Avs deal Flyers 9th straight loss
UNDATED (AP) — New coach, same result for the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Flyers’ suffered their ninth consecutive loss hours after firing head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant Michel Therrien. Seven different Avalanche players scored in their 7-5 win at Philadelphia.
Erik Johnson had a goal and an assist as part of Colorado’s 50-shot assault. Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog, Alex Newhook, Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin and Tyson Jost also scored for the Avs.
Mike Yeo took over as interim coach of the Flyers, who are one off the team record for consecutive losses.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— John Carlson tied the game late in the second period and then scored Washington’s third and final shootout goal to give the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Ducks. Tom Wilson scored his 100th career goal and Carl Hagelin added his first of the season for Washington.
— Sidney Crosby and Danton Heinen scored 25 seconds apart early in the first period before the Penguins coasted to a 6-1 rout of the Kraken. Jake Guentzel scored his 14th goal of the season and Jeff Carter added his second of the game, both on odd-man rushes late in the second period.
— Jamie Benn assisted on Jacob Peterson’s tiebreaking goal midway through the third period before adding a pair of late scores to secure the Stars’ 4-1 win against the Coyotes. Roope Hintz also scored and Braden Holtby turned back 18 shots to help Dallas tie a franchise record with its seventh straight victory.
— Josh Norris provided the deciding shootout goal to push the Senators past the Devils, 3-2. Drake Batherson and Brady Tkachuk scored in regulation for Ottawa, which earned its third straight win and dealt the Devils their fourth loss in a row.
— Bruce Boudreau won his first game as coach of the Canucks as Thatcher Demko turned back 30 shots in his first shutout of the season, 4-0 versus the Kings. Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller each had a power-play goal and an assist for Vancouver, while Conor Garland and Juho Lammikko also found the back of the net.
Jets’ Pionk suspended; Leafs’ Spezza offered hearing for hit
NEW YORK (AP) — Winnipeg defenseman Neal Pionk was suspended two games Monday for a knee-on-knee hit on Toronto’s Rasmus Sandin in the third period Sunday.
After the hit on Sandin, Maple Leafs center Jason Spezza drove his left knee into the face of Pionk, who was stickless and on his knees trying to clear a puck. Spezza has been offered an in-person hearing with NHL, and likely will be suspended. In-person hearings are required for any suspension that could be at least six games.
