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PHILADELPHIA - The Flyers found an easy way to get out of a recent funk — shoot the puck.Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist and four other Flyers scored in Philadelphias 5-1 rout of the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.I dont think a lot of guys were shooting the puck, Simmonds said. Everyone is starting to shoot the puck now. And when you get shots on net, youre going to get second and third opportunities. Thats when youre going to score.Scott Laughton got his first career goal and Sean Couturier, Jakub Voracek and Michael Raffl also scored for Philadelphia (11-13-5), which improved to 3-0-2 in its last five. Simmonds has five goals over the stretch.Eric Staal scored for Carolina (8-18-3), which dropped its fifth straight game. The Hurricanes have scored one goal in each of their last five contests.I dont think our execution was very good, Staal said. Obviously, its been frustrating. Weve played some good hockey before tonight, but tonight not good enough all around anywhere.Staal pulled the Hurricanes within 2-1 just over three minutes into the second period with a highlight-reel, wraparound tally that snapped Carolinas 0-for-14 skid on the power play. It was the 100th career power-play goal by the Carolina captain.But Voracek answered just under three minutes later by firing a wrist shot from close range past sprawling Carolina goalie Anton Khudobin after a nifty cross-ice pass from Simmonds.We needed a kill there, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. We have to compete, have to be better defensively, have to manage the puck, have to move the puck better and thatll give us a better chance.The power-play goal gave the Flyers a goal on the man-advantage in seven straight games.Khudobin, Carolinas backup, dropped to 0-7-2 this season. He made 18 saves.Steve Mason made 25 saves for Philadelphia.Lauhghton made it 4-1 with 12:31 left in the period by racing down the right side before going top shelf on Khudobins stick side. The 2012 first-round pick raised his arms in triumph after the tally. Laughton also assisted Simmonds first-period goal.When you score that goal you dont really remember anything, Laughton said. It definitely was a good feeling. Been a long time coming.Raffl scored on a rebound for Philadelphias third goal over a 5-minute, 11-second span of the second period, giving Philadelphia a four-goal advantage entering the final period.Flyers coach Craig Berube was pleased with how his team held the lead in the final 20 minutes.We kept skating in third period, kept moving the puck and doing the right thing, he said. I was impressed we kept skating and working and kept checking.The Flyers scored twice in the opening period, with Couturier staking Philadelphia to a 1-0 lead just 53 seconds into the contest by beating Khudobin from behind the net. It extended Couturiers point streak to six straight games, matching the longest such streak of his career. Couturier has three goals and four assists over the stretch.Simmonds made it 2-0 with 8:33 left in the first period when he ripped a slap shot from the right circle that zoomed past Khudobins blocker side.Besides getting more shots on goal, Simmonds said an increased focus on defence has helped of late.Weve been playing a lot better defensively and a lot more guys are starting to contribute offensively and its definitely helping, he said.Notes: After sitting five straight games as a healthy scratch, Philadelphia C Vincent Lecavalier (lower body) didnt dress Saturday due to injury. ... Staals tally snapped a five-game pointless drought. ... 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Jagr scored the tying goal with 1:01 left in regulation, and the Devils ended Anaheims eight-game home winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night. Travis Zajac got credit for the winning goal at 1:58 of overtime, but the Ducks put it in their own net -- a fitting finish to what coach Bruce Boudreau saw as a tentative, reactionary effort. The Devils felt they got the reward they deserved for a gritty finish in the opener of a three-game California trip. "We knew we had to play better to give ourselves a chance, so we had to come out strong in the third period," Zajac said. "We started to win some forecheck battles and stuck with it right to the end. We got rewarded late in the game on Jagrs goal. It was kind of a lucky one there." After Jagr converted Patrik Elias pass from behind the net, with Martin Brodeur pulled for an extra attacker, New Jersey got even more luck on the winner. Ben Lovejoy hit teammate Corey Perry with the puck while attempting to clear the crease, and it caromed past Jonas Hiller to end the longest season-opening home winning streak in Anaheim history. "Thats obviously an incredibly unfortunate ending," Lovejoy said. "Thats a game we need. Were an incredibly desperate team, even though were still all right in the standings." With four wins in five games capped by this impressive comeback, the Devils are starting to feel better about their 8-8-5 spot in the standings. Moments after Brodeur made an exceptional save on Mathieu Perreaults attempt at an overtime goal, the Devils were rewarded with a gift from Lovejoy and Perry. "It was nice to pull it off because we worked very hard and we battled," said Brodeur, who stopped 22 shots. "When you win, you always look at these kinds of saves. Sometimes the games are ugly, and if you make one save like that, it makes the difference." Elias had three assists, and Marek Zidlicky and Eric Gelinas scored power-play goals in the first period after an incorrect high-sticking double minor call against Teemu Selanne. "I think the schedule worked to our advantage tonight," said Jagr, who scored his 689th NHL goal. &quoot;They had to travel last night, and we had one extra day of rest here.dddddddddddd Maybe in the third period it showed. But theyre one of the best teams in the league -- maybe the best team -- so thats a huge two points for us." Ryan Getzlaf scored the tiebreaking power-play goal, and Nick Bonino had a goal and an assist for the NHL-leading Ducks, who have lost five straight. Anaheim was the leagues only remaining unbeaten home team, but the Ducks are in a skid after playing a league-high 24 games this season. Matt Beleskey also scored for the Ducks, still on top of the overall NHL standings despite going 0-3-2 in their last five. Hiller made 21 saves in just his second start in seven games. Boudreau bemoaned his clubs soft third-period effort, a creeping problem in recent days. "Thats all I talked about (in) the previous two games," Boudreau said. "We played not to lose in the third period. You cant play the game in your own zone and expect to win. ... I dont even call it a mistake (on the final goal). It was an accident. Thats the way the game was going. We missed two open nets. You knew something bad was going to happen." Dustin Penner had two assists for the Ducks, who stumbled home to friendly Honda Center after a winless four-game East Coast road trip. Anaheim also lost defenceman Francois Beauchemin in the second period to an upper-body injury. "We need to respond to this," Lovejoy said. "Were not playing great hockey right now. We want to be an elite team in this league, and were not playing like it." Until the big finish, New Jersey got all of its offence on a break from a blown call. Devils defenceman Andy Greene was left with a bloody mouth after a high-stick to the face, and Selanne was whistled for a double minor -- but a video replay clearly showed Zidlicky hit his teammate in the face while tussling with Perreault. Selannes stick was on the ice. Bonino tied it with his career-best sixth goal, and Getzlaf put the Ducks ahead with a vicious slap shot for the 12th goal of his stellar season. NOTES: After the game, Anaheim hired former Edmonton GM Steve Tambellini as a part-time pro scout. ... The NHLs competition committee recommended video review of all high-sticking double minor penalties last spring, but the league rejected the idea in September. ... The clubs met for the first time since February 2012. ' ' '