Final: Bruins win 2-1
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Third Period, 18:09, 2-1 Bruins: Chris Kelly scores on a rebound and the Bruins have taken a late lead. Philly has now pulled its goalie for the extra attacker.
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Third Period, 15:59, 1-1: Philly kills off the penalty and we’re back to even strength.
Third Period, 13:59, 1-1: First power-play unit for Boston is Reilly Smith, Patrice Bergeron, Loui Eriksson, Dougie Hamilton and Carl Soderberg.
Third Period, 13:59, 1-1: The Bruins are going back to the power play after a Zac Rinaldo roughing penalty.
Third Period, 13:20, 1-1: Boston spends over a minute in the attacking zone, but it can’t find the go-ahead goal. Good cycle game by Chris Kelly and Carl Soderberg.
Third Period, 10:50, 1-1: Reilly Smith is stopped on a partial breakaway by Steve Mason, then Claude Giroux is stopped on a similar scoring chance by Tuukka Rask. Both goaltenders have played well in the third period — four saves each so far.
Third Period, 9:34, 1-1: Philly uses its timeout.
Third Period, 9:11, 1-1: Boston kills off the penalty and we’re back to even strength.
Third Period, 7:40, 1-1: Craig Cunningham forces a turnover and finds Daniel Paille on a 2-on-1, but the veteran left winger is unable to handle the pass. A huge missed opportunity for Boston shorthanded.
Third Period, 7:11, 1-1: Patrice Bergeron has taken a minor penalty for holding. The Flyers are headed to the power play — they are 0-for-2 tonight.
Third Period, 4:19, 1-1: The Flyers have tied the game. Jakub Voracek’s shot was deflected by Carl Soderberg, and the puck went off of Sean Couturier and past Tuukka Rask. An unlucky bounce for the Bruins there.
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Third Period, 0:01, Bruins 1-0: We’re underway!
End of Second Period, Bruins 1-0
Stats
Faceoffs: Bruins 27-19
Shots: Bruins 20-14
Hits: Flyers 22-18
Special Teams: Bruins 1-for-1, Flyers 0-for-2
Goals
First Period — Reilly Smith PPG (1), assisted by Patrice Bergeron (1) and Carl Soderberg (1)
Second Period, 19:00, Bruins 1-0: Tuukka Rask makes a save on a wraparound attempt. There’s some pushing and shoving after the whistle, but no penalties are called.
Second Period, 16:00, Bruins 1-0: Milan Lucic is now skating with Loui Eriksson and Carl Soderberg.
Second Period, 12:45, Bruins 1-0: The Flyers are back on the power play after Loui Eriksson takes a minor penalty for tripping.
Second Period, 10:42, Bruins 1-0: Dougie Hamilton gets a shot off from the slot that goes just wide of the net. Best scoring chance of the period for Boston so far.
Second Period, 10:42, Bruins 1-0: Bobby Robins delivers a dangerous hit on Zac Rinaldo. Robins then fought Luke Schenn, and each received five minutes for fighting. Schenn also earned a roughing minor, and Robins got an extra two minutes for charging.
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Second Period, 6:02, Bruins 1-0: The penalty has expired. Philly got one shot on net during the power play.
Second Period, 4:51, Bruins 1-0: Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron create a 2-on-1 scoring chance shorthanded, but Marchand’s shot from inside the right faceoff circle is saved by Steve Mason.
Second Period, 4:02, Bruins 1-0: Dennis Seidenberg has taken a minor penalty for slashing. The Flyers are going on the power play for the first time.
Second Period, 2:13, Bruins 1-0: Boston takes its timeout. Zdeno Chara and Dougie Hamilton had been on the ice for more than two minutes as a result of bad pinches, turnovers and a failure to clear the puck.
Second Period, 0:01, Bruins 1-0: We’re underway!
End of First Period, Bruins 1-0
Stats
Faceoffs: Bruins 15-12
Shots: Bruins 14-7
Hits: Flyers 13-9
Special Teams: Bruins 1-for-1, Flyers 0-for-0
Goals
Reilly Smith (1), assisted by Patrice Bergeron (1) and Carl Soderberg (1)
First Period, 19:24, 1-0 Bruins: Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek had a 2-on-1 scoring chance with Zdeno Chara defending, and Schenn shoots the puck right into Tuukka Rask’s chest for a faceoff.
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First Period, 17:51, 1-0 Bruins: Boston has an 11-6 shot advantage so far.
First Period, 14:36, 1-0 Bruins: The Flyers have generated a little more offensive zone pressure over the last three minutes, but Tuukka Rask has thwarted every scoring chance thus far. He has six saves.
First Period, 10:39, 1-0 Bruins: Reilly Smith has scored the Bruins’ first goal of the season, and it comes on the power play. Carl Soderberg and Patrice Bergeron picked up assists.
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First Period, 9:45, 0-0: Torey Krug draws a roughing penalty from Zac Rinaldo and the Bruins are going on the power play for the first time.
First Period, 6:08, 0-0: Daniel Paille hits the left post on a shot from inside the right faceoff circle. Dennis Seidenberg’s bank pass on the sideboards created the scoring chance.
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First Period, 5:44, 0-0: Lecavalier’s shot gets under Tuukka Rask and sits in the crease behind him, about one foot from the goal line, but the Bruins clear the zone.
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First Period, 3:16, 0-0: Bobby Robins takes a huge hit from Zac Rinaldo along the boards, and Adam McQuaid comes to his teammate’s defense. No fight ensues, though.
First Period, 1:44, 0-0: Dennis Seidenberg’s shot from the point gets through traffic, but Steve Mason makes a positional save with Chris Kelly screening him at the top of the crease.
First Period, 0:01, 0-0: The 2014-15 season is underway!
7:30 p.m.: Starting lineups:
FLYERS
Schenn–Giroux–Voracek
Coburn–MacDonald
Mason
BRUINS
Marchand–Bergeron–Smith
Chara–Hamilton
Rask
Boston scratches: Matt Bartkowski, Brian Ferlin and Malcolm Subban
7:20 p.m.: Stat of the Night:
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7:00 p.m.: Tuukka Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.
6:15 p.m.: Hockey is finally here.
The Bruins welcome the Philadelphia Flyers to TD Garden on Wednesday night for their first game of the 2014-15 NHL season.
Both teams come into this campaign after disappointing finishes in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs — Boston lost to the Montreal Canadiens in a seven-game second-round series, while Philly lost to the New York Rangers in seven games in Round 1.
In injury news, Bruins first-line center David Krejci won’t be in the lineup Wednesday night. He was placed on injured reserve Tuesday and will miss the first three regular-season games.
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Here are the projected lineups for both teams:
BRUINS
Brad Marchand–Patrice Bergeron–Reilly Smith
Milan Lucic–Ryan Spooner–Matt Fraser
Chris Kelly–Carl Soderberg–Loui Eriksson
Daniel Paille–Craig Cunningham–Bobby Robins
Zdeno Chara–Dougie Hamilton
Dennis Seidenberg–Adam McQuaid
Torey Krug–Kevan Miller
Extra: Matt Bartkowski
Tuukka Rask
FLYERS
Brayden Schenn–Claude Giroux–Jakub Voracek
Michael Raffl–Vincent Lecavalier–R.J. Umberger
Matt Read–Sean Couturier–Wayne Simmonds
Zac Rinaldo–Pierre-Édouard Bellemare–Jason Akeson
Andrew MacDonald–Braydon Coburn
Nicklas Grossmann–Mark Streit
Michael Del Zotto–Luke Schenn
Steve Mason
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