Fraser Minten’s second goal of the season capped a three-goal third period for the Boston Bruins in a 5-1 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt also lit the lamp, while JJ Peterka also had two assists.
Pavel Zacha and Mason Lohrei scored to give Boston leads after the first two periods before the emphatic finish.
Boston finished with a 32-15 shots on goal advantage. Porter Martone scored a power-play goal and Dan Vladar took the loss for Philadelphia, which remains winless at 0-4-2 on the season. Zacha’s first goal of the season at the 12:24 mark punctuated a dominant opening period in which Boston held a 12-3 edge in shots, including holding Philadelphia without a chance during its first power play. The visitors went without a shot for more than half of the second period, but Swayman stood up to the task of Porter Martone’s driving backhander with 9:51 to go. At 9:21, Boston regained its three-goal advantage after Casey Mittelstadt joined Lohrei with a second goal in as many games.
Less than one minute after the Bruins completed a solid kill, David Pastrnak moved into the zone off a turnover at the blue line dropped a backhand pass for Zacha, whose shot from the high slot leaked through Vladar and dribbled over the goal line for the opening tally. After James Hagens had an initial shot saved by Vladar, he made a diagonal pass to Elias Lindholm in the bottom of the right circle, and Mittelstadt buried it in front. The Flyers were missing forward Travis Konecny and defenseman Cam York due to day-to-day injuries.
