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Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins

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Ersson stops 23 shots and Foerster scores 2nd-period goal in Flyers 2-0 win over Bruins

Tyson Foerster lights the lamp for Flyers

Joel Farabee added an empty-net goal with 24 seconds remaining and the Flyers won in Boston for the first time since a 3-2 victory on April 5, 2021.

Ersson got his sixth career shutout and first this season. He survived a scare about five minutes into the third period when the puck got behind him after glancing off his skate. But he flopped backward on top of it and kept it from crossing the line.

Takeaways Flyers: After stumbling to a 2-6-1 start and allowing an average of 4.22 goals per game, Philadelphia came up with its best defensive effort of the season. The Flyers shut down a five-on-three power play early in the first period and held Boston to three shots on goal in the third.

Bruins: Had no answer for the Flyers despite outshooting them 21-12 through the first two periods. Boston was shut out for the second time in four games, also getting blanked by Nashville 4-0 on Oct. 22.

Boston's Joonas Korpisalo had 17 saves.

Key moment With Philadelphia defenseman Jamie Drysdale down on the ice after blocking a shot that left him in too much pain to get back to his skates in front of his own net, Ersson made three saves — two on David Pastrnak — before the whistle finally blew 4:08 into the second and Drysdale was able to get back to the bench. Foerster scored 1:24 later.

Key stat Despite getting outshot 23-19, the Flyers dominated in the faceoff circle and finished with a 30-21 advantage.

Up next The Bruins visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night while the Flyers are back at home against the St. Louis Blues.

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 5:32 Tyson Foerster Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Andrae (1), Morgan Frost (5)
Goal 3rd Period 19:36 Joel Farabee Goal (2) Backhand, assists: none

Statistics

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28 Blocked Shots 11
28 Hits 23
8 Takeaways 11
19 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 20
60.8 Faceoff Win Percent 39.2
14 Giveaways 15
5 Total Penalties 3
10 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 14 4 28 0
Washington 13 4 27 1
New Jersey 12 7 26 2
NY Rangers 12 4 25 1
NY Islanders 7 7 19 5
Philadelphia 8 10 18 2
Pittsburgh 7 10 18 4
Columbus 7 9 16 2

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 12 6 26 2
Florida 12 6 25 1
Tampa Bay 10 6 21 1
Buffalo 9 9 19 1
Boston 8 9 19 3
Ottawa 8 9 17 1
Detroit 7 9 16 2
Montreal 7 10 16 2
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