PHILADELPHIA – Claude Giroux struck twice Sunday afternoon, his second was the game-winner in overtime to give the Flyers a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins.
“I was just trying to freeze [Khudobin],” said Giroux describing the game-winner. “I think he froze a little bit. Then it flipped on me and I was able to put it in. That was pretty fun.”
Defenseman Kevan Miller (#86) of the Boston Bruins checks Center Jori Lehtera (#15) of the Philadelphia Flyers
Petr Mrazek made 36 saves to pick up the win.
The Flyers hold third place in the Metropolitan Division.
“I think that’s one thing we can’t do, look up at the standings,” Giroux said. “We need to worry about our next game here. If we do our job, we should be in good position.”
Travis Konecny and Nolan Patrick also scored for Philadelphia.
Noel Acciari, David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron scored for the Bruins.
“Just hounded the puck, forced a couple turnovers at the end,” the Bruins’ Brad Marchand said. “That’s the biggest thing. We didn’t have a ton of control, but we continued to stay on it. Tried to force them to make plays, turn a couple of pucks over and end up in the net.”
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Anton Khudobin made 20 saves in taking the loss.
“We all believed that it was going to happen. We were proud of the way we battled and got that extra point from that situation towards the end. It’s a battle and we kept the puck in and we got rewarded, so obviously everybody was pretty happy about that comeback,” the Bruins’ Zdeno Chara said after the loss.
Boston Bruins teammates celebrate Center Patrice Bergeron (#37) game tying goal in the third period.
Defenseman Torey Krug (#47) of the Boston Bruins and Goalie Petr Mrazek (#34) of the Philadelphia Flyers watch the tying goal enter the net with 3.8 seconds left on the clock in the third period.
Defenseman Adam McQuaid (#54) of the Boston Bruins and Right Wing Wayne Simmonds (#17) of the Philadelphia Flyers
Defenseman Travis Sanheim (#6) of the Philadelphia Flyers and Center Ryan Donata (#17) of the Boston Bruins
Center Travis Konecny (#11) of the Philadelphia Flyers shoots the puck on Goalie Anton Khudobin (#35) of the Boston Bruins
Defenseman Andrew MacDonald (#47) of the Philadelphia Flyers gets tangled up with Right Wing Brian Gionta (#12) of the Boston Bruins
Goalie Petr Mrazek (#34) of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a save as Left Wing Jake DeBrusk (#74) of the Boston Bruins looks for the rebound.
Goalie Petr Mrazek (#34) of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a save as Right Wing David Backes (#42) of the Boston Bruins looks for the rebound.
Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman Ivan Provorov (#9), Right Wing David Pastrnak (#88) of the Boston Bruins, and Goalie Petr Mrazek (#34) of the Philadelphia Flyers
Right Wing David Pastrnak (#88) of the Boston Bruins shoots, Goalie Petr Mrazek (#34) of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a pad save.
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