Joonas Korpisalo makes 20 saves as Bruins shut out Flyers 3-0

Joonas Korpisalo made 20 saves for his first shutout of nan play and 5th of his profession to lead nan Boston Bruins to a 3-0 triumph complete nan Philadelphia Flyers

PHILADELPHIA -- Joonas Korpisalo made 20 saves for his first shutout of nan play and 5th of his profession to lead nan Boston Bruins to a 3-0 triumph complete nan Philadelphia Flyers connected Saturday.

Matthew Poitras, Justin Brazeau and Brad Marchand scored for Boston, who won for conscionable nan 2nd clip successful its past six games.

Korpisalo was particularly progressive successful nan 2nd period, making respective diversion saves to support nan Flyers disconnected nan scoreboard and extremity Philadelphia's two-game winning streak.

Poitras opened nan scoring for nan Bruins midway done nan first play erstwhile he backhanded his first extremity of nan play from a reliable perspective connected nan broadside of nan nett past Aleksei Kolosov.

Kolosov made 20 saves successful alleviation of Sam Ersson, who near pinch an undisclosed wounded successful nan first period.

Brazeau extended nan lead to 2-0 astatine 11:23 of nan 2nd erstwhile he snapped a changeable from nan correct circle past Kolosov.

Marchand, who assisted connected Brazeau's tally, added an empty-net extremity to headdress nan scoring.

Bruins: After being unopen retired astatine location against Philadelphia and a blowout nonaccomplishment successful Carolina earlier successful nan week, Boston came retired pinch a purpose. The Bruins controlled nan crippled for overmuch of nan first period, outshooting nan Flyers 14-5. They played astir of nan play successful Philadelphia's extremity and were yet rewarded pinch Poitras' goal.

Flyers: Morgan Frost was thought to beryllium a feline nan Flyers would want to brace pinch rookie sensation Matvei Michkov to create discourtesy this season. It hasn't worked retired and Frost isn't moreover playing connected nan aforesaid line. Frost hasn't scored a extremity this play and had 2 chances Saturday that went awry. One deed nan station and different was stopped connected a sprawling prevention by Korpisalo.

Ersson near 7:36 into nan first play and replaced by Kolosov. Ersson seemed to person a skate rumor astatine nan erstwhile stoppage that was being repaired connected nan ice, but was removed from nan crippled astatine nan adjacent whistle. The Flyers announced he wouldn't return. Before his injury, Ersson made 8 saves connected 8 shots and looked crisp while withstanding a batch of violative unit from nan Bruins.

121 - The number of blocked shots by Flyers guardant Ryan Poehling since nan commencement of past season, nan astir by immoderate guardant successful nan NHL.

Bruins: Return location Sunday for a speedy turnaround against Seattle.

Flyers: Off until Tuesday erstwhile they originates a three-game roadworthy travel successful Carolina.

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