Important matchup and both teams putting stock in the first five minutes as both teams looked not to make a big mistake early on — plenty of icing calls to go around.
Good chance for the Flyers and Joel Farabee on a 2-on-1 around six minutes in but Bruins goalie Dan Vladar swallowed up the attempt that went high. Hey, at least he shot it right?
Through the first nine minutes the teams combined for both six shots and six icing calls, real fire wagon hockey.
But just as the boredom set in, Travis Konecny injected some life as he pounced on a loose puck in front of the Boston crease and ripped one past Vladar to give the Flyers a 1-0 lead with 9:43 left in the first.