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Congratulations are in order for Flyers captain Mike Richards. Richards set an NHL record during Sunday's 5-2 victory against the New York Rangers by scoring his third career 3-on-5 goal. No other player has scored that many goals in such an undermanned situation.

"It's not something that I knew or obviously was trying for, but we always try to score shorthanded," Richards said. "When you kill a penalty or a 5-on-3 like that it just gives you that much more momentum and an energy boost."

On the season, Richards now has 20 goals and a team high 32 assists for 52 points. Of his 20 goals, five of them have come shorthanded which is good for the league lead. The Flyers have a few days off now and will be back in action on Thursday night when they host the Buffalo Sabres.

Posted By: Luke Ventura