Carter Hart’s 40 saves help the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets, 4-0
Kieffer Bellows also scored his first goal of the season in the win.
Carter Hart made 40 saves for his first shutout of the season in the visiting Flyers’ 4-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.
Noah Cates had a goal and an assist, Kieffer Bellows, Owen Tippett, and Tony DeAngelo also scored, and Rasmus Ristolainen added two assists. Philadelphia (21-21-9) is 7-1-1 in its last nine road games. Saturday’s victory snapped a three-game Flyers skid.
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 shots for Winnipeg before being relieved by David Rittich. Rittich made three saves.
The Jets have lost three straight to drop to 31-19-1.
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DeAngelo scored on set-up from Scott Laughton at 6:48 of the third period, the goal that chased Hellebuyck from the net.
Tippett scored on a breakaway early in the third period to give Philadelphia a 3-0 lead. Ristolainen sent a long pass from deep in his own end to Tippett, who beat Hellebuyck cleanly.
Philadelphia made it 2-0 midway through the second period on Bellows’ first goal of the season.
Up next, the Jets host the St. Louis Blues on Monday night, while the Flyers have a week off for the All-Star break before hosting the New York Islanders on Feb. 6 (7 p.m., NBC Sports Philadelphia).