By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Another slow start sent the Flyers to a 4-5-0 record through nine games. The team has allowed the first goal in eight of nine games this season, forcing them to play from behind constantly.
Getting back on the right side of the win column won't be easy against one of the NHL's best and most dangerous lines. The Bruins top line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand is off to a torrid start with no signs of slowing down.
The Flyers face the Bruins in Boston at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Boston Bruins | GP | G | A | P |
| Jake Voracek | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | Patrice Bergeron | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Claude Giroux | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | David Pastrnak | 9 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Brad Marchand | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Scott Laughton | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | David Krejci | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Travis Konecny | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Charlie McAvoy | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 88 David Pastrnak |
| Last 5 Games: 2 G, 2 A, 4 P, +3 | Last 5 Games: 6 G, 3 A, 9 P, +5 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 37 Brian Elliott | 41 Jaroslav Halak |
| 2-4-0, 3.58 GAA, .882 SV% | 2-0-2, 1.73 GAA, .933 SV% |
Brian Elliott gets the start for the Flyers. He did a solid job in Monday's game before allowing a third-period goal on a breakaway that essentially put the game out of reach. This is Elliott's eighth start of the season.
Usually it's Tuukka Rask between the pipes for Flyers-Bruins matchups, but this time the Bruins will turn to Jaroslav Halak. Halak has been off to a strong start, with two wins and a 1.73 GAA as the new backup for Boston.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: James van Riemsdyk, Michael Raffl
Scratches: Jordan Weal, Christian Folin, Cal Pickard
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 19 Nolan Patrick | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 24 Mikhail Vorobyev | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 22 Dale Weise | 15 Jori Lehtera | 10 Corban Knight |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 8 Robert Hagg | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
Lots of line shuffling for the Flyers. Travis Konecny is back on the top line. Wayne Simmonds goes back to the third line. Mikhail Vorobyev re-enters the lineup as the third-line center. Corban Knight takes Michael Raffl's place of the fourth line. Andrew MacDonald also slots back in for Christian Folin. Michal Neuvirth will serve as backup goalie for the game. For now, it appears Jordan Weal is the odd-man out, but Oskar Lindblom has been ruled a game-time decision, so Weal may still play.
Bruins Projected Lineup
Injuries: David Backes, Charlie McAvoy, Torey Krug, Kevan Miller
Scratches: Urho Vaakanainen
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 63 Brad Marchand | 37 Patrice Bergeron | 88 David Pastrnak |
| 43 Danton Heinen | 46 David Krejci | 74 Jake DeBrusk |
| 10 Anders Bjork | 20 Joakim Nordstrom | 14 Chris Wagner |
| 17 Ryan Donato | 52 Sean Kuraly | 55 Noel Acciari |
| Defense | ||
| 33 Zdeno Chara | 25 Brandon Carlo | |
| 48 Matt Grzelcyk | 27 John Moore | |
| 79 Jeremy Lauzon | 44 Steve Kampfer | |
| Goalie | ||
| 41 Jaroslav Halak |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (T-20th, 17th on road), Bruins (6th, 2nd at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (30th, T-19th on road), Bruins (T-20th, 8th at home)
- Recent History vs. Bruins
- Dec. 2, 2017 – Bruins 3, Flyers 0 (at PHI)
- March 8, 2018 – Bruins 3, Flyers 2 (at BOS)
- April 1, 2018 – Flyers 4, Bruins 3 F/OT (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Bruins
- Jake Voracek – 25 GP, 6 G, 16 A, 22 P
- Claude Giroux – 33 GP, 9 G, 17 A, 26 P
- Nolan Patrick – 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P
- Brian Elliott – 14 GP, 3-7-3, 3.16 GAA, .889 SV%
- Milestone Watch
- Scott Laughton will play in his 200th NHL game tonight.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
