Kovalev scores four goals

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