NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York Rangers maintained their season-long mastery of the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.Derick Brassard scored two goals to lead the Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.Were playing the right way, Brassard said. Hopefully were on the right path and looking ahead.Jesper Fast, J.T. Miller and Lee Stempniak also scored for New York, which swept the Flyers in a home-and home matchup on consecutive days.The Rangers have also won the first three matchups of the season against Philadelphia. The teams will play once more this season, Feb. 28 in Philadelphia.(Philadelphia is) a team that is struggling a little bit right now, said Henrik Lundqvist, who made 21 saves for New York.When you get going against a team like Philly I think you put yourself in a good spot by just working really hard and making it really tough for them.Nicklas Grossmann and Jakub Voracek scored for Philadelphia, which has lost four in a row and eight of nine.Its mental, Flyers coach Craig Berube said. Every guy has to man up and do their job.My job is to get these guys going in the right direction.The Flyers players dismissed any notion that the team needs a trade or a coaching change. Berube replaced Peter Laviolette after the third game of the 2013-14 season and guided Philadelphia to a playoff berth where they were eliminated in the first round by New York.Its on us, Wayne Simmonds said. This has nothing to do with the coach, nothing to do with systems.Brassards second goal of the game broke a 2-2 tie at 3:06 of the third. The play began with a 3-on-2 break from New Yorks defensive zone. As the Rangers entered the offensive zone, Kevin Hayes found Brassard with a cross-ice pass and the New York centre fired a shot over a sliding Luke Schenn and past Flyers goalie Ray Emery.I felt (my line) needed to step up a little bit, Brassard said. I needed to shoot the puck more to get those scoring chances and thats (whats) happening.Miller made it 4-2 at 9:54 with a wraparound that beat Emery. Millers goal was his first of the season. Stempniak added an empty-netter with 23.9 seconds left.Fasts goal was the first of his career.Its great, Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh said of Fasts and Millers offensive contributions. Its nice to see that.Brassard opened the scoring at 2:50 of the first by sending Rick Nashs pass past Emery. The goal came on a four-minute power play, as Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux was assessed a double-minor for high-sticking John Moore.Grossmann tied it at 13:46 of the first, with a shot that beat Lundqvist high. The goal ended New Yorks shutout streak against Philadelphia this season at 135:39.Philadelphia went ahead 2-1 on Voraceks power-play shot from the right circle 8:45 into the second. But the lead didnt last long as Fast got New York even at 2-2 at 11:38, and set the stage for the Rangers three-goal third period.The Flyers lamented their third-period collapse as they believed they could have left New York with at least one point.Going into the third 2-2 we thought it was a good position, Emery said. I have to make the saves in the third. Its all I can do.New York was 1 for 4 on the power play. Philadelphia went 1 for 1 on the man advantage. The Rangers outshot the Flyers 35-23.NOTES: The Rangers did not have Tanner Glass and Dan Boyle due to illness. During his pregame news conference, New York coach Alain Vigneault reported Glass has a case of the mumps while Boyle has the flu. Glass joins Anaheim Ducks players Francois Beauchemin and Corey Perry, and Minnesota Wild players Jonas Brodin and Marco Scandella to have mumps this season. ... Miller dressed in place of Chris Kreider, who learned of his grandfathers death following New Yorks 3-0 win over Philadelphia Friday afternoon. ... Philadelphia scratched defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo and Andrew MacDonald, and left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Texas Rangers Shirts . He says he will have the operation Wednesday and be ready in time for training camp in September. Bernier missed five games in March due to the injury. Rangers Jerseys 2020 . Goins is the early favourite to win the starting job at second base. Pillar is an outsider to secure a role off the bench, which becomes an even more difficult spot to win if the number of back up jobs is reduced by one. 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He won the season-opening event in Hawaii for his 19th Champions Tour title. "Every win is a thrill and its exciting," Langer said. "Im not sure Ive ever won any other tournament three times. That would be a first and it would be a lot of fun." Colin Montgomerie was second after a 66, the best round of the day. He eagled the par-5 13th. In his second year on the tour, Montgomeries best finish is a second in March in Newport Beach, California. Moontgomerie is hoping to get the upper hand over "good friend" Langer when theyre grouped together Sunday.dddddddddddd "Ive been trying all bloody year to do it and Ive not done it yet," he said. "Not many people have, to be honest. But hes playing some superb golf and its nice to have an opportunity anyway tomorrow to give it another go and see if I can win out here." Montgomerie played in college at Houston Baptist. Defending champion Esteban Toledo, Gary Hallberg and Bart Bryant were four strokes back. Hallberg had a 67, Toledo shot 71, and Bryant -- tied for the first-round lead with Langer -- had a 72. Fred Couples, the 2010 winner, was tied for sixth at 5 under after a 70. The former University of Houston player won the Newport Beach event. ' ' '