Samuel Ersson made 23 saves en path to his first shutout of the season because the Philadelphia Flyers beat the host Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday.
Tyson Foerster netted the game-winning purpose within the second interval, and Joel Farabee added a last-minute empty-netter.
The Flyers have gained two of their final three video games since a six-game dropping streak (0-5-1).
Emil Andrae had the first help on Foerster’s game-opening purpose. It was the 22-year-old Swedish defenseman’s first profession level in his sixth NHL sport, his second contest this season.
Joonas Korpisalo made 17 saves for the Bruins, who’ve gained simply certainly one of their previous 4 (0-3-1). That span features a pair of shutout losses.
Previous to Tuesday, the Bruins had earned at the least some extent in 20 consecutive dwelling video games vs. the Flyers since March 17, 2012.
The Bruins had a 24-19 shot benefit however completed 0-for-4 on the facility play. Simply three of their pictures got here within the third interval.
Foerster broke the scoreless impasse 5:32 into the second. Andrae slipped a go from the half-wall by site visitors and proper to Foerster between the circles, the place a straight-on wrist shot beat Korpisalo.
The Bruins had a main scoring alternative earlier than the sport was six minutes previous however have been unable to transform on 1:37 of five-on-three time.
On the opposite finish, Korpisalo made an enormous save on Garnet Hathaway, who shot off a two-on-one break with Scott Laughton out of the penalty field.
One among Ersson’s finest saves of the opening interval got here with 5:21 left when a crisp passing sequence resulted in Elias Lindholm getting a point-blank probability on the left publish.
Ersson didn’t see a shot on purpose on both of Boston’s final two energy performs, together with makes an attempt in each the second and third frames.
The opening minutes of the third noticed 19-year-old Flyers star Matvei Michkov try a lacrosse-style purpose, solely to be thwarted by Korpisalo, whereas Ersson pounced on a free puck that Brad Marchand threw on from behind the purpose line throughout a short-handed sequence.
–Subject Degree Media
