Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins
· National Hockey LeagueErsson stops 23 shots and Foerster scores 2nd-period goal in Flyers 2-0 win over Bruins
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.
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.
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
PHI | BOS | |
---|---|---|
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
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey | 11 | 6 | 24 | 2 |
Carolina | 11 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Washington | 10 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
NY Rangers | 9 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
Philadelphia | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
Columbus | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |