Ersson stops 23 shots and Foerster scores 2nd-period goal in Flyers 2-0 win over Bruins – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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BOSTON (AP) — Samuel Ersson stopped 23 photographs, Tyson Foerster broke a scoreless tie early within the second interval and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday night time.

Joel Farabee added an empty-net aim with 24 seconds remaining and the Flyers gained in Boston for the primary time since a 3-2 victory on April 5, 2021.

Ersson acquired his sixth profession shutout and first this season. He survived a scare about 5 minutes into the third interval when the puck acquired behind him after glancing off his skate. However he flopped backward on prime of it and saved it from crossing the road.

Takeaways

Flyers: After stumbling to a 2-6-1 begin and permitting a mean of 4.22 targets per sport, Philadelphia got here up with its greatest defensive effort of the season. The Flyers shut down a five-on-three energy play early within the first interval and held Boston to a few photographs on aim within the third.

Bruins: Had no reply for the Flyers regardless of outshooting them 21-12 via the primary two intervals. Boston was shut out for the second time in 4 video games, additionally getting blanked by Nashville 4-0 on Oct. 22.

Boston’s Joonas Korpisalo had 17 saves.

Key second

With Philadelphia defenseman Jamie Drysdale down on the ice after blocking a shot that left him in an excessive amount of ache to get again to his skates in entrance of his personal web, Ersson made three saves — two on David Pastrnak — earlier than the whistle lastly blew 4:08 into the second and Drysdale was in a position to get again to the bench. Foerster scored 1:24 later.