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 objective 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 objective. 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 one in all their previous 4 (0-3-1). That span features a pair of shutout losses.
Previous to Tuesday, the Bruins had earned not less than 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 cross from the half-wall by way of visitors and proper to Foerster between the circles, the place a straight-on wrist shot beat Korpisalo.
The Bruins had a chief 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 a giant save on Garnet Hathaway, who shot off a two-on-one break with Scott Laughton out of the penalty field.
Certainly one of 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 likelihood on the left submit.
Ersson didn’t see a shot on objective 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 objective, solely to be thwarted by Korpisalo, whereas Ersson pounced on a free puck that Brad Marchand threw on from behind the objective line throughout a short-handed sequence.
–Subject Degree Media
