By: Doug Alden, Associated Press

BOSTON — Samuel Ersson stopped 23 shots, Tyson Foerster held a scoreless tie early in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Joel Farabee added an empty-netter with 24 seconds left and the Flyers won in Boston for the first time since a 3-2 victory on April 5, 2021.

Ersson recorded his sixth shutout this season and first career shutout. He survived the scare about five minutes into the third quarter when he got behind the puck after glancing off his skate. But he jumped back and prevented him from crossing the line.

takeaway

Flyers: Philadelphia put together its best defensive effort of the season after getting off to a 2-6-1 start and allowing an average of 4.22 goals per game. The Flyers shut down a five-on-three power play early in the first period and held Boston to three shots on goal in the third period.

Bruins: Even though they were ahead 21-12 in the first two periods, the Flyers had no answer. Boston was eliminated for the second time in four games, losing 4-0 to Nashville on October 22.

Boston’s Joonas Korpisalo made 17 saves.

key moment

With Philadelphia defenseman Jamie Drysdale down on the ice after blocking a shot in front of his own goal that left him in too much pain to return to his skates, Ersson made three saves, including two by David Pastrnak, before the whistle finally blew 4:08 seconds into the game and Drysdale was substituted. He managed to return to his hut. Foerster scored 1:24 later.

Key statistics

Despite falling behind 23-19, the Flyers dominated in the faceoff circle and finished the game with a 30-21 advantage.

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The Bruins visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night, while the Flyers visit St. Louis. It was at home against the St. Louis Blues.

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