Bruins knocked out by Flyers 2-0

The Flyers arrived at the Garden on Tuesday after allowing 4.44 goals per game in their first nine games. Easy pick for the Bruins?

Yes, true. There is no such thing for the B team in the 2024-25 season.

The B team went 0-for-4 on the power play, including a long 5-for-3, and struggled with the puck all night en route to its second loss of the young season, this time a 2-0 loss to visiting Philadelphia.

Tyson Foerster scored in the second quarter and the Flyers had 26 blocked shots to keep it going until Joel Farabee scored on an empty net. The defeat ruined the good performance of Joonas Korpisalo (17 saves).

The first half of the match was goalless thanks to several excellent saves by both goalkeepers. Junior defenseman Mason Lohrei experienced brutal puck handling issues early in the game, which ultimately resulted in him being benched for several substitutions later in the first minute.

But when he and partner Charlie McAvoy couldn’t clear the puck early, Korpisalo bailed them out. After a poor early Bruin turnover, Bobby Brink had half the net to give up, but Korpisalo, playing his first game since October 16, made a phenomenal save.

The B team had a great chance to take the lead when Brad Marchand was fouled and David Pastrnak made a hook shot 23 seconds later, giving the B team a 5-on-3 at 1:37. But the Bs pulled a bupkus out of it when the Flyers somehow managed to take back their scoring lanes and gain an extended two-man lead. They also needed Korpisalo to make a good save on the Flyers’ first-down pass and get to his left to thwart Garnet Hathaway on a 2-on-1.

The B’s, who had an 11-7 shot advantage, had their best chance when Andrew Peeke took the puck deep and fed Elias Lindholm for what looked like a shot, but Sam Ersson somehow got through to the end and thwarted the centeman. Peeke also hit the post later in the period.

The Flyers took the lead at 5:32. Player B lost puck battles on both blue lines, and eventually Emil Andrae fed Tyson Foerster in the top slot, who was able to beat Korpisalo under the pads with a strong wrister for a 1-0 Flyer lead.

The B’s then quickly gave the Flyers a power play, but they were able to finish it off.

Morgan Geekie, who was struggling offensively, gave the B’s another chance on the power play when he buried a Flyer in the offensive zone and Morgan Frost responded with a high stick. But the B’s, tentative on the perimeter, didn’t put the puck in the net until Justin Brazeau’s tip was swallowed by Ersson as the PP was winding down.

The Flyers had 17 blocked shots and more pass breakups in the first 20 minutes, frustrating the Bruins. Team B had a 10-6 shot advantage in the second quarter, but scored in the third quarter.

Originally published: October 29, 2024 at 9:44 pm EDT