The first period was scoreless. A deflected power play goal by Boston's McLaughlin (1st goal of the preseason) gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 7:09 of the second period. McLaughlin tallied again at 11:55 of the third period. John Beecher added a deflection goal off his skate at 15:23 and then a shorthanded empty net goal at 17:12.
Felix Sandström played the first period in goal before leaving due to a lower-body injury. He only saw two shots, stopping both. Troy Grosenick played the final 40 minutes, making 20 saves on 23 shots. Linus Ullmark went the distance for Boston, recording a 21-save shutout.
The Flyers went 0-for-4 on the power play. They were 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
Flyers Starting Lineup
Olle Lycksell - Kevin Hayes - Owen Tippett
Noah Cates - Morgan Frost - Tyson Foerster
James van Riemsdyk - Jackson Cates - Hayden Hodgson
Adam Brooks - Tanner Laczynski - Zack MacEwen
Travis Sanheim - Rasmus Ristolainen
Egor Zamula - Nick Seeler
Cam York - Ronnie Attard
Felix Sandström
[Troy Grosenick]
Turning Point
The Flyers were the better team in the first period and first few minutes of the second period. Boston pushed back, took the lead and dominated the rest of the way.
Meltzer's Take
1. The Flyers controlled the tempo and the puck for most of the first period and parlayed it into three power plays (to one for Boston on an early cross-checking minor along the boards called against Cam York). Philadelphia aggressively challenged Boston on entry attempts and the Bruins had trouble gaining the attack zone. Philly had an 8-2 shot on goal advantage. and a 7-3 faceoff edge. Boston blocked five Flyers shot attempts.
2. The Flyers power play was able to get entries but was unable to capitalize. There was one high-grade chance as Kevin Hayes made a nice cross-ice feed to Morgan Frost in the right circle. Frost had room at which to shoot but missed the net. Overall, Hayes had a strong first period including a couple shots on goal, a hit and winning 3-of-5 faceoffs.
3. The second period started out fine for the Flyers but Boston started to take the game. A clean but crunching check by Rasmus Ristolainen on Fabian Lysell seemed to wake up the Bruins. Lysell had to leave the game. But the real turning point came at 5;29 of the second period. The Flyers had a scoring chance in the Boston end, as Noah Cates took a lead pass from Frost and took the puck hard to the net, Ullmark made the save. Play swung the other way. Ristolainen was beaten off the rush by Jake DeBrusk and took a holding penalty.
On the ensuing Boston power play, the Bruins won a puck battle on the end boards and Pavel Zacha sent the puck out up high to Jack Ahcan. A deflection in the slot by McLaughlin sent the puck into the net on Grosenick's glove side.
4. Second period shots on goal ended up 13-5 in Boston's favor. Zack MacEwen dropped the gloves with Boston's Nick Wolff. at 14:24, with both players collecting seven minutes in penalties.There was no discernible spark from it for the Flyers.
5. The Flyers had no sustained pressure --actually, even singular quality shifts were in short supply -- in the third period McLaughin's second goal came on a play at the net; he cashed in after Patrice Bergeron worked the puck out in front. Beecher's non-ENG was a deflection off his skate. Third period shots were 11-8 in Boston's favor.
