The Flyers got hit with the injury bug. That is not breaking news.
The Flyers won 4-1 in New Jersey on Saturday, but at a cost.
Danny Briere and Jaromir Jagr are both out with injuries, joining a list that includes Chris Pronger, and James Van Riemsdyk.
So, with an injury list like that, it was not hard to believe that the Flyers would have a tough time against the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins.
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The third matchup of the season, played out a lot differently.
Opening night was low scoring, the other game was one-sided. Sunday's game was physical, and high scoring.
Scott Hartnell scored two on Saturday against the Devils. He continued his weekend hot streak by scoring his sixth career hat trick (3:23, 7:25, 19:13).
All three of Hartnell's goal were scored in the second period, two of them were on the power play. Claude Giroux set up a one-timer on all three goals, getting the assist for each.
Hartnell's third goal came with 46.5 seconds left in the period. As fans threw their hats on the ice, both teams were sent back to their locker rooms. The remaining time was added to the third period.
Hartnell now has 25 goals this season, and continues to make his case to be in the All-Star game.
Max Talbot scored the Flyer's other two goals. He scored in the first (11, 2:05), and in the third on the power play (12, 10:38).
Patrice Bergeron (15, 0:50), Tyler Seguin (18, 9:01), and Milan Lucic (17, 12:30) scored for Boston in the first.
David Krejci (11, 1:19) and Gregory Campbell (6, 4:59) scored for Boston in the third.
Ilya Bryzgalov and Tim Thomas each allowed five goals in regulation.
Bryzgalov saved 32 of 37 shots, and Thomas saved 33 of 38.
The game was tied 5-5 at the end of regulation. No one scored in the overtime period, so it was on to a shootout.
Matt Read went first for the Flyers, but missed the net on his attempt.
David Krejci scored on his attempt to give Boston a 1-0 lead in the shootout.
Claude Giroux scored on his attempt, but Tyler Seguin countered by scoring as well.
It all came down to Wayne Simmonds, but Tim Thomas was able to make the save and give the Bruins the 6-5 win.
Bryzgalov did not make a save in the shootout, and has yet to make any saves in a shootout this season.
The Flyers are 0-3 in shootouts this season.
The Bruins are now tied for first in the Eastern Conference with the New York Rangers. Both teams have 64 points, but the Bruins lead the conference in wins with 31.
The Flyers did get a point, since the game went to overtime. They now have 61.
The Flyers still played extremely well against the defending champs, despite the loss. This is impresive considering all the injuries that they have.
The team will have Monday off, as they travel to Florida to play the Panthers on Tuesday. It will be their last game before the All-Star break.
Box Score
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