Faded out by Boston as Samuel Ersson departs – NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Flyers lost their No. 1 goaltender and mini-winning streak with a 3-0 loss to the Bruins at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday afternoon.

Samuel Ersson left 7:36 minutes into the first period with a lower-body injury. A little less than six minutes later, Boston took a 1-0 lead, and John Tortorella's club trailed the rest of the game.

The Flyers (4-7-1) won for the first time this season and three of their last four games in a row.

But the early loss of Ersson seemed a terribly ominous sign for the day.

“I think right now we're struggling to really create a sustained offense,” Sean Couturier said. “We get chances, but there are also a lot of individual cases. We have to find a way to give our game a new lease of life.”

The Bruins (5-6-1) were able to get revenge on the Flyers, who they eliminated 2-0 in Boston four days ago.

Jim Montgomery's team had lost their last two games by a combined score of 10-2.

• Ersson made eight saves before being eliminated. If the 25-year-old is out for an extended period of time, the Flyers could be in serious trouble. Their backups are two rookies with a total of five NHL starts.

“Let’s be honest, we have a goalie situation,” Tortorella said over a week ago.

Aleksei Kolosov, a 22-year-old Belarusian, saved 20 of 22 shots in relief. The Flyers were slow to get back to the Bruins' 2-0 goal in the second period. Justin Brazeau fired a shot off a feed from Brad Marchand.

Boston's third goal was a miss.

At the end of September it was uncertain whether Kolosov would report to training camp. Now he could be the man if Ersson needs time.

“He has some personality to his game,” Tortorella said of Kolosov. “He’s fighting.”

Bruins goaltender Joonas Korpisalo stopped all 20 of the Flyers' shots.

In the second period, Morgan Frost narrowly failed and Bobby Brink shot with iron. The Flyers couldn't generate much in the third period.

“It’s obviously frustrating for everyone,” Frost said. “I think we are more defense-focused, but it's hard to win games when you only score one or two goals or no goals at all. I think you should just take advantage of the opportunities and maybe try to have a little more traffic in front of you.” Goalie.”

Crime was a concern. The Flyers have scored four goals (one non-goal) in their last three games and have started the season at 2.73 per game.

“Sometimes it goes that way, but once you start getting frustrated it can lead to other parts of the game,” Owen Tippett said. “We just have to keep doing what we’re doing and then hopefully there will be a breakthrough.”

Tortorella noted the importance of Tippett and Tyson Foerster, two young wingers who have scored three goals between them so far. They combined for 48 goals last season and both finished among the Flyers' top four scorers.

“We just had a hard time developing the offense, but when we create some good chances, we also finish,” said Tortorella. “This is where we are right now. Tyson and Tip are two big boys for me.

John Tortorella spoke to the media after the Flyers' 3-0 loss to the Bruins.

• Matvei Michkov, the NHL's rookie of the month for October, went scoreless for the fourth straight game. Here's more on the 19-year-old's early growing pains after a fast start.

“He wants to lead a team, he wants to be the guy, and that’s what we love about him,” Tortorella said. “He’s figuring out what the National Hockey League is. There will be some difficulties with him as he begins his first year in the league. But he made some good plays today, he made some nice plays today that turned into some offense.” . It just didn’t convert into goals and we kept scoring goals.”

Michkov and Couturier were each a minus-3 against the Bruins. Travis Konecny ​​​​was a minus-2.

“I think Coots busted his ass in the middle of the ice,” Tortorella said. “But other than that one game, it just didn’t develop into an attacking game.”

• Before the game, the Flyers honored the late Jay Greenberg, a Hockey Hall of Fame journalist and author who died on August 12, 2021. He was 71 years old.

The team held a dedication in the downstairs media room and unveiled the Jay Greenberg Press Row photo collage in the press box on the balcony level.

Keith Jones, president of hockey operations, and general manager Danny Briere attended the dedication.

Flyers honored the late Jay Greenberg, a Hockey Hall of Fame journalist and author, with a special dedication and the unveiling of the Jay Greenberg Press Row.

Great work from everyone involved. With class from Keith Jones and Danny Briere. pic.twitter.com/FcqgZpXgw2

– Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) November 2, 2024

• The Flyers open a three-game road trip on Tuesday when they visit the Hurricanes (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).

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