The Rangers wanted points in their final game before the All-Star break. The Flyers, scrapping for a wild-card spot with the Maple Leafs and other teams, needed points.
In a goaltenders’ battle, dominated by Philadelphia’s Steve Mason, who made 34 saves, special teams decided the match at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.
The Rangers failed on two power plays in the second period and one in the third, and the Flyers cashed in on their first and only man advantage early in the third period and then later at even-strength for a 2-0 victory that snapped the Blueshirts’ three-game winning streak.