PHILADELPHIA — On Saturday afternoon, Joonas Korpisalo made 20 saves for the Boston Bruins in a 3-0 win over the Flyers.
Goalie Aleksei Kolosov #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers deflects the puck into the top crossbar.
“Big game today,” Korpisalo said. “We took the driver’s seat right away, and we kept it. And those are a full good 60 minutes.”
It was his first shutout since being picked up by the Bruins in the off season.
“You can see him get more and more confident,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “When you see a goalie really be square and compact to the puck, not a lot of movement, you know he’s finding his groove.”
Matthew Poitras scored in the first to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead.
“It felt good to just see one go in the net,” he said. “Obviously it wasn’t pretty. Just put pucks on net and good things happen.”
Justin Brazeau scored just past the midway point of the second for a 2-0 advantage headed to the third period.
“The 5-on-5 goals that we got are the kind of 5-on-5 goals that we’re going to have to score, where it’s at the goal line, we outnumber people, and we find someone in the slot and or we crash the net,” Montgomery said.
Brad Marchand hit an empty late in the third period for the 3-0 final.
“We have to play well in front of our goalies,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “To me, when you play well in front of your goalies, you have the puck more. So as far as the shots, I think we have chances to shoot and we don’t. Like I said the other day, it’s an epidemic of shooting the puck wide. … Playing defense has to be a priority for us in the situation we’re having, our goaltending situation, and just where we are as a team. Offense comes off of that. Hopefully it’s a matter of getting some guys going.”
Aleksei Kolosov made 20 saves for the Flyers, in relief of Samuel Ersson, who left the ice ahead of the midway point of the first period with a lower body injury.
“[Kolosov] made some big saves, he kept us in it,” Flyers captain Sean Couturier said. “They were outshooting us most of the game and he kept us in there, gave us a chance and that’s what you want from your goalie.”
Joonas Korpisalo #70 of the Boston Bruins
Travis Sanheim #6 of the Philadelphia Flyers redirects a shot by David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins away from the net.
Hampus Lindholm #27 of the Boston Bruins
Parker Wotherspoon #29 of the Boston Bruins
Jamie Drysdale #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Cole Koepke #45 of the Boston Bruins
Goalie Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Emil Andrae #36 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Goalie Aleksei Kolosov #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers takes over net minding duties during the first period.
Garnet Hathaway #19 and Noah Cates #27 of the Philadelphia Flyers race Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins in pursuit of the puck
Aleksei Kolosov #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a save against Justin Brazeau #55 of the Boston Bruins
Matthew Poitras #51 of the Boston Bruins
Noah Cates #27 of the Philadelphia Flyers fight off Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins
Goalie Aleksei Kolosov #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers deflects the puck into the top crossbar.
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers and Charlie Coyle #13 of the Boston Bruins get into a shoving match in the first period.
Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins battle Rasmus Ristolainen #55 of the Philadelphia Flyers for control of the puck.
Justin Brazeau #55 of the Boston Bruins looks to deflect a shot past Aleksei Kolosov #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Bobby Brink #10 of the Philadelphia Flyers looks for the rebound
Morgan Geekie #39 of the Boston Bruins, Goalie Aleksei Kolosov #35 and Nick Seeler #24 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Joonas Korpisalo #70 of the Boston Bruins makes a bloke save in the third period.
Morgan Geekie #39 of the Boston Bruins attempts a shot against Aleksei Kolosov #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers
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