PHILADELPHIA (AP) Carter Hart made 30 saves 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.

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.

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

The 20-year-old Hart tied an NHL record for most consecutive victories before turning 21, matching former Quebec netminder Jocelyn Thibault's performance in March 1995. Hart helped the Flyers to a fast start, denying Jakob Silfverberg on a breakaway with a glove save 1:15 into the contest.

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

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 All-Star John Gibson, who suffered an upper body injury in the third period of the Ducks' 4-0 loss at Ottawa on Thursday.

Varone got the goal-barrage started in the first by scoring from close range with a shot over Johnson's right arm 2:44 into the contest.

Couturier's wrist shot from the left circle went off the post and in with 9:36 left in the period to make it 2-0, and Raffl added another with a short-handed tally 1 1/2 minutes later with a wrist shot that beat Johnson on the glove side after a great outlet pass from Scott Laughton.

And Lindblom finished Philadelphia's first-period burst with a bit of luck, as Couturier's pass in front went off Lindblom's skate and over the goal line with 2:14 left in the period.

Boyle kept the Flyers off the board with a solid, 13-save second period, and the Ducks got a power-play goal 51 seconds into the second when Henrique finished Ritchie's pass from behind the net.

Notes: Philadelphia traded F Dale Weise and D Christian Folin to Montreal for D David Schlemko and F Byron Froese. Schlmeko and Froese will report to Philadelphia's AHL Lehigh Valley affiliate. . The Flyers swept the season series. They also won at Anaheim, 3-2 on Oct. 30. . Hart has allowed 19 goals on 290 shots during his winning streak.

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The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenseman David Schlemko and forward Byron Froese to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Dale Weise and defenseman Christian Folin.

The Canadiens welcome back a friendly face in Weise, as the 6-foot-2 power forward played 152 games from 2013-16 for Montreal. Weise enjoyed his best hockey with the Habs, registering a career-high 29 points during the 2014-15 campaign.

Folin has played in just 26 games this season, recording two assists for the Flyers. The Swedish blue-liner signed a 1-year, $800,000 deal with Philadelphia at the beginning of the season and will become a UFA on July 1.

A knee injury at the start of the campaign kept Schlemko sidelined until Nov. 10. He's appeared in 18 games for Montreal this season, splitting time with the Laval Rockets of the AHL. When healthy, Schlemko can provide some depth on defense for a Flyers team looking to make a late playoff push.

After a 48-game slate with the Canadiens last season, Froese spent all of 2018-19 with Laval. With 110 games of NHL experience under his belt, the 27-year-old could be an option should the Flyers run into injury trouble down the stretch.

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Artemi Panarin would like to dip his toes into the free-agent waters.

The star forward opened up about his situation with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, shedding light on a decision to delay discussions with the team about his future until the season ends.

"It’s one life, one chance for free agency and I want to test free agency," Panarin told Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch.

As for what happens when he gets to that point, he didn't commit to re-signing.

The dynamic winger was again non-committal when asked if he's eliminated the Blue Jackets altogether.

"I don't know," he said after nervous laughter, according to Hedger. "Yeah, (they) have a chance, but ... we'll see what happens in the summer. I want to still (consider) this season and help the team win the Stanley Cup.”

Panarin added that he's ready to be traded, but said he doesn't have a destination picked.

Earlier Friday, the 27-year-old pending unrestricted free agent confirmed he switched agents from Dan Milstein to Paul Theofanous, who represents teammate and fellow pending UFA Sergei Bobrovsky.

Panarin is in the final season of the two-year, $12-million deal he inked with the Chicago Blackhawks in Dec. 2016. He was dealt to Columbus about six months later.

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Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart is clearing the air after seemingly criticizing his team's goaltenders after Thursday night's 6-5 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes.

"That's not what I meant at all. ... I'm saying we all need to come back and defend more," Reinhart said according to The Athletic's John Vogl. "I was trying to say we need more for our goalies. It doesn't take a hockey genius to know those have been our two best guys all year."

Following the loss, a frustrated Reinhart appeared to blame the Sabres' goalies as the reason for them falling behind early in games and ultimately struggling to win the subsequent high-scoring affairs. However, the 23-year-old insists he was directing his frustration at the team's defense, not the goaltenders.

"I was lost in translation, I wasn't trying to be hard on them at all," Reinhart said. "I was trying to be harder on the guys skating around the ice to come back and defend more."

The Sabres have allowed four or more goals in four of their last five contests, and have won only five games since Christmas. Despite his comments, Reinhart claims the team is in good spirits.

"We're already joking around today, so we're all good," he said.

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Artemi Panarin has parted ways with agent Dan Milstein and replaced him with Paul Theofanous, the Columbus Blue Jackets forward confirmed Friday.

Theofanous also represents Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, a fellow pending unrestricted free agent.

On Friday morning, The Athletic's Aaron Portzline reported that Panarin fired Milstein earlier this week.

Panarin is set to become a UFA on July 1 and told the Blue Jackets he won't discuss his future with the club until the offseason. That uncertainty's made the dynamic forward one of the most attractive rental candidates ahead of the Feb. 25 trade deadline.

Theofanous is Panarin's third agent since January 2017. He switched from Tom Lynn to Milstein during his second contract negotiations with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Blue Jackets management reportedly didn't view Milstein as a barrier to extending Panarin, Portzline added.

Milstein represents some of hockey's most prominent Russian players, including Pavel Datsyuk, Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevskiy, and several others.

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Los Angeles Kings forward Ilya Kovalchuk is "definitely available" ahead of the Feb. 25 trade deadline, according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.

The 35-year-old Kovalchuk's in the first season of a three-year deal that carries a $6.25-million annual cap hit. However, he would need to waive his no-movement clause in any trade - something LeBrun reports he'd be willing to do for the right situation.

The veteran winger has produced just 26 points in 44 games during his first season back in the NHL, although a recent 11-game stretch has seen the former Rocket Richard Trophy winner heat up with four goals and nine points.

The last time Kovalchuk played in the NHL postseason, he led the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup Final in 2012 with a team-high eight goals and 19 points in 23 contests.

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