CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Rookie Sam Bennett had a first-period hat trick and four goals total, Jonas Hiller made 15 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Panthers 6-0 on Wednesday night to give Florida its first regulation loss in 14 games.
Bennett is the first Flames player to score four goals in a game since Jarome Iginla on Feb. 23, 2003, according to the NHL. At 19 years and six months, he’s the youngest Flame to get a hat trick.
Johnny Gaudreau and Mason Raymond also scored.
Florida had been the NHL’s hottest team, going 12-0-1 since losing in regulation to Boston on Dec. 12. Playing their fifth game in nine days, the Panthers ran out of gas and were outshot 36-15.
This was Hiller’s first appearance since Dec. 12. He entered the night with an ugly .862 save percentage.
Roberto Luongo, replaced by Al Montoya to start the second period, yielded four goals on 15 shots.
Blue Jackets 3, Maple Leafs 1
TORONTO — Rookie Joonas Korpisalo made 41 saves and last- place Columbus snapped a fourgame skid with a win over Toronto.
The 21- year- old Korpisalo entered with just one win in six starts this season and had a 3.69 goals-against average and .882 save percentage.
Boone Jenner, Alexander Wennberg and Brandon Dubinsky scored for the Blue Jackets.
Brad Boyes scored late for the Maple Leafs. Toronto has totaled just two goals while losing its past three games.
Toronto’s James Reimer stopped 19 of 21 shots.
Ducks 4, Senators 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. ( AP) — Shea Theodore put Anaheim ahead late in the third period with his first NHL goal, Frederik Andersen made 24 saves and the Ducks beat Ottawa.
Andrew Cogliano, Carl Hagelin and Jacob Silfverberg also scored. This was Andersen’s first start since Jan. 1 and gave Anaheim its third win in five games.
Theodore scored on the power play, taking a pass from Ryan Getzlaf and putting a wrist shot under Craig Anderson’s right armpit.
Hagelin and Silfverberg scored soon afterward to finally give an Anaheim offense that has struggled for much of the season some breathing room.
Curtis Lazar scored for Ottawa, and Anderson turned away 34 shots.
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