PHILADELPHIA – Sean Couturier‘s third goal of the night was the key for the Flyers.
The strike gave them a 4-2 lead before the Boston Bruins’ Peter Cehlarik scored his second of the night to cut the lead to 4-3 with just over a minute left in the game.
Defenseman Travis Sanheim (#6) of the Philadelphia Flyers chases down Right Wing David Pastrnak (#88) of the Boston Bruins in front of Philadelphia Flyers Goalie Carter Hart (#79)
But the Flyers held on for the victory.
“The win was huge, especially the way we responded going down two,” Couturier said. “We’re starting to show some character, some maturity.”
Carter Hart made 39 saves to get the win for the Flyers.
“We didn’t have a great first period,” Flyers coach Scott Gordon said. “Wasn’t just the two goals. [Hart] gave us a chance to be in the game with the saves he made.”
David Pastrnak also scored for the Bruins who dropped to 26-16-5.
“They finished some plays,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “When we did break down, there were good opportunities, some odd-man rushes, and it found a way in. We didn’t get the same finish at the other end.”
Oskar Lindblom also scored for Philadelphia.
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Jaroslav Halak made 15 saves in the loss.
“We had good looks on their goalie (Carter Hart), but we didn’t score. They got one in the first period, and then all of a sudden, it was a 2-1 game, and then in the second period, they made some good plays on goals. I just needed to make a save on the fourth goal, and I wasn’t able to,” Halak said after the loss.
Goalie Carter Hart (#79) of the Philadelphia Flyers
Defenseman Kevan Miller (#86) of the Boston Bruins
Goalie Jaroslav Halak (#41) of the Boston Bruins and Center Nolan Patrick (#19) of the Philadelphia Flyers
Center Travis Konecny (#11) of the Philadelphia Flyers
Defenseman Brandon Carlo (#25) of the Boston Bruins carries the puck in on Goalie Carter Hart (#79) of the Philadelphia Flyers
Left Wing Oskar Lindblom (#23) of the Philadelphia Flyers scores against Goalie Jaroslav Halak (#41) of the Boston Bruins
Center Sean Couturier (#14) of the Philadelphia Flyers scores against Goalie Jaroslav Halak (#41) of the Boston Bruins in the second period
Left Wing Jake DeBrusk (#74) of the Boston Bruins, Defenseman Andrew MacDonald (#47) of the Philadelphia Flyers
Right Wing Jakub Voracek (#93) and Center Sean Couturier (#14) of the Philadelphia Flyers wait for the hats to be cleaned up from the ice after Sean Couturier third goal in the third period.
Defenseman Andrew MacDonald (#47) of the Philadelphia Flyers, Left Wing Jake DeBrusk (#74) of the Boston Bruins, Goalie Carter Hart (#79) of the Philadelphia Flyers
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