FLYERS CONTINUE PLAYOFF PUSH ON RIVALRY NIGHT

The Flyers (37-25-13, 87 points), who currently occupy the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, continue their playoff push when the face the League-leading Capitals (54-16-5, 113 points) at Wells Fargo Center on NBCSN’s Wednesday Night Rivalry.

This marks the fourth and final meeting of the season between these Metropolitan Division foes; Washington is 2-0-1 thus far, while Philadelphia is 1-2-0. The Flyers enter the game with an 11-3-2 record in their past 16 contests, while the Capitals are 9-4-1 in their last 14.

Mike Condon made a career-high 39 saves, including 23 in the third period, to backstop the Canadiens past the Red Wings and to their second win in their past four outings.

Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha (Longueuil, Que.) scored in his first NHL visit to Bell Centre

MILESTONES & MUSINGS

• Sharks forward Joe Thornton registered his 957th career assist to move past Mark Recchi (956) and into sole possession of 14th place in NHL history.
• Panthers forward Teddy Purcell (0-1—1) collected his 200th NHL assist as well as his 300th NHL point. Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly (1-1—2) also recorded his 300th NHL point.
• Islanders forward Frans Nielsen played in his 600th NHL game.

TUESDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
NEW JERSEY 2, Boston 1
NY ISLANDERS 2, Carolina 1 (SO)
PITTSBURGH 5, Buffalo 4 (SO)
MONTREAL 4, Detroit 3
Toronto 5, FLORIDA 2
MINNESOTA 4, Chicago 1
ST. LOUIS 3, Colorado 1
DALLAS 5, Nashville 2
San Jose 4, VANCOUVER 1

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Ottawa @ Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Washington @ Philadelphia, 8:00 p.m.
Calgary @ Anaheim, 10:00 p.m.