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The Wells Fargo Center welcomed over 20,000 fans for a Friday night to remember as the fans were treated to two hat-tricks; the first coming from crowd favorite Scott Hartnell who was able to put together the elusive Gordie Howe Hat-trick as he invited young, grinding centre Michael Latta for a bout in the second, then put up a PP goal and assisted on Grossmann's goal in the third. The tough break for the Flyers was that those were the only two goals they found in the game, as Capitals' Captain Alex Ovechkin was able to hit twine three times alone against Steve Mason.

The next morning saw the Flyers take the train to Newark for a match with the Devils. Ray Emery was given his 4th start of the season and played as well as he has any other game, this outing only giving up 3 goals. However, the Flyers could not catch up as they only scored once, another goal by Scott Hartnell. "Hartsy's had a really good weekend," Podein said after the game. "He still has that innate scoring touch that not many players can hold onto into their thirties. I think he will be a good player throughout the rest of his contract."

Despite the glowing review there have been rumors floating that GM Podein might be using the recent hot streak as leverage in moving Hartnell's contract. The contract has 5 more years after this season and will cost $28 million over those 6 years, meaning by the end of it there is a $4.75 cap on a 38 y/o power forward.