Bruins 5, Flyers 1 on October 10, 2026

Recap

On October 10, 2026, the Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 at TD Garden. Pavel Zacha scored his first goal of the season at 12:21 of the first period on a backhand pass from David Pastrnak in the slot. Jeremy Swayman made 14 saves in his fifth start in six games and won his 136th career game, tying Andy Moog for eighth on Boston's all-time list.

Boston outshot Philadelphia 19-3 in the opening 30 minutes and 27-8 overall. Mason Lohrei beat Dan Vladar from the left circle at 17:12 of the second for a 2-0 lead after a rush sparked by Minten, Marat Khusnutdinov, and JJ Peterka. Khusnutdinov finished a Minten pass from behind the net at 1:55 of the third to make it 3-0.

Porter Martone cut the deficit to 3-1 on a power play at 6:32 of the third. Casey Mittelstadt redirected an Elias Lindholm pass at 9:21, and Minten scored at 15:59 off a Peterka feed for the 5-1 final. Vladar stopped 27 shots for the Flyers, who remain the Eastern Conference's only winless team at 0-4-2. Charlie McAvoy served the final game of a six-game suspension for Boston.

Scoring

Boston Bruins won 5–1 at TD Garden.

Who scored

• Pavel Zacha Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (5)
• Mason Lohrei Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (1), Fraser Minten (2)
• Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Fraser Minten (3), William Borgen (2)
• Porter Martone Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: David Jiricek (1), Denver Barkey (1)
• Casey Mittelstadt Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (3), James Hagens (2)
• Fraser Minten Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (2), Hampus Lindholm (3)

Goalies

• Dan Vladar stopped 27 of 32 for Philadelphia Flyers.
• Jeremy Swayman stopped 14 of 15 for Boston Bruins.

Pavel Zacha Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (5) That made the score 0–1 in the 1st, and Boston Bruins stayed ahead.