Krejci Line Helps Bruins to Fifth Win in Six Games

The Bruins were in Philadelphia Wednesday night to face-off with the Flyers. The Bruins have been playing the so called 'beasts of the East' lately, but maybe the last team in that 'beast' category was the Flyers. Heading to Philadelphia and winning is no easy task but the Bruins were able to outlast the Flyers for a 3-1 victory.

Early in the first period the Flyers were oh so close to taking the momentum. However, Tim Thomas, who will no doubt find himself in the NHL's Top-10 plays of the week, stoned Jeff Carter on the door step with the paddle of his goal stick. The power play expired and the Bruins could let go a big sigh of relief.

The first period continued and the Bruins watched the Flyers swarm Thomas. Philadelphia threw a ton of rubber on Thomas in the first and at the end of 20, Thomas had already made 14 saves.

The first period was scoreless, but just a few minutes into the second the Bruins lit the lamp. Dennis Wideman wound up from the blue line and eventual star of the game Michael Ryder was standing in front, deflecting the puck past Martin Biron.

The Bruins lead wouldn't last long, however, as Philadelhia scored just over two minutes later. Give the goal to Scott Hartnell on a nice pass from Joffrey Lupul. Aaron Ward had a chance to intercept the pass but the puck slid by him and onto the tape of Hartnell for the equalizer.

The Bruins and Flyers exchanged blows for the remainder of the second. The Bruins had a couple of power plays that produced chances but did not produce a tally. The period ended with the teams headed to the room, tied 1-1.

The third period started with both teams flying around, trying to take the lead. Five minutes and forty six seconds into the third, David Krejci lined up in the face off dot. Just four seconds later, Krejci gets credit for number 19 on the season. Krejci won the draw back to Wideman who let one go. Krejci bolted to the front of the net and got his shaft on the puck, changing its direction and helping it pass Biron.

Just 35 seconds later, it was Wideman's turn to light the lamp as Wideman finally got the puck after Michael Ryder skated circles around five Flyers. Wideman threw the puck into a screen and the puck squeezed through Biron's leg for a 3-1 Boston lead.

With just over four minutes to go in the third and the game pretty well in hand, Marty Biron took a little bit more punishment. Biron took what looked to be a good 100MPH slap shot from Zdeno Chara off the face and went down in a heap. The game was stopped for a couple of minutes to check on Biron, but Biron was able to finish the game.

The final few minutes ticked away and the Bruins got yet another victory. With the win, the Bruins have 82 points and sit 12 points ahead of second place Washington. The Bruins lead the San Jose Sharks by five points for the best record in the NHL. However, San Jose does have four games in hand.

The Bruins are back on the ice tomorrow night in Ottawa to take on the Senators.