Flyers high Bruins, 2-1, in OT take over second wild card in East

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers’ Porter Martone  scored his first NHL aim on Sunday in further time to down the visiting Boston Bruins, 2-1.

The win pushed the Flyers right into a playoff spot.

“‘Devo’ (Christian Dvorak ) made an excellent play to me within the center, and simply buried the rebound,” Martone mentioned. “To see that crowd pop, that’s a giant two factors for us.”

v signed a three-year cope with the Flyers on the finish of March.

“It’s superior, particularly for it to come back in that means too, additional time winner as your first NHL aim,” Martone mentioned. “It’s fairly particular. I feel simply proceed to maintain taking part in my recreation. … You need to get a variety of probabilities and my linemates have been setting me up nice, and it’s good to see that one go in.”

Dan Vladar made 18 saves within the win.

“There’s a variety of development,” Philadelphia coach Rick Tocchet mentioned. “I feel the staff’s accomplished a terrific job since coaching camp. A bit little bit of a curler coaster typically, however for probably the most half, this staff has caught collectively all 12 months. Actually pleased with them.”

Boston have misplaced three straight.

vPavel Zacha was the lone striker for the Bruins.

Boston maintain the primary wild card spot within the Jap convention.

An enormous level for us,” Bruins coach Marco Sturm mentioned. “Guys battled again. We needed to have a power-play aim within the third and we did. ‘Korpi’ made some nice saves. Unlucky there in OT, however we’ll undoubtedly take that time.”

Dvorak scored within the opening body to present the Flyers a 1-0 lead.

“Not a straightforward play in any respect,” Dvorak mentioned. “And straight on my tape, I (didn’t) even have to maneuver my stick. A excessive hockey IQ play. Very good participant. These are large performs and he was an enormous distinction maker for us tonight.

“He’s (Martone) a assured child, assured participant. And that’s what you want on this League. So it’s been enjoyable to look at, enjoyable to play with him. And he’s solely going to get higher.”

The Bruins iitied it up, 1-1 early within the third interval on Zacha’s strike.

He (Boston’s Casey Mittelstadt) checked out me fast,” Zacha mentioned. “He’s a terrific passer. He may have most likely scored himself however he gave it to me. It was a pleasant play by him.”

Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves  within the loss.