Watch Boston Bruins vs Philadelphia Flyers Live Online
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Watch Boston Bruins vs Philadelphia Flyers Live Online
7:00 pm EDT Thu Oct 22, 2009
The Boston Bruins’ first game without Marc Savard and Milan Lucic was a success. Now, they’ll try to win consecutive games for the first time this season. Boston goes for its fifth straight victory in Philadelphia on Thursday night, when the Flyers look to snap a three-game losing streak. With Savard placed on the injured list earlier in the day with a broken left foot and Lucic also sidelined four to six weeks after breaking his right index finger in last Friday’s 3-0 win at Dallas, the Bruins (4-4-0) responded with a 3-2 win over Nashville on Wednesday.
Steve Begin, who signed in the offseason after spending 2008-09 with Montreal and Dallas, scored the game-winner in the third period off an assist from Daniel Paille(notes), who was acquired from Buffalo on Tuesday. Bruins coach Claude Julien would feel better if his team could sustain this level of play. “We’re standing here with another win and also standing here knowing we haven’t won two in a row,” he said. “We need to put together two good games in a row.” Beginning with its 4-1 season-opening defeat to Washington, Boston has alternated wins and losses for eight games.
Boston has won all four of its visits to Philadelphia since the beginning of the 2007-08 season. Reigning Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas, who stopped 28 shots to earn Wednesday’s win, is 4-0-0 with a 2.25 goals-against average in four career starts in Philadelphia. The Flyers (3-2-1) open a three-game homestand and take the ice for the first time since last Friday’s 4-2 loss at Florida. Philadelphia went 0 for 2 on the power play and yielded a short-handed goal in the third period, when it was outscored 2-0.
