Well, that wasn’t how you want to close out your opening preseason back-to-back, especially when your starting goalie is the biggest storyline. The Flyers ended up totally falling apart on the road in Boston, watching their starting netminder, Dan Vladar, exit with an injury late in the first period, and then completely melting down in the third, ultimately losing 5-1 to the Bruins.
First Period Fiasco: An Early Exit and Bruins Breakthrough
Things kicked off a bit shaky, pretty tentative and choppy on both sides. The Flyers spent some long stretches in their own zone, bending without breaking, trying to put out fires against a much more talented Bruins lineup. They actually did a decent job containing Boston early on, even if it wasn’t pretty. But then, bang, it went sideways. Michael Eyssimont broke through for Boston at 13:31, a flukey play that found the net. And then, the real gut punch. Dan Vladar, while stretching for a poke check, caught some contact from the Bruins’ Tanner Jeannot, dropped his blocker, and immediately popped up favoring his right arm. That sequence led directly to Boston’s second goal, scored by Jacob Gaucher at 18:06. Just like that, Vladar was out of the game, leaving Aleksei Kolosov to step in. Kolosov held up reasonably well after that, but man, seeing your starting guy leave like that is a tough pill to swallow.
Third Period Bomb: A Four-Goal Collapse Nobody Saw Coming
After a scoreless second period, you’d think the Flyers could regroup and make a game of it. Nope. The third period was a full-blown nightmare, a four-goal meltdown that just put this one completely out of reach. Morgan Geekie kicked off the scoring frenzy for Boston with a power-play goal at 5:19. Not even two and a half minutes later, at 7:43, Brian Halonen found the back of the net. The Bruins weren’t done, either. Elias Lindholm added another at 14:49, and just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, Michael Eyssimont potted his second of the night at 18:47. That’s four goals in one period. Twenty-five shots on goal for Boston to Philly’s twenty-one tells part of the story, but that third period was just a complete unraveling.
What’s Next: Vladar’s Status Looms Large
The biggest question coming out of this ugly 5-1 loss isn’t about the score, it’s all about Dan Vladar’s health. His status looms massive over everything. We’re expecting an official update tomorrow, but any potential absence for him could send major ripples through the early part of their season. For now, all Flyers fans can do is cross their fingers and wait for good news.
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Originally reported by Broad Street Hockey.
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