National Hockey League
Boston 5, Philadelphia 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 20, 2021
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Dan Kelly, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 19644

Derek Forbort scored two goals to lift the Boston Bruins past the host Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Saturday.

Craig Smith and David Pastrnak each added one goal and one assist for the Bruins, who won their third in a row. In a bizarre scheduling quirk, it was the Bruins' first game since last Sunday.

Tomas Nosek contributed one goal and Jake DeBrusk had two assists.

Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark stopped 29 shots.

Derick Brassard led the Flyers with two goals while Claude Giroux added two assists.

Flyers goaltender Martin Jones was peppered with 44 shots and made 39 saves.

The Bruins were dominant in the first period and drew a two-man advantage at 12:07. Despite not scoring on the power play, they led 21-8 in shots and went ahead 1-0 when Nosek scored at 18:25.

Nosek transferred the puck from his skate to his stick and scored on the backhand.

Jones kept the Flyers close with 20 saves.

Boston took a 2-0 lead 30 seconds into the second period when Forbort fired a shot from the point, which deflected off Justin Braun and past Jones into the net.

Brassard closed the Flyers within 2-1 just 52 seconds later.

The Flyers were soon awarded their third power play and they finally capitalized with Brassard's second goal at 9:25. They were four for their last 40 on the power play coming into this game.

Forbort's second goal at 16:27 of the second, a nasty wrist shot, put the Bruins back ahead 3-2.

The Bruins started strong in the third and took a 4-2 advantage when Smith ripped a shot past Jones on the short side at 1:28.

Braun fired a wrist shot that was blocked and cleared by Ullmark at 8:55.

Pastrnak scored at 12:07 and the Bruins moved out to a commanding three-goal lead.

The Flyers opted not to pull Jones for an extra skater in the final few minutes.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Philadelphia
Derek Forbort 2 Points Derick Brassard 2
Derek Forbort 2 Goals Derick Brassard 2
Jake DeBrusk 2 Assists Claude Giroux 2
N/A Power Play Goals Derick Brassard 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Linus Ullmark .935 Save Percentage Martin Jones .886
Linus Ullmark 29 Saves Martin Jones 39
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 44 5 0-3 4-5 17 29
Philadelphia 31 2 1-5 3-3 13 28
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Flyers have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .750 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Bruins have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .833 after a loss.