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QUICK STATS
Season Series: 0-1-1
All-Time Record: 203gp (73-98-21-11)
Leading Scorer:
PHI - James van Riemsdyk: 13-pts (5g-8a)
BOS - Brad Marchand: 13-pts (6g-7a)
1. WE MEET AGAIN
The Flyers and Bruins meet for another set of games marking the first opponent this season both teams will face for a second time... The Bruins took both games of the first set, scoring seven of their 10 total goals in the third period and four of their 10 goals on the power play... Jake Voracek leads the Flyers with four points, all assists, in the season series, while Patrice Bergeron (2g-2a), Brad Marchand (2g-2a) and Nick Ritchie (1g-3a) led Boston... Carter Hart started both games in net for the Flyers, while the Bruins split Tuukka Rask & Jaroslav Halak.
2. HEADING INTO THAT SERIES
The last time these two met, the Bruins came in losers of two straight and only had three goals with none at even strength... Since the start of that series, the Bruins are the hottest team in the NHL, winning five of their last six games, earning points in all six with a 5-0-1 record... They have also scored 25 goals, 17 at even strength and seven power-play goals.
3. BUT SINCE THAT SERIES
Despite dropping both games to the Bruins, the Flyers rebounded from that series to win four straight games heading into tonight, including the last two in overtime... They have scored three or more goals in each contest to outscore their opponent, 15-9, despite being outshot, 124-94... Also, since that series, the Flyers have six players who average at least a point per-game, led by James van Riemsdyk with eight points, while Shayne Gostisbehere leads in plus-minus at +4 and Ivan Provorov leads in ice time, averaging 27:35 TOI.
4. US, THEM, US & THEM
US: The Flyers continue to rank among the top of the league in goals scored, averaging 3.50 goals per-game, which is T-4th in the NHL... THEM: Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is riding a five-game point streak, which is the longest of his career - he has eight points (1g-7a) during this stretch... US & THEM: The Bruins have the second-best penalty kill in the NHL, operating at 88.2%, but have allowed a goal on the man-advantage in each of their last two games - the only other game they allowed a power-play goal was against the Flyers on Jan. 21 when they allowed two.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (LW: #25 - James van Riemsdyk)
James van Riemsdyk has matched the best start of his career from his rookie season (2009-10) - recording 13 points (5g-8a) in 10 games and is coming off a four-assist night... His 13 points are T-7th among all NHL players and he is in the midst of a four-game point streak with eight points (2g-6a).
BRUINS (LW: #63 - Brad Marchand)
Tied alongside van Riemsdyk is Marchand with 13 points (6g-7a) and has a six-game point streak (5g-5a) in that span, which began against the Flyers on Jan. 21... He has four points against the Flyers this season and has an active seven-game point streak against the Flyers with 10 points (3g-7a).
