Forbort Scores Twice To Help Bruins Beat Flyers 5-2
Derek Forbort had two goals to lead the Boston Bruins to their third straight victory, 5-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.
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Derek Forbort had two goals to lead the Boston Bruins to their third straight victory, 5-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.
Giroux netted his second of the game with 8.1 seconds left to force overtime.
Hayes' first goal of the season tied the game 14:27 in the second period.
Carter Hart stopped 39 shots for the Flyers, who have won two of their past three games.
Carter Hart finished with 30 saves for the Flyers.
Derick Brassard and Sean Couturier scored in the second period, Martin Jones stopped 31 shots and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Saturday night.
Kris Letang stuffed a wraparound by Carter Hart 1:57 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia 3-2 on Thursday night.
Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist and Scott Laughton also scored for the Flyers, who have won three of four.
Cam Atkinson scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Wednesday night.
Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and added an assist to lead the Florida Panthers over the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Saturday night.
The Flyers have won two straight since dropping the season opener and a revamped roster has paid early dividends.
There are also COVID safety protocols in place at the arena.
It's finally game day for the Philadelphia Flyers, who host the Vancouver Canucks Friday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Officials showed off the delicious choices Tuesday.
Playoffs were certainly expected, and a deep postseason run seemed possible, when the Flyers broke training camp in the second year under Vigneault.
The Flyers and Capitals face off for the eighth and final time this season Saturday night, with Washington looking for a sixth victory in the rivalry series.
The Flyers got goals from Justin Braun, Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny. Brian Elliott had 24 saves in the loss.
The Flyers jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead for the first time this season.
Oskar Lindblom, Philippe Myers, Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier scored for the Flyers, who had rallied from a late two-goal deficit on Sunday to beat the Devils in a shootout.
Philadelphia was 11-4-3 after beating Buffalo on Feb. 28 but have gone 10-15-4 since to fall nearly out of the playoff race under former Rangers coach Alain Vigneault.
Jakub Voracek scored the deciding goal for Philadelphia, and Brian Elliott made 33 saves.
Hart stopped 31 shots for his first win in eight starts.
The Flyers are holding on to the former first round pick for another five seasons with an average annual value of $3 million.
The Flyers have lost three of four.
The Bruins now hold a five-point lead over the Flyers for fourth.
