Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers is quickly redefining what it means to be a scoring threat everytime you hit the ice. For the third straight game Richards scored a shorthanded goal, his latest coming against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Richards stole a cross ice pass in his own zone, skated the length of the ice and went five-hole to bring the Flyers faithful to their feet.

Richards became the first player in the NHL to score a shorthanded goal in three straight games since 1998. He now has a league high seven goals while on the penalty kill, and a total of 23. "He anticipates as well as anyone in the game," Flyers coach John Stevens said. "He does that time and time again, and with the game on the line."

During Saturday's game, Richards also recorded two assists which helped him collect his 200th career point. Both Richards and the Flyers probably hope that he doesn't have the opportunity to make it four straight games with a shorty, which would mean Philly wouldn't be shorthanded during Tuesday's game against the Capitals.

Posted By: Luke Ventura