Flyers Hand Jets Loss, NHL News

A little extra effort went a long way for the Philadelphia Flyers. Claude Giroux scored at 4:46 of overtime after Shayne Gostisbehere's diving play kept the puck in the offensive zone, and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Monday night for a crucial win for playoff positioning.

Giroux also had an assist and Wayne Simmonds and Mark Streit scored in regulation for the Flyers, who are fighting with the Red Wings for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Philadelphia and Detroit, which beat Buffalo 3-2 on Monday night, have 87 points apiece. The Flyers have seven games left, while the Red Wings have six games remaining.

The Flyers blew a two-goal lead and appeared to be headed for a shootout before Giroux and Gostisbehere stepped up. Philadelphia is just 2-8 in the tiebreaker this season and 32-70 since its inception.

As Mark Scheifele was trying to clear the puck from Winnipeg's zone, a diving Gostisbehere used his fully extended stick to find a wide-open Giroux right in front of the goal.

"It was more desperation than anything," Gostisbehere said. "I probably wasn't going to get back."

Giroux finished the play with a wrist shot off Winnipeg goaltender Ondrej Pavelec and into the net, touching off a wild celebration for the Flyers.

Monday, March 28 Scoreboard

Philadelphia 3, Winnipeg 2 (OT)

Washington 4, Columbus 1

Detroit 3, Buffalo 2

Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 0

Colorado 4, Nashville 3

Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1

Calgary 5, Arizona 2

San Jose 5, Los Angeles 2

Tuesday, March 29 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at New Jersey, 6 p.m

Carolina at NY Islanders, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 9 p.m.