Tyson Foerster scored a hat trick and rookie Aleksei Kolosov made 24 saves as the Philadelphia Flyers downed the New York Rangers 8-5 to put the Rangers on the brink of elimination from the playoff race.

One of the best responders has been Tyson Foerster. He came up with his first NHL hat trick on Wednesday night in a wild 8-5 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. 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.

Tyson Foerster recorded his first career hat trick and Sean Couturier scored the tiebreaking goal with 8:05 remaining in the third period Wednesday as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers earned an 8-5 vi