Giroux Helps Flyers Beat Maple Leafs 7-4

TORONTO (AP) — Claude Giroux had two goals and two assists, Jakub Voracek added four assists to take the NHL scoring lead and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 on Saturday night.

Voracek has 14 goals and 28 assists for 42 points in 32 games.

R.J. Umberger, Sean Couturier, Nicklas Grossman, Scott Laughton and Michael Raffl also scored for the Flyers, and Ray Emery made 21 saves.

Joffrey Lupul, James van Riemsdyk, David Clarkson and Peter Holland scored for Toronto. The Maple Leafs have lost two straight after winning six in a row.

Jonathan Bernier stopped 34 shots, and James Riemer made one save on one shot in 10:28 of relief.

Raffl's goal midway through the third gave Philadelphia a 7-3 lead to end Bernier's night early.

Giroux and Grossman gave Philadelphia a 5-3 lead after two periods.

The two teams combined for six goals on the first 16 shots in a 6:53 span of the opening period.

Lupul and van Riemsdyk gave Toronto a 2-0 advantage, scoring on the Leafs' first four shots.

After Umberger got the Flyers on the board with his third of the season, Philadelphia and Toronto scored three goals in 26 seconds setting a Leafs record for the fastest three goals scored by both teams.

Couturier tied it at 2 with his eighth of the season, Clarkson briefly gave Toronto a 3-2 lead at 11:33 of the first, and Giroux tied it 11 seconds later.

NOTES: The Leafs dropped to 5-8-1 against teams below .500. ... The game was the first of three meetings between the two clubs. They will play again in Philadelphia Jan. 31.