By: Jess Lander, YawkeyTalkies Editor
Match-Up:
The Flyers (19-18-2) have beaten the Bruins(20-12-7) both times in meets this season. The last of these was won in a shootout.
Line-up:
B’s starters: Paille-Bergeron-Rechi-Chara-Wideman-Thomas
Philly’s Starters: Gagne-Richards-Giroux-Carle-Pronger-Leighton
Pre-Game:
It is 39 degrees, with only a few flurries flying around. The Dropkick Murpheys perform the Fenway favorite Shippin’ up to Boston, but this time not for Papelbon. Classic captains and hockey legends Bobby Clarke and Bobby Orr enter the ice to wish their teams luck. The National Anthems are played, and James Taylor sings the USA’s. To kick the game off, the aircraft flies over Fenway and fireworks go off.
1st period: Bruins 0, Flyers 0
Scoreless. Bruins outshot Fliers 9-6, and outhit 15-8. Both teams came out with energy, and the game started off at a very fast pace, and the whole period was very physical, just the way fans like it.  Carcillo and B’s Thornton have the first fight of the classic. Carcillo wins, with Thornton down. Bartulis and Krejci get minor penalties for a scuffle. Thomas made some great saves, especially at the end of the period.
2nd period: Bruins 0, Flyers 1
Philly really turned it on this period. Bruins with a good chance in front of the net but [...]