Give Alex Kovalev credit. When he breaks out of scoring slumps, he does so in a big way.
The 36-year-old Russian has taken his share of flak in his first season in Ottawa for failing to produce regularly, but on Sunday, Kovalev ended a 10-game goal-less drought with four goals in the Senators' wild 7-4 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers.
"All I can say is that it's a good way to start 2010," said Kovalev, who added an assist for good measure.