Hart, Couturier lead Flyers over slumping Ducks

PHILADELPHIA >> Carter Hart’s approach to making big saves is simple and effective.

Hart stopped 30 shots for his eighth straight victory, Sean Couturier had a goal and two assists and the Philadelphia Flyers scored four times in the first period to rout the slumping Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Saturday.

Michael Raffl, Oskar Lindblom, Phil Varone, Nolan Patrick and Travis Konecny also scored for the Flyers, who have won nine of 10.

The 20-year-old Hart helped the Flyers to a fast start, denying Jakob Silfverberg on a breakaway with a glove save 1:15 into the contest.

“You see the play develop and you get ready,” a nonchalant Hart said. “You hopefully make the save or you don’t.” Hart tied an NHL rookie re

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