PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alexandar Georgiev had all the answers against the Philadelphia Flyers.Georgiev made 29 saves and Ryan Strome scored for the third consecutive game and the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Sunday.“You try to play the game well because any second (there) can be a

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alexandar Georgiev had all the answers against the Philadelphia Flyers.Georgiev made 29 saves and Ryan Strome scored for the third consecutive game and the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Sunday.“You try to play the game well because any second (there) can be a scoring chance and some crazy bounce http://www.officiallightningprostore.com/authentic-adidas-mikhail-sergachev-jersey ,” Georgiev said.Pavel Buchnevich, and Brady Skjei also scored for the Rangers and Brett Howden had two assists.Strome scored late in the first period to give the Rangers a 2-0 lead when he went top shelf on Flyers goalie Carter Hart, who had only one defenseman helping him defend an odd-man rush.The goal was Strome’s 17th of the season for the Rangers and 18th overall. He leads the NHL in goals for his new team after being traded this season. He was acquired from Edmonton in November. The second player on this list is Strome’s brother, Dylan, who has 14 goals since being acquired by Chicago in a trade with Arizona in November.A third Strome brother, Matthew, was assigned by the Flyers to their AHL affiliate in Lehigh Valley after the 20-year-old’s junior team, the Hamilton Bulldogs, was eliminated from the OHL playoffs.“Obviously when you get rid of a lot of veteran guys it’s tough Nikita Kucherov Jersey ,” Ryan Strome said of the rebuilding Rangers. “For our young group, the losing can wear on you a little bit. When we had that stretch there (of five straight losses earlier in March) it wasn’t too much fun.“Good to get a couple wins here. It’s a tough building. They got a bunch of older guys that know how to win. Good to come in here and play a pretty solid road game. Good for the group to have a little more confidence moving forward.”The shutout was Georgiev’s second of the season to keep the Flyers from winning all four games between the teams this season. The Flyers hadn’t swept the season series against the Rangers since 1984-85. Going back to last season, the Flyers had taken six straight games against the Rangers.It was the Flyers’ first game since being eliminated from playoff contention.“Obviously I think everybody is frustrated that the season is ending on Saturday,” Flyers interim coach Scott Gordon said. “And we’ve got to find a way to generate energy in the last three games.”Buchnevich opened the scoring with his 20th of the season at 16:25 of the first period.Brady Skjei scored his seventh of the season in the third period when his shot went off two Flyers and behind Hart, who finished with 22 saves.The Flyers’ best chance to score was when James van Riemsdyk had a breakaway late in the second period.“I think I played a pretty good positional game,” Georgiev said. “I tried to be square to the puck and be patient on my feet.”NOTES: The victory marked the first time the Rangers have won consecutive games since mid-January. … Buchnevich collided with Flyers center Nolan Patrick early in the third period. Both players didn’t see the other coming and Buchnevich left the game and did not return. “He’s fine. He cleared,” Rangers coach David Quinn said. “He should be fine for tomorrow.”UP NEXT:Flyers: Start a two-game road trip in Dallas on Tuesday night.Rangers: At the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. WASHINGTON — Two teams heading in opposite directions collide when the Nashville Predators face the Washington Capitals in a New Year’s Eve matinee Monday.The Predators are mired in a six-game skid after blowing a third-period lead in a 4-3 loss to the Rangers on Saturday. On top of that, Nashville has struggled away from home, dropping 10 straight road contests heading into Monday’s game — the start of a stretch of seven of eight games on the road.“We find ourselves losing a bunch in a row Ondrej Palat Jersey , and at times, that’s going to happen throughout the year,” Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis told the team’s website. “We’re going to have ups and downs; the injury bug or whatever it is. But, we’re not here to make excuses. We’re going to prepare the same way and work hard. We know it will turn eventually, and when it does, we’ll come out a better team because of it.”Article continues below ...The Predators have not been able to light the lamp during their skid, with only 10 goals during the slide. Viktor Arvidsson has returned from injury, but Filip Forsberg remains out and Kyle Turris is day-to-day with a lower-body issue, hampering Nashville’s offensive attack.Those offensive woes counteract the fact that the Predators have allowed the second-fewest goals in the league.“We can’t lose six in a row Ryan Callahan Jersey , not in this league and not in this division, not with the parity there is,” Nashville defenseman Nick Bonino said. “We’ve just got to get better.”On the other hand, the Capitals are playing as well as any team in the NHL, and are doing it with contributions from everyone. Washington won its fourth straight Saturday, upending Ottawa 3-2 thanks to the first career goals from Madison Bowey and Tyler Lewington, and solid netminding from Pheonix Copley, not exactly household names.“It goes into the development process and just drafting the right type of players,” Capitals coach Todd Reirden told the team’s website http://www.officiallightningprostore.com/authentic-adidas-ryan-mcdonagh-jersey , “and developing them in Hershey and then continuing to develop them here. It’s really an organizational job and a great job by our entire group.”Washington has won 16 of 19 to re-establish itself as a contender in a crowded Eastern Conference and done so while rarely using its true starting lineup. That will continue Monday as defenseman Matt Niskanen will miss a second straight game after a crash into the boards against Carolina. Fellow defenseman Brooks Orpik will be a game-time decision, after missing 27 games with a knee injury.Braden Holtby likely will get the start in net for the Capitals, though Copley certainly has held his own. The rookie goalie is 9-1-0 with a 2.37 GAA and a .921 save percentage in his last 11 starts, giving Washington confidence no matter who is between the pipes.“We’re extremely lucky to have two guys in this room who give us a chance to win,” forward Tom Wilson told reporters. “We have a pretty good team holding the fort down for us back there.”