Daniel Brière General Manager | Official Website
Daniel Brière General Manager | Official Website
The Philadelphia Flyers faced a narrow defeat against the Boston Bruins, losing 4-3 in overtime at TD Garden. Despite leading with scores of 2-0 and 3-1, the Flyers could not maintain their advantage through the third period.
Rookie Matvei Michkov made a significant impact by scoring two goals, while Travis Sanheim achieved a career milestone with two assists, marking his 200th NHL point. Trent Frederic scored twice for Boston, and Brad Marchand secured the game-winning goal.
In the first period, marked by numerous penalties, Michkov's power play and even-strength goals gave the Flyers a 2-0 lead. The Bruins had more shots on goal but struggled against Philadelphia's defense. Boston managed to generate early pressure but failed to capitalize during their initial power play opportunities.
Michkov opened the scoring from a pass by Sean Couturier during a power play at 7:23. His second goal came at 18:24 after an assist from Sanheim following a misplay by Boston.
During the second period, both teams exchanged goals. Frederic scored for Boston at 5:26, narrowing the gap to 2-1. However, Cam York restored Philadelphia's two-goal lead with his own tally at 15:29.
The third period was challenging for Philadelphia as they took three penalties and lost top scorer Travis Konecny to injury concerns. Frederic reduced Boston's deficit again with his second goal of the game at 5:18. Marchand later tied it up at 14:38 after an assist from Justin Brazeau.
Boston had multiple power play opportunities throughout the game and capitalized on one in overtime when Pavel Zacha scored off David Pastrnak's setup.
Flyers goaltender Aleksei Kolosov made several key saves despite some difficulties handling shoot-ins and dump-ins. Jeremy Swayman secured the win for Boston with 23 saves.
Philadelphia’s lineup included notable performances from Joel Farabee and Owen Tippett alongside Michkov in creating scoring chances. Special teams played a crucial role; however, frequent penalties disrupted their momentum and contributed to their eventual loss.
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