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Game # 73 Flames score three powerplay tallies to beat visiting Kings ByTy Pilson @typilson CalgaryFlames.com March 30, 2024 The powerplay was potent. The defence stifling. Put those two things together and you get a 4-2 Flames victory over their Pacific Division cousins - the LA Kings - Saturday night at the Scotiababank Saddledome. On an evening the team hosted their first South Asian Celebration night, Nazem Kadri, Martin Pospisil, Blake Coleman and MacKenzie Weegar scored for the Flames as they snapped a five-game losing funk. Andrei Kuzmenko also had a big night with two terrific assists. Coleman's tally was his sixth game-winner of the season, while Weegar provided the insurance marker at 11:30 of the third period, scoring just seven seconds into a powerplay, their third man-up goal of the game. Jacob Markstrom made a majestic save on Anze Kopitar earlier in the third, flashing the leather on a tip in tight by the Kings captain off a rush as they pushed to tie up the tilt. Calgary outshot LA 35-18 on the night, allowing them just nine shots in the first two periods. Both Kings goals came courtesy of the powerplay. The Flames had a ton of looks in the opening stanza, outshooting the visitors 16-4. Jonathan Huberdeau feathered the puck over a defender to Coleman on an early rush to get things started, but No. 20 had to receive on his backhand and get a shot off from a tough angle that Rittich stopped. The Flames went to the powerplay at 4:37 and wasted no time, scoring in just eight seconds when Yegor Sharangovich feed Kuzmenko to the right of the net and he tapped it to Kadri in the slot, his low one-timer finding net. But less than a minute later Joel Hanley got whistled for holding and in an odd turn of events, the Kings scored just eight seconds into their man-advantage when Adrian Kempe wired a perfectly-placed cross-ice one-timer high farside at 5:42. Kadri put a on clinic up near the Kings blueline to start the play that led to the second Calgary tally, spinning a few times and pulling the puck around former Flame Trevor Lewis before feeding Kuzmenko who put it across the paint to Pospisil for the tap-in at 11:56. Rasmus Andersson put in quite a shift leading to the team’s third goal coming on a powerplay at 11:58 of the third. The Flames blueliner stepped into a clapper that was blocked by Blake Lizotte, the forward slow to get up. Andersson then took the rebound, skated to the centre of the ice and snapped a shot that hit Mikael Backlund in front and dropped to the ice where Coleman put it home for his 29th of the season. Calgary held L.A. to just one shot for more than 17 minutes of the period when the Kings got a powerplay. Markstrom stopped their second shot – coming off the stick of Kempe on a similar shot to his earlier goal – but Kopitar would beat him at 18:25 to make it a one-goal game. Weegar's tally then came courtesy of a lovely feed from Huberdeau, who took a pass down low and made everyone think he was going cross crease but dropped it back high to Weegar who stepped in a shot from one knee. The Lineup: FORWARDS Jonathan Huberdeau - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman Andrei Kuzmenko - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Connor Zary - Yegor Sharangovich - Matt Coronato A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt DEFENCE Joel Hanley - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Oliver Kylington - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Jacob Markstrom - starter Dustin Wolf

Game # 75 Bruins beat the Capitals 3-2 in a shootout in a potential first-round playoff preview 0:25 WASHINGTON -- — Hampus Lindholm watched helplessly from the penalty box as his Boston Bruins teammates killed off his four-minute double minor for high sticking in overtime and marveled at how they got the job done from goaltender Jeremy Swayman on out. They were just paying Lindholm back. Lindholm scored a goal at one end, prevented one at the other and Boston beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout Saturday night in a potential first-round playoff preview. The defenseman from Sweden got just his second goal of the season but arguably more importantly dived in the crease to stop the puck from going in the net in the opening minute. “I owe him a couple Swedish fikas," Swayman said, referring to the Scandinavian country's popular coffee break pastry. “I was pretty fired up when that happened, and it obviously saved a goal and that’s two points.” Kevin Shattenkirk scored the shootout winner, rookie John Beecher had a goal and Swayman made 18 saves in regulation and overtime for the Bruins, who were playing for the first time since clinching their eighth consecutive postseason appearance. With the victory after surviving the lengthy penalty kill, they leapfrogged the Florida Panthers to move back into first place in the Atlantic Division and kept pace with the New York Rangers for the Presidents’ Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. “We had our moments there where we losing a lot of these games a couple months ago going into overtimes and either losing there or losing in shootouts,” said Shattenkirk, who has been in and out of the lineup and was chosen by goaltending coach Bob Essensa to go fifth in the shootout. “It’s great to see us turn the corner and, obviously, taking strides there.” The Capitals hope to join Boston in the playoffs, but that’ll depend on how they play their final eight games and what happens with Detroit and Philadelphia, the other teams vying for the final two spots in the Eastern Conference. By picking up a point, they moved ahead of the Flyers, who lost Saturday night, for third place in the Metropolitan Division because they've played fewer games and went two up on the Red Wings, who lost in a shootout at Florida earlier Saturday. “We’re just really mission-focused right now instead of destination-focused right now,” said goaltender Charlie Lindgren, who stopped 27 of the 29 shots he faced. “We’re worrying about the product that we’re putting on the ice. The other teams, they have to worry about themselves. We’re going to worry about ourselves in here.” John Carlson became just the ninth defenseman to score a goal in his 1,000th NHL game, Michael Sgarbossa also had a goal, validating coach Spencer Carbery’s decision to keep him in the lineup when Sonny Milano returned from an injury absence. "It would’ve been nice to win, but it showed a lot of guts from us tonight," Carlson said. “You bear down in every game, in every situation, and we showed some poise. It wasn’t perfect tonight, but we showed some poise coming back and battling in it until the end and giving ourselves a chance to win.” But Lindgren was hardly to blame for the Caps' second consecutive loss, as the opportunistic Bruins took advantage of turnovers and other mistakes and cashed in with goals. They bounced back from a deflating 3-1 loss at Tampa Bay, blocking 29 shots against the Capitals to reach 101 points on the season. “This win definitely goes to my D core blocking shots all night,” Swayman said.

[b]He attempted to come to North America in July 2022 but instead was taken by authorities to a remote military base in the Arctic Circle for a year of service.[/b] Jesus....

Ex-KHL goalie Ivan Fedotov finally joins Flyers Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 09:51 AM ET Share PHILADELPHIA -- The process needed to extract goaltender Ivan Fedotov from both his Russian military and hockey commitments and finally land him in Philadelphia -- nine years after he was drafted by the Flyers -- remains largely shrouded in Cold War-era type secrecy. Flyers general manager Danny Briere stuck to silence on Fedotov's path to Philly as the goalie was introduced Friday. "We'll just leave the details out," Briere said. What the Flyers are willing to reveal is this: They believe the 27-year-old Fedotov was worth the arduous, complicated wait to get him and that he can make an impact down the stretch as they chase a playoff berth. "That's what gives us confidence he can come and help us," Briere said at the Flyers' New Jersey complex. "He's been through a lot in his career. He's been through a lot in his personal life. It's a big part of the reason why we feel comfortable. We're excited to have him aboard." Fedotov was able to join the Flyers nine years after he was picked in the seventh round of the 2015 draft because he had his contract in Russia's KHL terminated Thursday by CSKA Moscow. CSKA announced the abrupt termination with one year remaining on the deal, saying it keeps his KHL rights and "the club thanks Ivan Fedotov and wishes him good luck in [his] career." Fedotov speaks limited English but noted several times that he was thankful for the Flyers and the opportunity to play in the NHL. "Very difficult two years," he said. "Now I'm here and happy to be here and help the team." Fedotov is under contract with the Flyers this season after his initial deal, signed in May 2022, was tolled. He attempted to come to North America in July 2022 but instead was taken by authorities to a remote military base in the Arctic Circle for a year of service. Last summer, after completing that service, Fedotov signed a two-year contract with CSKA. He played for the team this past season, appearing in 49 games through March 8, when it was eliminated in the first round of the Gagarin Cup playoffs. Because Fedotov already had an NHL contract with the Flyers, the International Ice Hockey Federation last summer ruled in their favor and sanctioned him and CSKA. Fedotov was the starter for the Russians at the 2022 Beijing Olympics when they reached the final and lost to Finland. "We were always hopeful that he would come," Briere said. "It's been a long road. I give him a lot of props to keep pushing and finally have the chance to come. Hopefully it's a new chapter for him." Briere said he did not expect a contract extension to become an issue. Fedotov practiced Friday and should be available to play almost right away. The Flyers -- who lost starting goalie Carter Hart in January after he was charged with sexual assault -- have Samuel Ersson as their No. 1 goaltender. To make room for Fedotov on the roster, backup goalie Felix Sandstrom was sent to the minor leagues. Expected to be in the midst of a lengthy rebuild, the Flyers are instead one of the surprises of the NHL. Under coach John Tortorella, the Flyers have 82 points and are vying with the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals for two of the final spots in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, play Monday and have back-to-back games next Friday and Saturday, giving Fedotov enough opportunity to hit the ice. He would be eligible to play in the postseason. "The coaching staff will decide if he plays or not," Briere said. Fedotov can't wait to push the thorny geopolitical issues aside and just play hockey. "I hope it's a long time together," he said.

https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/icehockey-men/d1/2024 Tough loss for UMass...double OT

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Game # 72 Flamers 2 Blues 5 They suck...that is all.

Denver and Umass at 2.00 pm EST It starts today ! GO UMASS

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Game # 74 Brayden Point scores, Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 23 and the surging Lightning beat the Bruins 3-1 TAMPA, Fla. -- — Brayden Point scored his 42nd goal of the season to break a second-period tie, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves, and the surging Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins 3-1 on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay also got goals from Mitchell Chaffee and Nikita Kucherov as the Lightning improved to 7-0-1 over their last eight games. The Lightning moved within two points of third-place Toronto in the Atlantic Division. Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman and Point both returned after missing one game with lower-body injuries. Hedman had an assist to become the fourth active defenseman to have three 70-point seasons. Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots, and Danton Heinen scored for the Bruins. Boston was coming off a 4-3 win Tuesday night at Florida in a matchup for the division lead. “I didn’t think either team was really on top of their game, to be honest,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “I think they were traveling back from the West Coast. so I don’t think they were as sharp as they’ve been. The intensity and the emotion in the game was not the same as it was for us last night.” Point put the Lightning up 2-1 on a wraparound 6:50 into the second period. The center has 10 goals over his last seven games. “Getting the lead for us was big tonight,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “I thought it was big for us to take advantage of a team that, you know, emptied the tank the night before and I thought we did.” Kucherov took over the NHL points lead with 124 on an empty-net goal with 27 seconds left. The right wing has a career-high 42 goals. “They forechecked better than we did, which I think led to more o-zone time for them,” Montgomery said. "I mean, their second goal was a real nice breakout from them but it was a poor forecheck by us.” Vasilevskiy won his 290th game to tie Ed Giacomin for 46th place on the career list. The goalie, who missed the first 20 games this season after having surgery to address a lumbar disc herniation, said physically he feels “not good, not bad.” “Trying to take care of myself and I will work on myself,” Vasilevskiy said. “Again, it’s a different season for me, like surgery-wise and all that stuff.” Tampa Bay appeared to go up 3-1 on what would have given Steven Stamkos his ninth 30-goal season at 5:44 of the third, but a video review found the play was offside.

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Game # 71 Flames Fall In Chicago Weegar scores in Flames 3-1 defeat to Blackhawks ByTy Pilson @typilson CalgaryFlames.com March 26, 2024 It wasn't the start they wanted, but the Flames pressed hard to the end, but fell 3-1 to the Blackhawks in Chicago in the first of a two-game road trip that wraps up Thursday in St. Louis. Trailing 2-0 after the opening frame, Calgary outshot Chicago 35-12 in the final 40 minutes, but only MacKenzie Weegar was able to beat Chicago goalie Petr Mrazek. The blueliner scored his 17th of the season at 12:25 of the third period, Nazem Kadri and Connor Zary getting the helpers. Martin Pospisil played a big role in the tally, battling down low to screen Mrazek. As mentioned, it was tough start to the game, Jason Dickinson grabbing the puck on a turnover in the Flames zone and getting a shot that Jacob Markstrom stopped, but Daniil Miromanov was called for a slash as Dickinson tried to fire the rebound home. Markstrom then made a stellar stop on Philipp Kurashev’s one-timer from his knee in the left faceoff circle, but Calgary went down two men with 57 seconds left on the original call when Mikael Backlund was whistled for hooking Connor Bedard. The 'Hawks piled on the pressure, Markstrom standing tall by first coming across to deny Tyler Johnson’s backdoor tip in attempt, then robbing him on a one-timer from the slot. But with 15 seconds left in the second minor, Seth Jones stepped into a blast that found twine for his seventh of the campaign at 3:35, Kurashev and Bedard getting the helpers. Dickinson made it 2-0 at the 15:15 mark, converting a cross-ice pass from Joey Anderson off a 2-on-1 rush. The shots favoured the homeside 15-5 after 20 minutes. The Flames flipped the script in the middle stanza, outshooting the Blackhawks 14-4. Calgary had two powerplays in the second and Andrei Kuzmenko tried to jam the puck home from down low – once on each advantage. Markstrom made another beauty stop in the third when he stopped Lukas Reichel in tight off a 2-on-1. Mrazek was able to flash the leather to later deny Nazem Kadri who cut hard into the high slot, and then Jonathan Huberdeau tipped one just inches wide before Dickinson would score at 4:15 to make it 3-0. Landon Slaggert appeared to make it 4-0 at seven-minutes-and-change off a rush after Oliver Kylington’s stick broke on a shot attempt from up high, but the officials reviewed it and the puck hit the crossbar and out, not crossing the line. Flames fan Jared Keeso and some of his castmates from the hit TV show Shoresy were in attendance and Flames TV's Brendan Parker caught up with them for a chat before the game. The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko Connor Zary - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Matt Coronato DEFENCE Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Nikita Okhotiuk - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Jacob Markstrom - starter Dustin Wolf

Game # 73 Pavel Zacha scores late winner to lift Bruins over Panthers, 4-3 Updated: Mar 26, 2024, 10:33 pm SUNRISE, Fla. -- — Pavel Zacha scored the winning goal with 2:21 remaining in the game and the Boston Bruins defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Tuesday night. “It gives us confidence in three weeks when it starts for real,” Boston coach Jim Montgomery said, referring to the playoffs. “We were down three times, we kept coming back. So we can believe in our process, believe in our identity and keep playing.” The Bruins also broke a tie with Florida atop the Atlantic Division and now hold a two-point lead although the Panthers have played one less game. Boston is also in second place in the Eastern Conference with 99 points, one point behind the New York Rangers, who beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday night. “I thought it was a good effort by our group,” Bruins captain Brad Marchand said. “It was a playoff-type game there, the teams played hard, they didn't really have any holes, so it was a good character win.” Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic also scored for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman made 18 saves, and also had an assist on Federic's tying goal that came on the power play with less than five minutes to play. Evan Rodrigues, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe scored for the Panthers while Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves. Rodrigues scored just 27 seconds into the game, and three times the Panthers took a one-goal lead. Florida lost for the fifth time in its last six games, going 1-4-1 since losing star defenseman Aaron Ekblad to a lower-body injury on March 9. “It was a really good hockey game and you want to win it,” Florida coach Paul Maurice said. “You get the lead like that and you want to be able to close it out, but suffering is sometimes good. It's good for you to put that much effort in and come away with nothing.” Florida captain Aleksander Barkov picked up an assist 27 seconds into his return from a five-game absence from a lower-body injury. Panthers star defenseman Gustav Forsling also returned from an illness while Ekblad remains day-to-day.

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God that is awesome...

When it comes to BC and BU, i've always been more of a BU guy... Any team from NE winning is fine by me. I'm a big Michigan fan, but having home teams win is always good.

Let's GO !

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Game # 70 Flames Fall To Sabres Calgary unable to rally, drop 4-1 decision to Buffalo ByTy Pilson @typilson CalgaryFlames.com 12:05 AM It was another close one, but for the second game in as many nights, the Flames came out on the wrong end of the score. Down 2-1 with two minutes and change to go, the Flames pulled goaltender Dustin Wolf but couldn't find the tying tally against the Sabres Sunday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome, Buffalo potting two empty-netters for a 4-1 victory. Calgary lost 4-2 in another tight contest in Vancouver less than 24 hours earlier. Jonathan Huberdeau had the lone marker for the Flames, while Wolf finished with 25 saves. The Sabres scored on their first shot of the game when Calgary product Peyton Krebs skated in on the left-wing and snapped a puck farside under the glove of Wolf at 4:53. With time winding down in the first, Wolf denied Bowen Byram on a 3-on-1 Sabres rush when the blueliner held and fired. The former first-round pick has been on a tear since being acquired right before the trade deadline from Colorado, scoring three goals and six points in eight outings. The Flames got on the board with a powerplay tally at 10:35, moments after Yegor Sharangovich had rang one off the post. Huberdeau then tried to fire a pass towards the net and it went off the stick of Owen Power and into the cage for No. 10’s 10th of the season. Play Video Huberdeau's pass to the net-front goes off Power and in Martin Pospisil got a breakaway minutes later, winding up to fake a slapshot, then trying to finesse it five hole, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen making the save and the Flames forward then putting the rebound off the post from a tight angle. Wolf said ‘hold my water bottle’ after that one, later stopping big Tage Thompson’s partial breakaway. With time winding down, Wolf also denied Alex Tuch’s tip attempt on a powerplay to keep it knotted at one after 40 minutes. JJ Peterka scored the game-winner at 11:04 of the third period, slipping into the slot and one-timing a pass from Tage Thompson who was behind the net. Thompson and Connor Clifton finished it off with the empty-netters. Prior to the tilt, the Flames honoured Chris Simon, who passed away March 18. Play Video A moment of silence is observed for our late friend The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko Connor Zary - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt DEFENCE Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Joel Hanley - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Dustin Wolf - starter Jacob Markstrom

Finally his 1st NHL Fight... 3/23/24

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Game # 69 Flames Doubled Up By Canucks The Flames suffered a 4-2 setback Saturday night in Vancouver ByChris Wahl @wahlsy CalgaryFlames.com 1:20 AM VANCOUVER — J.T. Miller's third-period goal stood up as the winner as the Canucks doubled up the Flames 4-2 Saturday at Rogers Arena. Rasmus Andersson and Joel Hanley replied for Calgary, who battled valiantly but fell short against the Western Conference leaders. The homeside opened the scoring inside the opening minute, as Elias Pettersson set up linemate Nils Hoglander for a tap in at the back post. That early goal proved to be the only marker of the opening frame, but not without a lack of trying on Calgary’s part. Canucks netminder Casey DeSmith was forced into a pair of tricky pad saves before the midway mark off shots from Daniil Miromanov and Andrew Mangiapane. Andersson then stepped into a slapshot from the top of the right circle that dented DeSmith’s left post. Shots on goal were even at six apiece through 20 minutes - Markstrom’s best stop coming with just under six minutes to play, he padded aside a Miller effort from just outside his crease after the sniper found space down the right wing. Hoglander extended the Canucks’ lead 8:16 into the middle frame on a quick counter-attack. He accepted the puck from Pettersson and converted on a breakaway backhand for his 22nd goal of the season. The visitors kept pressing, coming close on a breakaway of their own moments later, during which Jonathan Huberdeau forced DeSmith into a save and Vasily Podkolzin into a minor penalty for slashing. Calgary’s efforts in the offensive zone paid dividends with 1:29 to play in the middle frame. A.J. Greer feathered a drop pass into the high slot from the right wing, allowing Andersson to step into a snapshot that zipped past DeSmith’s left arm. Saturday's contest was a bit of a chess match, and that was especially evident during the third period. Calgary came close to tying the game with just under seven minutes on the clock; the puck bounced out front to Huberdeau who cranked a wrist shot off DeSmith’s left post. Miller added insurance on a Vancouver powerplay at the 16:42 mark, then Vancouver rounded out their portion of the scoring with an empty-net marker from Elias Lindholm in the dying embers of the game. Hanley cut the lead to 4-2 in the final minute of play, slapping a puck short side on DeSmith from the left circle to record his first goal in Flames silks. Head coach Ryan Huska pinned the loss on a lack of execution in the offensive zone. "After the first five, six minutes I thought we settled in and played a pretty good road game," he said. "Our finish or those situations, or those chances wasn't there for us tonight, and they scored on the powerplay and we didn't." Markstrom made 22 saves in his return to the Flames lineup, while Connor Zary earned 16:24 of icetime in his first game since Mar. 2. Greer finished the night with two assists. The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko Connor Zary - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt Defence Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Joel Hanley - Brayden Pachal Goaltenders Jacob Markstrom - Starter Dustin Wolf Scratches: Matt Coronato, Walker Duehr, Dennis Gilbert, Nikita Okhotiuk

Game # 72 Foerster's third-period goal lifts Philadelphia Flyers over Boston Bruins 3-2 0:51 PHILADELPHIA -- — Tyson Foerster scored with 1:29 left and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a seven-game losing streak to Boston with a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday. Travis Konecny scored two goals and Foerster also had an assist. Samuel Ersson made 18 saves in Philadelphia's first victory over Boston since Oct. 20, 2021. Justin Brazeau and Danton Heinen scored for the Bruins in the opener of a six-game trip. Linus Ullmark made 26 stops. Boston started play with an NHL-leading 97 points as it looks to repeat as the Presidents’ Trophy winners, which is awarded to the team with the best regular-season record. Philadelphia began play in third place in the Metropolitan Division, and the victory over the Bruins will boost the rebuilding Flyers’ surprising playoff chances. “That’s two games in a row that our third periods have been our strongest periods,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. The teams engaged in a tight checking contest, with quality scoring chances hard to come by, until there was a flurry of offense in the final minutes. “These are the games you want to be in this time of year," Heinen said. “Coming up, that’s what they’re going to be like.” Konecny put Philadelphia ahead 2-1 with a wrist shot from the circle 15:16 into the third period. He has a team-high 30 goals on the season. “I’m honestly trying not to think about that,” Konecny said. “It’s awesome, but it’s so important for us to stay focused on the season. I think, truly, right now no one cares about their personal stuff.” Heinen answered with his 14th goal at 16:12. He converted a one-timer from the side of the net. Foerster netted the go-ahead tally with a perfectly placed wrist shot from long range that went over Ullmark’s left shoulder. It was Foerster's 18th goal. “As he continues to get better, we’re only going to see more of that,” Konecny said. Philadelphia captain Sean Couturier returned to the lineup after two consecutive games as a healthy scratch. “Coots was good,” Tortorella said. Philadelphia got on the board first when Konecny scored on a power play with 1:45 left in the second. Scott Laughton passed to the slot to Foerster, who partially fanned on a one-timer attempt. But the puck went to a wide-open Konecny at the side of the net. The Flyers nearly went up two goals entering the second intermission, but Ullmark made a stellar glove save on Laughton’s backhander on a breakaway in the final minute. The Bruins tied it with 9:41 remaining in the third when Brazeau scored on a backhander from in close. “I thought my best chance was going to the back post, and I did and got lucky it went in,” Brazeau said.

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