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Get your game notes: Rangers at Flyers

Brayden Schenn, Ryan McDonagh

Philadelphia Flyers’ Brayden Schenn, left, and New York Rangers’ Ryan McDonagh collide during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 4-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Tonight on NBCSN, it’s the Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New York Rangers starting at 8 p.m. ET. Following are some game notes, as compiled by the NHL on NBC research team:

-- Philadelphia’s win Sunday snapped a nine-game losing streak at Madison Square Garden. The Flyers now return to Wells Fargo Center, where they took both games from the Rangers this season and four of their last five dating back to last season. New York last won in Philadelphia March 26, 2013, a 5-2 victory.

-- Of the 33 times the Flyers have been tied at 1 in a series, they have won 17 of those series, and lost 16. Game 2 has often been a good indicator of Philadelphia success in the playoffs: when the Flyers win Game 2, they have gone on to win the series 30 of the 37 times, regardless of the Game 1 result. The Rangers have won eight of the last 12 playoff series in which they split the first two games, including five of the last seven playoff series in which they split the first two games at home.

-- The Rangers started this season playing their first nine games on the road due to Madison Square Garden‟s renovation project, getting off to a 3-6-0 start. But in their final 32 road contests, the Rangers posted a 22-8-2 record to finish 25-14-2 on the road this season, setting a franchise record for road wins in a season. New York was one of three teams to record at least 25 road wins this season (Colorado, Anaheim) and had the most road wins in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers’ 52 road points this season rank second in franchise history (2011-12 – 53).

-- The Flyers overcame an early 2-0 deficit in the first period to win Sunday and are one of six teams this postseason to come back and win after trailing by two goals. During the regular season, the Flyers came back to win after trailing by two goals on eight occasions. It was also the sixth time in the last seven playoff years that the Flyers won a game in such a fashion, tying them with the Bruins for the most over that span. All six of Philadelphia’s two-or-more-goal comeback wins in the playoffs since 2008 have come on the road and prior to Sunday‟s win, the club‟s last playoff victory when trailing by two goals was April 13, 2012 when they overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to win 8-5 against Pittsburgh in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

-- Flyers goaltender Ray Emery, who has been filling in for Steve Mason (upper body injury) and who
will start Game 3, started in back-to-back games for the first time this season, earning his 21st career playoff victory and his first in exactly three years since helping Anaheim defeat Nashville April 20, 2011 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals, 6-3. After allowing two goals within the first 10 minutes Sunday, Emery did not allow another goal. Mason said Monday, “The way [Emery’s] playing, there’s no hurry. He’s the reason we won yesterday, so, even if I was ready, there’s no reason to take him out right now.”

-- Rangers forward Martin St. Louis opened the game’s scoring in the first period, netting his first playoff goal for the Rangers after tallying 33 during his tenure with the Tampa Bay Lightning. His 34 career playoff goals ranks 13th among all active NHL players. St. Louis has 7 points in his last 4 games dating back to the regular season.