Bruins defeat Flyers 6-3 at TD Garden as Mittelstadt and Minten drive six-goal night

Boston builds early cushion, closes out 6-3 win

The Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 at TD Garden on Thursday, January 29, extending a strong midseason run and further complicating Philadelphia’s recent slide. Boston scored twice in a 41-second span late in the first period, added three more goals in the second, and managed the final minutes despite a late Flyers power-play marker.

For Boston, Casey Mittelstadt and Fraser Minten each recorded a goal and two assists, while Jeremy Swayman stopped 33 shots. The Bruins also received goals from Viktor Arvidsson, Pavel Zacha, Tanner Jeannot and Marat Khusnutdinov.

Philadelphia goals came from Travis Konecny, Nikita Grebenkin and Matvei Michkov. The Flyers used two goaltenders: Samuel Ersson started but did not return after the second period, and Dan Vladar played the third.

Turning points: overturned goal, rapid Boston strikes

The game pivoted in the first period as Boston converted sustained pressure into a 2-0 advantage. Arvidsson opened the scoring at 9:49, and Zacha doubled the lead at 10:30. Philadelphia briefly appeared to respond when Christian Dvorak scored at 12:03, but the goal was overturned after a successful goaltender-interference challenge.

Boston expanded the lead early in the second. Minten made it 3-0 at 2:27, but Konecny answered 49 seconds later to cut the deficit to 3-1. The Bruins restored separation late in the period: Mittelstadt scored at 16:12, Jeannot redirected a point shot at 18:40, and Philadelphia countered quickly when Grebenkin finished a rebound sequence at 19:05 to make it 5-2 after 40 minutes.

Injuries and special teams shape the final frame

Ersson left after two periods, having allowed five goals on 20 shots. Vladar stopped all six shots he faced in the third. On Boston’s side, Zacha exited in the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Philadelphia created late momentum on the power play when Michkov scored at 18:19 of the third, but Khusnutdinov’s empty-net goal at 16:30 had already pushed Boston ahead 6-2.

• Final score: Bruins 6, Flyers 3
• Shots on goal: Flyers 36, Bruins 27
• Goaltending: Swayman 33 saves; Ersson 15 saves in two periods; Vladar 6 saves in the third
• Special teams: Philadelphia 1-for-3 on the power play; Boston held Philadelphia scoreless on its lone penalty kill

Boston’s offense arrived in waves: six goals from six different scorers, with Mittelstadt and Minten combining for six points.

What it means in the standings and schedule

The win kept Boston’s recent surge intact, while Philadelphia’s skid deepened. The Bruins next move to a marquee outdoor event, facing the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Sunday, February 1.

Philadelphia, coming off a 5-3 loss at Columbus the previous night, continued a difficult stretch marked by losses in 10 of its last 12 games.