Jan 6, 2018 2 min read

A couple of hours before his first game back in Philadelphia, Brayden Schenn thought the biggest trash-talking ex-teammate would be Claude Giroux.

“He’s pretty witty out there,” Schenn said. “We’ll see what he comes up with.”

Giroux ended up decking his buddy on the first shift, setting the tone in the Flyers’ 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues Saturday.

“He gave me a shot and I just gave him a shot back. I think he just fell,” Giroux said with a smirk.

Sean Couturier scored two goals, Giroux had a goal and two assists, and the Flyers spoiled Schenn’s return with a second straight offensive outburst.

Scott Laughton, Jordan Weal and Wayne Simmonds also scored, Jakub Voracek earned his NHL-high 41st assist and Brian Elliott made 28 saves against his former team.

Dallas 5, Edmonton 1: Linemates Alexander Radulov, Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin scored first-period goals within a span of 6½ minutes, leading the Dallas Stars past the Edmonton Oilers 5-1.

John Klingberg had a goal and two assists, and Mattias Janmark had a goal and an assist for Dallas.

The Stars have won six of their past eight games. Edmonton has lost three of its past four and has been outscored 16-2.

Radulov assisted on the other first-period goals, giving him two goals and four assists in Dallas’ past two games. He had three goals and five assists in the Stars’ three games against Edmonton this season.