Medvedev scores game-winner late in 3rd, Simmonds has 2 goals to lead Flyers past Blues 4-3

PHILADELPHIA - Evgeny Medvedev scored on a wrist shot with 3:13 left to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.

Wayne Simmonds had a pair of goals and Chris VandeVelde also scored for Philadelphia, which enters a five-day Christmas break with eight wins in its last 12 games.

Robby Fabbri, Kevin Shattenkirk and Magnus Paajarvi scored for St. Louis, which had won three straight.

Medvedev received a nice backhand pass from Ryan White and fired the puck high past Jake Allen on his blocker side.

Philadelphia came back from a 3-0 deficit to sweep the two-game season series with St. Louis.