, his goal coming into an empty net with 4:11 remaining in the third period, giving him six points through six games. Rangers LW Carl Hagelin scored a goal, but created many chances in Game Six, registering nine shot attempts in 14:50 of ice time and rookie J.T. Miller had an assist for the second straight game since being inserted into the lineup. No team has won back-to-back games in this series, so perhaps that favours the Rangers going into Game Seven, though owning the possession battle would be more relevant. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. [b]Jimmy Graham Jersey[/b] . Team officials travelled to Los Angeles on Thursday night to meet with the free agent, a person with knowledge of the plans said. [b]Custom Green Bay Packers Jerseys[/b] .com) - Graeme McDowell opened up with a first- round, 5-under 67 on Thursday and he holds a 2-shot lead at the WGC - HSBC Champions.CHARLESTON, S.C. - Deputies say they have charged a man with murder in the shooting of the brother of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White outside a South Carolina nightclub. Charleston County Chief Deputy Mitch Lucas says 23-year-old Darnell Lafayette was arrested Tuesday. Lucas says deputies are still trying to figure out exactly what led to the shhooting. [b]Jimmy Graham Packers Jersey[/b]. But it appears Lafayette got into an argument with 21-year-old Tyrone Moore Jr. early Saturday morning outside the Lake House Club south of Charleston. Investigators say Lafayette walked up to Moore and fired three times, with two of the bullets striking the victim. Lafayette is in jail. It wasnt known if he has a lawyer. Cheap Marlins Jerseys Cheap Braves Jerseys Cheap Rangers Jerseys Cheap Mariners Jerseys Cheap Athletics Jerseys Cheap Angels Jerseys Cheap Astros Jerseys Cheap Twins Jerseys Cheap Royals Jerseys Cheap Tigers Jerseys Cheap Indians Jerseys Cheap White Sox Jerseys Cheap Blue Jays Jerseys Cheap Rays JerseysCheap Yankees Jerseys ' ' '