Boston Bruins Put 6-2 Drubbing On Philadelphia Flyers Ahead Of All-Star Break
David Pastrnak had a three-point game with two goals and one assist in the Boston Bruins' 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.
Boston Bruins Put 6-2 Drubbing On Philadelphia Flyers Ahead Of All-Star BreakThe Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers were knotted 0-0 with six minutes remaining in the first period.
When the full 20 minutes wound down, the B’s had a 4-0 lead and went on to win 6-2 by the end of 60.
After getting off to a slower start Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center, the Bruins exploded for four goals in 4:14 – two of which were courtesy of David Pastrnak while skating on his new second line with James van Riemsdyk and Pavel Zacha.
Pastrnak opened scoring at 14:09 while on the rush with Zacha. Charlie McAvoy pushed the puck up from the defensive zone to Zacha who found Pastnrak on the right side to rip it past Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson for the 1-0 advantage.
McAvoy collected his second point of the period at 15:46. The defenseman knocked in a down-low, cross-ice pass from Zacha by the right doorstep to make it 2-0. Just over a minute later, Danton Heinen tipped in Brandon Carlo’s blast from the point to put the B’s up 3-0.
The second line got back to work and closed out the first frame by winning a puck battle along the boards that led to Pastrnak’s wrister from the left-side slot at 18:23. The play made it 4-0 and marked Pastrnak’s 33rd goal of the season.
Cal Peterson relieved Ersson of his duties in net to start the second period, but it didn’t stop Boston’s production. Van Riemsdyk, in his return to Philadelphia, gave the Bruins a 5-0 lead as he wired home a net-front rebound at 1:15 – the fourth goal created by the second line.
The Flyers got on the board at 15:23 of the middle stanza thanks to a slick move from Tyson Foerester, who weaved around Carlo and snapped it past Linus Ullmark for the 5-1 score. Foerester then cut Philadelphia’s deficit to three goals, 5-2, in the third period with a shot through traffic at 11:24.
Charlie Coyle put an exclamation point on the dominant performance with a backhand goal off of Trent Frederic’s initial shot. Coyle’s 18th goal of the season brought the game to its final 6-2 score at 14:45.
Linus Ullmark was sharp through three periods and made a total of 35 saves.
Boston showcased its ability to adapt – as it has done throughout the first half of the season – while skating without Jake DeBrusk, Matt Poitras and Derek Forbort, who were “banged up,” according to Bruins coach Jim Montgomery.
The win improved the Bruins to a 31-9-9 record and put them at first place in the NHL with 71 points. The team now enters the All-Star break and will be back in action Feb. 6 against the Calgary Flames at TD Garden.
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