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PHILADELPHIA – Sean Couturier had two goals and an badist, Brian Elliott made 33 saves and the Flyers continued their dominance over Chicago in Philadelphia with a 4-0 victory over the slumping Blackhawks on Saturday.
Claude Giroux tallied a goal and two badists and Nolan Patrick added an empty-netter for the Flyers, who has won five of six overall and 15 in a row in the regular season against the Blackhawks. Chicago last won a regular-season game in Philadelphia on Nov. 9, 1996.
The Blackhawks have lost six straight lines and two in a row coach Jeremy Colliton. The 33-year-old Colliton replaced Joel Quenneville, the NHL's second-winningest regular-season coach who was fired on Tuesday after 10 seasons at the helm.
Elliott was solid all the time, including stopping Patrick Kane from close range on Blackhawks power play, while recording his 38th career shutout. He also denied Dominik Kahun and Nick Schmaltz on the right side of the road.
It was the second straight strong performance for Elliott, who denied all 16 shots he faced in relief of Calvin Pickard in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over Arizona.
Giroux staked the Flyers to a 1-0 lead with 5:04 left in the first period when he took advantage of a Chicago turnover. Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith's clearing of the end boards went to Giroux, who faked a forehand shot before beating Corey Crawford with a backhander from the slot.
The lead was two goals with 11:06 left in the second when Couturier used his backhand to score on a breakaway just as expired on a Chicago power play. Giroux pbaded ahead to Couturier, who had one step on Blackhawks winger Chris Kunitz.
And Couturier made it 3-0 with 15:43 left in the third when his centering pbad went off the skate of Blackhawks defenceman Brandon Manning and over the goal line.
Notes: Giroux has 11 points (4 goals, 7 badists) in his last six games. . Chicago LW Brandon Saad (right arm) and Marcus Kruger (left leg) did not play. . Giroux pbaded Rick MacLeish to move into fourth place in club history in points. . Chicago has been outscored 30-12 during its losing skid. . Philadelphia improved to 44-16-11 all-time at home against the Blackhawks. . The Flyers next play the third game of their season-high five-game homestand on Tuesday against Florida.
UP NEXT
Chicago: At Carolina on Monday.
Philadelphia: Host Florida on Tuesday.
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