Samuel Ersson stops 23 shots as Flyers blank Bruins

Samuel Ersson made 23 saves en route to his first shutout of the season as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the host Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday.

Tyson Foerster scored the game-winning goal in the second period and Joel Farabee added an empty netter in the final minute.

The Flyers have won two of their last three games since a six-game losing streak (0-5-1).

Emil Andrae had the primary assist on Foerster’s opening goal. It was the 22-year-old Swedish defenseman’s first career point in his sixth NHL game, his second contest this season.

Joonas Korpisalo made 17 saves for the Bruins, who have won just one of their last four (0-3-1). That span includes a pair of shutout losses.

Before Tuesday, the Bruins had earned at least one point in 20 consecutive home games against the Flyers dating back to March 17, 2012.

The Bruins held a 24-19 advantage but finished 0-for-4 on the power play. Only three of their shots came in the third period.

Foerster broke the scoreless deadlock 5:32 into the second. Andrae slipped a pass from the half wall through traffic and straight to Foerster between the circles, where a direct wrist shot beat Korpisalo.

The Bruins had an excellent scoring opportunity before the game was six minutes old, but were unable to convert at 1:37 of five-on-three.

At the other end, Korpisalo made a big save on Garnet Hathaway, who shot a two-on-one break with Scott Laughton out of the penalty area.

One of Ersson’s best saves in the opening period came with 5:21 remaining, when a crisp passing sequence resulted in Elias Lindholm getting a point-blank chance at the left post.

Ersson didn’t see a shot on goal on either of Boston’s final two power plays, including attempts in both the second and third frames.

In the opening minutes of the third, 19-year-old Flyers star Matvei Michkov attempted a lacrosse-style goal, only to be thwarted by Korpisalo as Ersson pounced on a loose puck that Brad Marchand pounced on behind the goal line during a short-handed sequence .

–Field-level media