UP NEXT FOR THE FLYERS

The Boston Bruins Skate In To Town Tonight

Philadelphia,PA- Depending on whether or not the team bus (league file) arrives tonight, the Flyers will open up the Block 6 Homestand against the Bruins at the Wachovia Center. The Bruins are making their first trip in to town since the second home game of the season., In that game, the Flyers beat the Bruins 3-2 in a game that was decided in a shoot-out.

The Flyers have a 2 games to 1 season series lead, winning in their first trip to Boston in Block 2, by a score of 4-1. They lost the last meeting, 4-3 in Boston during the last road block. In that game, the Flyers outshot the Bruins 34-27 & Bruin goalie Tim Thomas made a spectacular save in the final seconds stopping Erik Cole on a breakaway.

This is a big conference matchup. The Bruins are tied with Columbus at 55 points & are only 1 point behind the Flyers' 56. In the 3 games, no Bruin has scored multiple goals, they have 7 different goal scorers. Of the Flyers' 9 goals, Erik Cole has scored 3, one in each game, and Slava Kozlov has 2.

The Bruins will be starting Tim Thomas in net. He is 1-1 against the Flyers, losing at the Wachovia Center. He has a 2.40 GA & a .929 Sv%. The Flyers are expected to allow J.S. Giguere to rest is sore groin & plan to go with Antero Niittymaki, who has been playing great at home. Niittymaki was the losing goalie last block at Boston, his only game against the Bruins.

Look for this to be a hard hitting affair, as shown in the photo left.