Flyers fire Hakstol as coach

The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach Dave Hakstol after losing four in a row and 11 of their past 14 games and named Scott Gordon as the interim replacement.

General manager Chuck Fletcher announced the move Monday, less than two weeks since taking over for the fired Ron Hextall.

“After meeting this morning with Dave Hakstol and thoughtful consideration, I have decided to relieve him of his duties as head coach,” Fletcher said. “As I continue to assess the team, I feel that this is the best course of action for our group moving forward.”

The last-place Flyers have lost five of six and are 12-15-4. Philadelphia went 1-3-1 on the road trip Fletcher said he’d use to evaluate Hakstol, the rest of the coaching staff and the team at-large.

Hired by Hextall from the University of North Dakota in 2015, Hakstol took the Flyers to the playoffs twice in his three full seasons, but they lost in six games in the first round each time. His teams were plagued by inconsistency in the form of long winning and losing streaks, and that ultimately cost him his job in his fourth season.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Ducks 4, Penguins 2: Adam Henrique and Ryan Getzlaf each had a goal and an assist, and Anaheim rallied past host Pittsburgh. The Ducks won for the ninth time in 10 games after spotting the Penguins a two-goal lead.

Blue Jackets 1, Golden Knights 0: Nick Foligno scored 40 seconds into the third period, Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves and host Columbus beat Vegas.

Foligno found the rebound after Seth Jones’ shot and knocked it past goalie Malcolm Subban from the doorstep.

Bobrovsky got his 25th career shutout and first this season.

He repelled a late attack by the Golden Knights after Subban was pulled for an extra skater with a minute left.