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Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins — Saturday, December 7, 2024 Game Analysis

Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Final/OT.

Game Analysis

TD Garden

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BOS

  • PPTrent Frederic (4)2nd 5:26 · BackhandAssists: Mason Lohrei (11), Morgan Geekie (5)
  • Trent Frederic (5)3rd 5:18 · Snap ShotAssists: Charlie Coyle (2), Mark Kastelic (7)
  • Brad Marchand (11)3rd 14:38 · Wrist ShotAssists: Justin Brazeau (8)
  • Pavel Zacha (7)OT 2:49 · Snap ShotAssists: David Pastrnak (18)

PHI

  • PPMatvei Michkov (10)1st 7:24 · Wrist ShotAssists: Sean Couturier (9), Emil Andrae (4)
  • Matvei Michkov (11)1st 18:24 · Wrist ShotAssists: Travis Sanheim (11)
  • Cam York (3)2nd 15:29 · Wrist ShotAssists: Travis Sanheim (12), Travis Konecny (18)

Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins Game Summary — Saturday, December 7, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Boston Bruins defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime. The game was played at TD Garden.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins Game Analysis — Saturday, December 7, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Boston Bruins paired the victory with a 31–26 advantage in shots on goal, accounting for 54.4% of the two teams’ combined shots. That gives the result support beyond the scoreline: the winning side also put more attempts on target. Shot totals alone do not show the quality of those chances or how the balance changed while either team was protecting a lead.

Philadelphia Flyers converted 1 of 2 power plays (50.0%); Boston Bruins converted 1 of 6 power plays (16.7%). Power-play goal totals were level, so the difference in the final score came from other scoring situations.

Philadelphia Flyers won 51.5% of faceoffs yet was outshot 31–26. The faceoff advantage was not accompanied by a shot-volume advantage in the full-game totals. Winning a draw can provide an initial chance to control the puck, but it does not establish sustained possession or attacking pressure; zone entries, puck recovery and chance-quality data would be needed to explain the disconnect.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins Game Statistics — Saturday, December 7, 2024

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticPhiladelphia FlyersBoston Bruins
Shots on goal2631
Power-play goals11
Power-play opportunities26
Power-play conversion (%)50.016.7
Faceoffs won (%)51.548.5
Hits1833
Blocked shots189
Takeaways16
Giveaways1819
Penalty minutes168

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Boston Bruins won 4–3 at TD Garden.

Who scored

Goalies

  • Aleksei Kolosov stopped 27 of 31 for Philadelphia Flyers.
  • Jeremy Swayman stopped 23 of 26 for Boston Bruins.

Pavel Zacha Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (18) That made the score 3–4 in the OT, and Boston Bruins stayed ahead.

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