Wood, Devils fly past Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Miles Wood put on a show against his favorite player.

Wood scored twice, Keith Kinkaid stopped 35 shots and the Devils beat the slumping Flyers, 4-1, on Saturday night.

Wood wore Claude Giroux’s No. 28 in prep school and college. The star Flyers center went without a point while the Devils rookie recorded the first multi-goal game of his career.

“That’s why I play,” he said. “It’s always fun to be in these types of games.”

Wood also was involved in a first-period fight with Wayne Simmonds in the typically physical game between the rivals.

Kyle Palmieri and Pavel Zacha also scored and Michael Cammalleri had two assists for the Devils, who have won four of five.

“We were engaged in the game tonight,” Devils coach John Hynes said.

Travis Konecny had a goal for Philadelphia, which has lost 12 of 15 since ending a 10-game winning streak in December. The Flyers played for the first time since a 5-0 loss at Washington on Sunday following their NHL-mandated bye week.

Kinkaid played his second game in two days in place of ill starter Cory Schneider.

The game turned on a second-period penalty on the Flyers that even Wood questioned.

Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas was called for the initial penalty for clipping Wood, drawing loud boos from Philadelphia fans and protests from the Flyers. Simmonds argued vehemently with the referee, drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to give the Devils a two-man advantage.

Palmieri made them pay with his 11th goal of the season with 4:09 left in the second period that put the Devils ahead 2-1.