Korpisalo makes 20 saves, Bruins shut out Flyers
Marchand gets goal, assist for Boston; Ersson leaves with lower-body injury for Philadelphia
Bruins at Flyers | Recap
PHILADELPHIA — Joonas Korpisalo made 20 saves for the Boston Bruins in a 3-0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.
Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist for Boston (5-6-1), and Matthew Poitras and Justin Brazeau scored. It was the Bruins’ first win in three games (1-2-0).
Aleksei Kolosov made 20 saves for Philadelphia (4-7-1) after replacing Samuel Ersson at 7:36 of the first period. Ersson left the game with a lower-body injury after stopping all eight shots he faced.
Poitras put the Bruins ahead 1-0 at 13:28 of the first period. Hampus Lindholm’s point shot rebounded off the end wall to Poitras, who slid a shot from a sharp angle between Kolosov’s skates.
Brazeau made it 2-0 at 11:23 of the second period when he skated through the slot and one-timed a pass from Marchand past Kolosov.
Marchand closed the scoring at 16:21 of the third period with an empty-net goal for the 3-0 final.