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Surging Flyers beat Senators 3-2

Published Apr. 2, 2016 5:58 p.m. ET

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers got two power-play goals from Wayne Simmonds, a strong effort from goaltender Steve Mason, and continued their surge toward the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Thanks to the New York Islanders dropping a home game against Pittsburgh, the Flyers moved within two points of the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. They remain two points ahead of Detroit for the final spot in the East with five games to go.

The Flyers built a 2-0 lead on power-play goals in the second period after a sloppy, scoreless first. Their first goal came when Jakub Voracek, playing the point, intercepted a failed clearing attempt by Ottawa's Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Voracek, uncovered at the point, quickly fired the puck toward the net to a wide-open Simmonds, who redirected the puck past goalie Andrew Hammond 1:30 into the second period.

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