Jaroslav Halak stepped in with Tuukka Rask having started in both the losses in Montreal and Detroit. The Boston Bruins were clearly hoping their number two stopper could step in and help them turn around their recent fortunes.
As much as Jaroslav Halak did shine, he wasn’t able to steal the win for the Boston Bruins on the night. The Philadelphia Flyers, clearly energised from strong recent results against Carolina, Montreal and Toronto, came at them from the get-go.
On paper the result looks like an relatively even affair, with the Flyers managing 29 shots to the Bruins’ 28, likewise there wasn’t significant differences in blocked shots or penalty minutes that point to the game clearly favouring one side or the other.