Heading into Wednesday night, most thought the nationally televised game would be boring and one-sided. Initially, that was true. Peter Cehlarik sent the Flyers to the powerplay early in the first. Thanks to an aggressive neutral zone forecheck which was installed to combat the Flyers five-forward powerplay unit, the Bruins only allowed one shot attempt for the duration of the two-minute minor. Brandon Carlo was even behind a dangerous shorthanded opportunity, but failed to get a shot away.
Shortly thereafter, the Bruins had their first chance on the powerplay. Torey Krug was able to connect with David Pastrnak to give the Bruins the 1-0 lead.