BOSTON – – Samuel Ersson stopped 23 shots, Tyson Foerster broke a scoreless tie early in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Joel Farabee added an empty-net goal with 24 seconds left and the Flyers won in Boston for the first time since a 3-2 win on April 5, 2021.

Ersson earned his sixth career shutout and first this season. He survived a scare about five minutes into the third period when the puck came behind him after he looked off his skate. But he flopped backwards on top of it, making sure it didn’t cross the line.

Takeaways

Flyers: After a 2-6-1 start and an average of 4.22 goals per game, Philadelphia put together its best defensive effort of the season. The Flyers locked down a five-on-three power play early in the first period and held Boston to three shots on goal in the third.

Bruins: Had no answer for the Flyers despite outscoring them 21-12 through the first two periods. Boston was eliminated for the second time in four games, also being eliminated by Nashville 4–0 on October 22.

Boston’s Joonas Korpisalo had 17 saves.

Key moment

With Philadelphia defenseman Jamie Drysdale on the ice after blocking a shot that left him in too much pain to get back on his skates in front of his own net, Ersson made three saves – two on David Pastrnak – before the whistle finally blew four times :08 in the second and Drysdale was able to return to the bench. Foerster scored 1:24 later.

Key stat

Despite being outshot 23-19, the Flyers dominated in the faceoff circle and finished with a 30-21 lead.

Next

The Bruins visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night while the Flyers are back at home against the St. Louis Blues.

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