Hanifin, Jankowski lead Flames to romp over Coyotes

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Calgary coach Bill Peters took one on the chin Sunday, and so did the team his Flames dominated, the Arizona Coyotes.

Noah Hanifin and Mark Jankowski each scored twice, former Coyotes goalie Mike Smith just missed his 38th career shutout and the Flames routed Arizona 6-1.

Smith, making his first start in five games, made 28 saves in his first win since Nov. 1.

Peters wasn’t around to watch about 10 minutes of the game after he was hit in the left jaw with a puck while standing in his customary spot in the bench area early in the second period. He needed eight stitches and returned late in the period.

“I think it’s going to hurt more tomorrow, right?” Peters said after the game, the nasty cut and stitches clearly visible. “One of those things. There’s not a lot of room up there, you’ve got to be paying attention. … They did a good job, got me stitched up and back to work. … Hopefully, it’s the last time, but I doubt it.”

The Flames have won four of five but were coming off a loss to Las Vegas. Peters liked what he saw.

“We’ve got a good group. We like our team,” he said. “When we have time to practice and work on things typically we get better. This sets up real well. We’ve played every other day for a long time now. Now we get a day off and then we get another practice and we’ve got two at home.”

PREDATORS 5, DUCKS 2: In Nashville, Tenn., Austin Watson recorded a hat trick and Nashville netted two power-play goals in a victory over Anaheim.

Watson entered the game with just one goal and broke loose with scores in each period as Nashville won its sixth straight home game.

Nick Bonino and Craig Smith also scored for the Predators, who entered Sunday’s game tied for the best record in the NHL.

LIGHTNING 5, DEVILS 2: In Tampa, Fla., Brayden Point had two goals and an assist to lead Tampa Bay to a victory over New Jersey.

Tyler Johnson, Cedric Paquette and Alex Killorn also scored for the Lightning, who have won three straight games and five of six. Tampa Bay has the best record in the Eastern Conference at 17-6-1. Louis Domingue made 33 saves.