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Hart, Gordon win Flyers debuts

December 19, 2018
Goaltender Robin Lehner of New York Islanders makes a save against Clayton Keller of Arizona Coyotes as Richard Panik looks on during their NHL game at Gila River Arena Tuesday. — Reuters
Goaltender Robin Lehner of New York Islanders makes a save against Clayton Keller of Arizona Coyotes as Richard Panik looks on during their NHL game at Gila River Arena Tuesday. — Reuters

PHILADELPHIA — James van Riemsdyk and Shayne Gostisbehere each had a goal and an assist to carry the host Philadelphia Flyers past the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Tuesday.

Radko Gudas added a goal for the Flyers, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, one of the most highly touted prospects in the organization, made his NHL debut and recorded 20 saves. Hart became Philadelphia’s sixth different starting goaltender through the first 32 games to set a league record.

It was the first game for the struggling Flyers since the dismissal of head coach Dave Hakstol. Scott Gordon was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Dennis Cholowski and Jacob de la Rose each scored a goal for the Red Wings. Detroit goaltender Jonathan Bernier received the start and made 30 saves after Jimmy Howard appeared to get injured during warmups.

Islanders 3, Coyotes 1

Brock Nelson and Anthony Beauvillier scored in a five-minute span of the second period, and New York ran its winning streak to three games by prevailing in Glendale, Ariz.

Islanders winger Joshua Ho-Sang scored his first goal of the season, and goaltender Robin Lehner made 36 saves while improving to 4-0-0 in his career against the Coyotes. Lehner had not won since Oct. 30 at Pittsburgh, going winless in his past six starts.

Mario Kempe scored his first goal of the season for the Coyotes, who are 1-6-0 since a four-game winning streak.

Blues 4, Oilers 1

Patrick Maroon, Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz scored third-period goals as St. Louis broke open a tie game to win at Edmonton.

Jake Allen made 22 saves to record the win, the Blues’ third in four outings. David Perron scored in the first period for St. Louis.

Jesse Puljujarvi collected a second-period goal for Edmonton. Cam Talbot stopped 26 shots for the Oilers, who have lost two straight games and saw a six-game home-ice winning streak snapped.

Rangers 3, Ducks 1

Kevin Hayes scored the go-ahead, short-handed goal with 40 seconds left as New York rallied with three third-period goals to stun visiting Anaheim.

Panthers 5, Sabres 2

Evgenii Dadonov had a pair of goals and an assist in Florida’s four-goal third period, leading to a victory at Buffalo.

Stars 2, Flames 0

Jamie Benn and Radek Faksa scored goals, and Ben Bishop and Anton Khudobin combined to turn away 24 shots as Dallas defeated visiting Calgary to end a four-game losing streak.

Kings 4, Jets 1

Austin Wagner scored two goals, and Los Angeles ended a four-game losing streak with a win over visiting Winnipeg.

Lightning 5, Canucks 2

Cedric Paquette, Adam Erne and Nikita Kucherov each recorded a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay won a penalty-filled game at Vancouver. The clubs combined for 58 penalty minutes — 36 for Tampa Bay. Surprisingly, all the goals came at even strength as the each team was blanked on five power plays.

Blackhawks 2, Predators 1

Gustav Forsling and Erik Gustafsson each scored, and host Chicago held on for a win over Nashville. Chicago won for only the second time in the past 12 games.

Sharks 4, Wild 0

Logan Couture scored two goals, and Martin Jones made 26 saves to lead San Jose to a victory at Saint Paul.

Joe Pavelski and Lukas Radil also scored for the Sharks, who won their season-high fifth straight game and are 7-1-0 in their past eight.

Maple Leafs 7, Devils 2

Tyler Ennis scored twice, Auston Matthews and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist, and Toronto cruised to a win at Newark. — Reuters


December 19, 2018
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