The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)

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cord for most consecutiv­e victories before turning 21, matching former Quebec netminder Jocelyn Thibault’s performanc­e in March 1995.

“I don’t look at those things,” Hart said. “Sure it’s cool, but we just want to win hockey games.”

Hart was rested in favor of Anthony Stolarz in Thursday’s 3-2 shootout loss to Los Angeles that snapped Philadelph­ia’s eight-game winning streak.

Buoyed by Hart’s earlygame performanc­e, Philadelph­ia broke away early.

“It could’ve been a whole different game,” Couturier said. “He’s been keeping us in games, making us believe even when we’re not playing our best. It’s nice to get him some goals. He’s been unbelievab­le.”

Adam Henrique and Nick Ritchie scored for Anaheim, which lost its seventh in a row and 19th in the last 21 while ending a forgettabl­e six-game road trip. The Ducks have been outscored 37-8 during their skid.

“You don’t expect to have to live through this stuff for an extended period of time,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said.

Ryan Getzlaf had two assists while playing in his 967th contest, which set a club record for most games with the Ducks.

Kevin Boyle made 24 saves in his NHL debut in his relief of Chad Johnson, who was lifted after the first period for allowing four goals on 14 shots. Johnson was in net in place of AllStar John Gibson, who suffered an upper body injury

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