2. HOME BRUIN
The Bruins return home after an eight-day, four-game road road trip through Canada where they went 1-1-2, earning a win in the final game at Ottawa on Tuesday (4-1)... At home, the Bruins are a perfect 3-0-0 and are the only team remaining in the NHL with a perfect home record... They have also outscored their opponent by an 18 to 6 margin, recording a power-play goal in each of the three games and posting a power-play percentage of 44.4% (4-for-9) in that stretch.
3. WHEN THESE TWO MEET
The Flyers went 1-2-0 against the Bruins last season, dropping both games at Boston, but winning the last time these two met in April... The Flyers have dropped three straight, and eight of their last nine meetings at Boston... Claude Giroux led the Flyers last season in scoring against the Flyers and has 12 points (5g-7a) with 23 shots on goal in his last nine overall games against the Bruins, including six points (2g-4a) in his last four games at TD Garden... Brad Marchand has 15 points (8g-7a) and is a +9 in his last 15 games against the Flyers, while Tuukka Rask has a 15-2-3 record against the Flyers in his career, posting a 1.99 GAA and .930 save percentage in 20 appearances.
4. THIS, THAT & THE OTHER
THIS:The Flyers defense continues to rack up points this season... They have recorded points in four straight games (12 assists), and have 24 points on the season, which ranks 3rd in the Eastern Conference and 6th in the NHL... THAT: The Bruins best period has been the third period so far this season, outscoring their opponent 13 to 6, however they have actually been outshot in the third by a 95 to 88 margin... THE OTHER: Both teams are unbeaten in any fashion when leading after the second period with the Flyers going 4-0-0 and Bruins at 5-0-0.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH:
FLYERS (D: #6 - Travis Sanheim)
Sanheim comes in with points in back-to-back games and three of his last four outings with four assists in that span... He has never had points in three straight games... Sanheim also logged over 20 minutes of ice for the first time this season last game (20:09), which was just the fifth time in his career he logged over 20 minutes of TOI... He also had five shots on goal, which tied a career high.
BRUINS (LW: #88 - David Pastrnak)
The 22-year-old from the Czech Republic is tied for the NHL lead in goals with 10 tallies in nine games, including eight goals at even-strength... He hasn't gone two straight games without scoring so far this season and is coming off a two-goal, four-point game in the B's 4-1 win over Ottawa... Against the Flyers, Pastrnak averages a point per-game with 10 points (5g-5a) in 10 games, and scored his first goal in the NHL as an 18-year-old when he scored twice against the Flyers on Jan. 10, 2015.
