Kovalev scores four goals
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Ottawa — Alex Kovalev broke a lengthy scoring slump with four goals and added an assist Sunday and the Ottawa Senators beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 7-4, in a wild contest that saw both teams make goaltending changes after poor starts.
The Senators jumped out to a 4-1 lead before squandering it, then ran away with the contest with three third-period goals.
Kovalev scored his first goals in 11 games and his first since recording a hat trick in a Dec. 12 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at home.
The Russian ran riot over the Flyers before a crowd of 17,153 at Scotiabank Place and recorded his first career four-goal contest.
Chris Kelly had his first career two-goal game for the Senators (22-16-4), who won for the fourth time in five contests.
-- associated press
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