The Boston Bruins capitalized on special teams and two power-play goals helped fuel the team to a 4-2 preseason win over the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at the TD Garden.
Both the Bruins and Flyers each netted two goals on the man-advantage in eleven opportunities combined.
The Flyers opened the scoring at 7:18 of the first period with a power-play goal. From the goal line, James van Riemsdyk backhanded a pass out front to Joel Farabee skating to the top of the paint for a quick goal past Jeremy Swayman’s blocker. 1-0 Flyers.
Special teams dominated the first period, much like the other preseason games before it. The Flyers scored on their first power play of the night, but then the Bruins took over.
The B’s had three power-play opportunities and unlike the previous games, they capitalized on the man-advantages.
The Bruins tied the game at 9:17 of the first period with a power-play goal of their own. Ten seconds into the man-advantage, Taylor Hall made a diving pass to Brad Marchand who from the center hash marks threw a wrister over the blocker of Martin Jones. 1-1 game.
The Bruins extended their lead with another power-play goal at 12:23 of the first period. Nick Foligno found Craig Smith in the slot where he put a quick wrister past Jones’ glove. 2-1 Bruins.
The Bruins took a two-goal lead at 16:41 of the first period. Hall dished a pass to Brandon Carlo inside the right-wing circle where he had enough time to fully winded up a slap shot that went past Jones’ glove. 3-1 Bruins.
The B’s power-play units looked A LOT different tonight obviously with a stacked roster and was closer to what can be expected on opening night than what the units looked like outside of tonight. Still, they were able to get chemistry cooking early into the power plays and some nice shots on net.
The second period was pretty uneventful for most of the frame. The Bruins spent a chunk of time in the defensive zone and let their guard down. Puck management wasn’t the best and the team had a hard time breaking out of the zone and winning battles in the corners.
The penalty kill also had its faults with positioning and letting a few shots get by that shouldn’t have.
Swayman’s game improved as he saw more of the Flyers’ offense during the second. He tracked the puck better as he faced more shots than in the first 20 minutes.
Jake DeBrusk scored the lone goal of the second frame at 18:31. Erik Haula battled along the corner boards to win the puck to DeBrusk who kept control of the puck and carried it to the front of the net where he snuck one past Jone’s five-hole. 4-1 Bruins.
Good to see Jake DeBrusk rewarded again for driving to the front of the net.
Encouraging signs for a guy looking to bounce back.
Also, another good play along the wall for Haula.
4-1 Bruins. pic.twitter.com/eEKx58fy1e
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) October 1, 2021
Both teams had more chances on the power play and penalty kill in the third. The Bruins continued to have some sloppy moments in the final 20 minutes and had a hard time in the neutral zone. But it’s preseason so let’s not read too into that just yet.
The Flyers scored at 9:40 of the third period on Farabee’s second power-play goal of the night. Cam York sent a pass to Farabee at the top of the right face-off circle where he sent a one-timer top-shelf over Swayman. 4-2 game.
The Bruins are back in action Saturday October 2 at the TD Garden against the New York Rangers.
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