Lindros’ Career-High Six Points Lift Flyers

For a while, the Ottawa Senators made a game of it with the Philadelphia Flyers. Then the Legion of Doom lowered the boom.

“You don’t go in with a game plan like that,” Flyers captain Eric Lindros said after scoring a career-high six points in Philadelphia’s 8-5 victory Wednesday night at Kanata, Ontario.

“We actually talked at great length about keeping things basic. But when you let in five we’ve got to score at least six.”

The teams combined for eight goals - including seven in the first 8:34 - en route to a 4-4 first-period tie. The Senators actually grabbed the lead briefly in the middle period.

“I’ve never been through one of those in the regular season like that,” said Flyers coach Terry Murray. “You were hoping the puck stayed on your stick because whoever had it scored.”

As it was, the puck was on Lindros’ and his Legion of Doom linemates’ sticks most of the evening.

They combined for 15 points, including a goal and five assists for Lindros, two goals and three assists for Mikael Renberg and three goals and an assist for John LeClair, who reached 40 goals for the season while extending his point-scoring streak to eight games.

Gilmour shines in Devils debut

Newcomer Doug Gilmour had a power-play goal and three assists as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 at Uniondale, N.Y.

Gilmour set up Lyle Odelein’s game-winning goal in the third period, then scored the clincher, as the Devils spoiled a three-goal comeback by the Islanders.

Gilmour and Dave Ellett, who had two assists, played their first game with the Devils after Tuesday’s trade with Toronto that sent Jason Smith, Steve Sullivan and prospect Alyn McCauley to the Maple Leafs.

Without Gilmour and Ellett, the Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to the Washington Capitals at Toronto.

Washington ended a four-game winless streak.

Daigneault suspended

Anaheim Mighty Ducks defenseman J.J. Daigneault was assessed an automatic 10-game suspension by the NHL for swinging his stick at referee Don Koharski on Sunday. Daigneault was also fined $1,000, the league maximum for the incident during the third period of Anaheim’s 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.