The Flyers are back again tonight for a relatively rare bit of Monday action, and are kicking off the first game of a home and home against the Bruins in Boston tonight. Last time we saw the Flyers, they fell behind to the Islanders in Saturday’s game, but were able to mount a comeback to force overtime, only to lose in the shootout. But there were some improvements to be found in that game, and Carter Hart really stole the show,
The Bruins have decidedly also been struggling recently. They’re without key pieces like Tuukka Rask and now Jaroslav Halak, and Brandon Carlo (again), and their already thin defense is getting exposed more regularly, while the forwards are struggling to score consistently.