PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers broke open a tight, 3-3, match with the Boston Bruins in Wednesday evening with three goals in the third period.
“This was a fast-paced game, fast-paced hockey from both teams,” Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault said. “Both teams forced one another into turnovers. I thought we were able to capitalize on a few more than them.”
Cam Atkinson scored his second of the game to start the outburst for the Flyers.
“The most important shifts are after you score a goal or you get scored on,” Atkinson said. “It’s never a good thing to get scored on in the last minute, but I think we did a good job of responding and staying positive on the bench.”
Martin Jones made 37 saves in his debut with the Flyers, for the win.
“Always feels nice to get the first one under your belt,” Jones said. “I thought we played really well, I thought we defended really well. I was able to see a lot of shots, a lot of stuff in the outside. It was a great game all around.”
After falling behind by a 1-3 count in the middle frame, the Bruins rallied on goals from Taylor Hall and Brad Marchand for a 3-3 tie heading to the final period.
Scott Laighton and Joel Farabee scored to help the Flyers build the early two-goal advantage.
“I think it’s just simple hockey,” Farabee said. “We’re not really trying to do too much. When we don’t have a play we’re getting it in and getting on the forecheck, and I think for us that’s creating a lot of turnovers and just using that as offense.”
The Flyers 2-for-2 on the power play.
“They took advantage of the opportunities we presented to them, and credit [to] them for finishing and finding the open guy,” Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy said.
Karson Kuhlman scored in the first period for the Bruins in reply to Atkinson’s first goal of the third and
Travis Konecny made the scored 5-3 in the third.
Sean Couturier added a power play goal into an empty-net to close out the scoring.
Jeremy Swayman took the loss on 19 saves.
“This was a fast-paced game, fast-paced hockey from both teams,” Flyers coach Alain Vigneault said. “Both teams forced one another into turnovers. I thought we were able to capitalize on a few more than them.”
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