MELTZER'S TAKE
1) The Flyers had a 9-4 shot edge and a 65.38 percent team Corsi at 5-on-5 against Boston but couldn't pot a goal. Boston had a 12-5 credited hits advantage. Both power plays in the opening period belonged to the Flyers. Philly took 58 seconds of carryover power play time into the second period.
2) Carter Hart's best save of the first period came when Cameron Hughes had a chance in close range off the rush after getting a step on Wyatte Wyile. Wylie then blocked a secondary shot attempt by Boston. On the next shift, Swayman denied an Elliot Desnoyers shot from the bottom of the left circle.
3) Hart denied Anton Blidh with the glove from the bottom of the left circle on a Boston 2-on-1. Later,Oskar Lindblom connected with a pass to Cam Atkinson for a breakaway. Atkinson was hooked enough by Nick Wolff to disrupt the play but create a power play. The Flyers first PP unit applied heavy pressure but couldn't solve Swayman.
4) WIth Ryan Ellis in the box, Boston scored on its first power play of the game. Anton Blidh put a right side shot off the far post, and Studnicka potted the rebound. Shortly thereafter, teenage prospect Elliot Desnoyers dropped the gloves with NHL regular John Moore near the Boston net and held his own. After James van Riemsdyk drew a hooking penalty on Wolff on a breakaway, the Flyers finally got a puck past Swayman. From the deep center slot, Keith Yandle fed Couturier at the bottom of the right circle and his (potentially partially tipped) shot found the short side as Swayman appeared to get a piece of it but not enough. Second period shots were 17-11 in the Flyers' favor.
