The Boston Bruins haven’t any scarcity of intriguing storylines to comply with this upcoming season, together with the return and growth of 20-year-old Matthew Poitras, which made itself obvious throughout Saturday evening’s 3-2 preseason extra time loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Poitras is on a mission this yr, preventing to show himself worthy of a spot on Boston’s roster, recent off the setback that was season-ending proper shoulder surgical procedure again in February. The playmaking ahead with the potential to develop into an impactful difference-maker for years to come back, tallied 15 factors in 33 video games throughout final season’s debut run with the Bruins and obtained proper again to work at Wells Fargo Heart.
Throughout a Flyers energy play within the second interval, Poitras noticed a gap on a 2-on-1 break down Philadelphia’s facet of the ice and netted a go-ahead objective to provide the Bruins a 2-1 lead with 17:20 remaining within the body. Poitras scored on Ivan Fedotov’s glove facet and completed with three photographs on objective, one wanting the group lead (Hampus Lindholm, 4), carrying on the bid for a roster spot with three preseason contests left to play till the official begin of the common season.
It was Poitras’ first objective of the preseason and will spark the impresssion wanted to keep away from beginning the yr down in Windfall.
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Poitras and the Bruins have the Flyers (once more), Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals left on the preseason schedule, giving the 2022 second-rounder a while left to proceed working towards staying with the group for Oct. 8 and past.
Listed here are extra notes from Saturday evening’s Bruins-Flyers sport:
— Joonas Korpisalo guarded the online for Boston, tallying 37 saves on 39 makes an attempt in 61:55 on the ice, shining brighter than anybody else on the ice for the Bruins. Korpisalo maintained his composure and stored Boston inside attain of a victory though the group racked up seven penalties in regulation.
— Philadelphia’s younger up-and-comer Matvei Michkov scored twice, together with as soon as with 1:08 left in extra time to safe a victory for the Flyers.
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— The Bruins misplaced two leads inside the first 40 minutes of regulation.
— Boston dropped to 1-0-3 in preseason play.
— The Bruins will return to the ice to host the Flyers at TD Backyard on Tuesday evening. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and you’ll catch the sport, plus an hour of pregame protection, dwell on NESN.
