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Boston Bruins: 3 Studs Against the Flyers

By Scott Roche

Feb 3, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) celebrates his goal with center Brad Marchand (63) against Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov (9) during the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 3, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) celebrates his goal with center Brad Marchand (63) against Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov (9) during the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 29, 2020; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak (88) passes the puck against the Tampa Bay Lightning in game four of the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 29, 2020; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak (88) passes the puck against the Tampa Bay Lightning in game four of the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Once again with their backs against the wall, the Boston Bruins were able to pull off a third-period rally to force overtime and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Wednesday night.

The Bruins had no shortage of studs to help them rally and stun the Flyers. Here are three players that stood out from the rest.

1. David Pastrnak

Where else do you start? In just his third game back from hip surgery, Pasta has looked like he hasn’t missed a beat. He opened the scoring 12 seconds into the game and then single-handily rallied the Bruins in the third period with a pair of power play goals.

His first goal with under eight minutes left brought the Bruins within a goal at 3-2 and then he tied the game 15 seconds in regulation when he swatted a bouncing puck at the side of the net home to tie the game. Oh, and for good measure, he assisted on Patrice Bergeron‘s game-winning power play tally 31 seconds into overtime to vault the Black and Gold into a first-place tie in the East Division standings with the Flyers.

Pastrnak has returned to his 2019-20 form when he shared the Maurice Rocket Richard Award with Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals. He has returned with a bang with six goals and two assists in three games.

Wednesday night, he had seven shots on Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart, which brings his three-game total of shots on net to 19, after he fired 12 combined in his first two games against the Capitals. If this is the Pastrnak that the East Division is going to get, watch out.

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