Brayden Schenn had his first hat trick of his NHL career as the Flyers raced out to a big lead, and then hung on for a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Faced with the decision of either mortgaging the future to add new talent or giving up on the postseason and entering full-on sell mode, Flyers general manager Ron Hextall chose to stand pat at Tuesday's NHL trade deadline. On Tuesday night, his team did their best to justify their GM's decision.
Brayden Schenn had his first hat trick of his NHL career, while Claude Giroux added four assists and Wayne Simmonds scored two goals of his own as the Flyers downed the Calgary Flames by a score of 5-3.