The Philadelphia Flyers visited the Boston Bruins on Monday night at TD Garden to kick off the first leg of their home-and-home series with the Bruins. The Flyers entered tonight’s game five points out of the final playoff spot in the East Division, which is currently occupied by the Bruins.
Philadelphia has struggled against Boston all season long but battled hard to finally defeat the Bruins 3-2 in overtime for their first win in six matchups against them this year. This was also Philadelphia’s first win at TD Garden since November 10th, 2019.
The first period opened with very little offense in the way of shots on goal but both teams had some quality chances that were denied.