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Boston Bruins vs Philadelphia Flyers

Regular season · Thursday, March 18, 2027 · Xfinity Mobile Arena

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NBCSP · NESN

Game preview

The Boston Bruins visit the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday, March 18, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on NBCSP and NESN.

This is the third of 3 meetings this season. Bruins 1, Flyers 0 so far; the last game finished PHI 1, BOS 5.

Rest and travel

Bruins

First game of a road trip.

  1. 82027-03-08: vs SEA
  2. 92027-03-09: no game
  3. 102027-03-10: at MTL
  4. 112027-03-11: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 122027-03-12: no game
  6. 132027-03-13: vs CGY
  7. 142027-03-14: no game
  8. 152027-03-15: vs NYI
  9. 162027-03-16: no game
  10. 172027-03-17: no game
  11. 182027-03-18: at PHI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~274 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~274 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Flyers

Another game at home.

  1. 82027-03-08: no game
  2. 92027-03-09: at COL
  3. 102027-03-10: no game
  4. 112027-03-11: at VGK
  5. 122027-03-12: no game
  6. 132027-03-13: at UTA
  7. 142027-03-14: no game
  8. 152027-03-15: no game
  9. 162027-03-16: vs DET
  10. 172027-03-17: no game
  11. 182027-03-18: vs BOS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36
Philadelphia FlyersFlyersTue, Oct 13 vs SEA
  1. L1NewCouturier#14Zegras#46Tippett#74
    12:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Dvorak#22Barkey#86Foerster#71
    8:45 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewCates#27Michkov#39Martone#94
    6:40 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBunting#58Acciari#52Studnicka#23
    4:44 together at 5v5
  1. D1Sanheim#6Bonk#59
    17:34 together at 5v5
  2. D2Seeler#24Drysdale#9
    15:15 together at 5v5
  3. D3Benoit#44Jiricek#5
    9:12 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bunting LZegras CFoerster RMartone RJiricek D1:46
  2. 2Dvorak CBarkey CTippett RMichkov RDrysdale D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Couturier CSeeler DSanheim D1:57
  2. 2Dvorak CFoerster RSanheim DBenoit D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BOSPHI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BOS 72% (9th most settled)PHI 63% (11th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)PHI 2:03 left (6th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BOS 48.8s (12th longest)PHI 46.0s (5th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BOS 33% (12th most often)PHI 22% (least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series