Final: Bruins 3, Flyers 0 - Korpisalo gets 1st shutout as a Bruin in win against Philadelphia

The Bruins get back into the win column after defeating the Flyers 3-0 in Philadelphia. With Jeremy Swayman taking a rest day, Joonas Korpisalo got the start in net and delivered his best performance of the season. The Bruins played smart defense in front of their backup goalie, and Korpisalo shut down every offensive chance Philadelphia had including an incredible 2-on-1 cross-crease save against Morgan Frost.

The Bruins scored their first goal of the game midway through the first period. Spending the majority of the period in Philadelphia's offensive zone, Matthew Poitras trickled in the first goal of the game in front of the net with help from Morgan Geekie.

In the following period, Justin Brazeau would then score Boston's second goal of the game off a great assistant from Brad Marchand. The Flyers had a great opportunity to tie the game, but once Boston gained possession of the puck, Marchand retrieved a lengthy breakout pass which brought the Bruins into their offensive zone. Marchand did a great job keeping both his balance and possession of the puck, and the captain eventually dished the puck to a trailing Brazeau in the slot for a highlight-reel assist. 

The Bruins maintained their defensive presence the rest of the game, and with a little less than five minute remaining, Marchand scored the empty net goal sealing the victory for Boston. 

This was a much improved game for the Bruins today. They played smart a smart game not turning over the puck and staying out of the penalty box. Boston played a great defensive game in front of their backup goal, and Korpisalo delivered giving Boston the shutout.

The Bruins will now return back to Boston to face off against the Seattle Kraken tomorrow at 5 p.m. 

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WHO: Flyers 4-6-1 (9 pts) vs Boston Bruins 4-6-1 (9 pts)
WHEN: 1 p.m.
WHERE: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE

ROSTERS

PROJECTED LINES

Boston

Zacha -  Kastelic - Pastrnak

Marchand - E Lindholm - Koepke

Frederic - Coyle - Geekie

Beecher - Poitras - Brazeau

H Lindholm - McAvoy

Lohrei - Carlo

Wotherspoon - Zadorov

Korpisalo

Swayman

Flyers

Konecny - Couturier - Michkov 

Tippett - Frost - Foerster

Farabee - Laughton - Brink

Cates - Poehling - Hathaway

Sanheim - Ristolainen

Seeler - Drysdale

Andrae - Johnson

Errson

Kolosov

PREGAME NOTES

The Bruins travel to Philadelphia today in the second of three games between these teams this season and Boston’s lone visit to the Wells Fargo Center. Boston is 4-6-1 overall this season with a 1-3-1 record on the road.

The Bruins play today their third of 17 matinees this season (local time 4:00 pm or earlier). They have a 1-1-0 record in after- noon games so far.

Going into Saturday’s game, the Flyers own a two-game win streak against Boston (2-0-0).