Recap
Bruins roll past Flyers 5-1 behind Minten's three-point afternoon
The Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday afternoon at TD Garden. Pavel Zacha opened the scoring at 12:21 of the first period with his first goal of the season, assisted by David Pastrnak, and Boston never trailed. Mason Lohrei made it 2-0 in the second with his second of the year, a goal that stood as the winner.
The Bruins pulled away in the third. Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored before Fraser Minten capped the rout at 15:59. Porter Martone got Philadelphia on the board with a power-play goal at 6:32, but the Flyers managed only 15 shots all game while the Bruins fired 32.
Minten led the way with a goal and two assists, JJ Peterka added two assists, and Minten took first-star honors. Jeremy Swayman stopped 14 of 15 shots for the win, while Dan Vladar made 27 saves in the loss. Boston improved to 4-2-0; Philadelphia fell to 0-4-2 and has lost three straight in regulation.
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