Interim head coach Brad Shaw's Philadelphia Flyers (31-37-9) are in the Big Apple on Wednesday evening to take on former Flyers coach Peter Laviolette's New York Rangers (38-34-7).

But when the dust settled, the Flyers emerged with an 8–5 win over a Rangers team still jockeying for playoff position, thanks to a first career hat trick from Tyson Foerster an

He came up with his first NHL hat trick on Wednesday night in a wild 8-5 win over the New York Rangers. Foerster’s first goal in the second period was his 20th of the season, making him the first Flyer to record 20-goal seasons in his first two NHL years since Simon Gagne.