Fraser Minten has a goal and two assists as Bruins roll past winless Flyers 5-1

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Fraser Minten contributed a goal and two assists as the Boston Bruins defeated the winless Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 in an Eastern Conference matchup on Saturday. The Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman recorded 14 saves while facing only three shots in the first half of the game, though his bid for a shutout ended when Porter Martone scored late. Pavel Zacha, Mason Lohrei, Marat Khusnutdinov, and Casey Mittelstadt also scored goals for Boston, who improved to 4-2 on the season. The Flyers, now with no wins in six games including two overtime losses, struggled offensively with Dan Vladar making 27 saves despite facing fewer shots than the Bruins.

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On Saturday, the Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 in a game where Fraser Minten scored one goal and added two assists. Pavel Zacha also contributed with his first goal of the season for Boston (4-2), who won their second consecutive match. Jeremy Swayman started for the Bruins, making 14 saves but allowing one power-play goal late in the third period from Porter Martone. Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots for the Flyers (0-4-2), who remain as the Eastern Conference's only winless team. Charlie McAvoy was suspended for his first game of a six-game ban due to a playoff incident last spring.

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BOSTON GPE · 4× Bruins ORG · 3× Flyers ORG · 3× Vladar PERSON · 2× Fraser Minten PERSON · 1× Marat Khusnutdinov PERSON · 1× Mason Lohrei PERSON · 1× Pavel Zacha PERSON · 1× Philadelphia Flyers ORG · 1× the Boston Bruins ORG · 1×

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Coming off a lopsided win over Utah at home on Thursday, the Bruins jumped ahead on Zacha’s goal 12:21 into the opening period when he took a backhand pass from David Pastrnak in the slot and fired a wrister that broke into the net off Vladar’s right pad.

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Fraser Minten has a goal and two assists as Bruins roll past winless Flyers 5-1 · assertive framing

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BOSTON (AP) — Fraser Minten had a goal and two assists, Pavel Zacha scored his first goal of the season and the Boston Bruins beat the struggling Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday. asserted

Bruins → have → Saturday

Mason Lohrei, Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston (4-2), which won its second straight game. asserted

which → score → game

Starting for the fifth time in the Bruins’ first six games, Jeremy Swayman faced just three shots in the opening 30 minutes and finished with 14 saves. asserted

Swayman → start → saves

His bid for his second shutout of the season was spoiled when Porter Martone had a power-play goal 6:32 into the final period. asserted

Martone → spoil → period

Swayman won his 136th game, tying Andy Moog for eighth on Boston’s all-time list. asserted

Swayman → win → list

Dan Vladar made 27 saves for the Flyers (0-4-2), who are the Eastern Conference’s only winless team. asserted

who → make → Flyers

Top Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy served the final of his six-game suspension to start the season from a slashing incident during last spring’s playoffs. asserted

McAvoy → serve → playoffs

that → come → pad

Following a tough loss at Ottawa on Thursday, the Flyers were outshot 19-3 in the opening 30 minutes and 22-8 after two periods. asserted

Flyers → follow → periods

Lohrei beat Vladar over his shoulder with a wrister with 2:48 left in the second, making it 2-0. asserted

it → beat → second

Khusnutdinov scored off a nice feed from Minten just under two minutes into the third. asserted

Khusnutdinov → score → third

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