Hartnell scores 2 PP goals, Flyers top Devils 4-1

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Hartnell scores 2 PP goals, Flyers top Devils 4-1

By: The Associated Press | 01/21/12 1:57 PM
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Ilya Byrzgalov
Martin Brodeur, Adam Henrique, Maxime Talbot
Matt Read, Kurtis Foster, Martin Brodeur
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ilya Byrzgalov, of Russia, keeps an eye on the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012.

Scott Hartnell scored two power-play goals, and Wayne Simmonds had a goal and two assists, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.

The Flyers (28-14-4) remained four points behind the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers. The Devils (26-19-2) lost for the second straight time in the middle of a six-game homestand.

Hartnell scored in the second and third periods. His first goal came off a deflection, and his second — the 22nd of the season — came off a one-timer that eluded goalie Martin Brodeur.

Simmonds assisted on Hartnell's first goal and on Matt Read's second-period. Read leads NHL rookies with 15 goals. Simmonds scored an empty-netter with two minutes left.

Alexei Ponikarovsky, in his Devils debut, scored New Jersey's lone goal. Ponikarovsky was acquired Friday in a trade with Carolina.

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