It is always nice to start the season off right with a win and the Boston Bruins did just that against the Flyers opening night. There were some tense rusty moments but that is to be expected so early on in the year. Chris Kelly (of all people) was the hero tonight with his late goal scored with under 2 minutes to go.

The Bruins started the night out strong with an early power play goal by Reilly Smith. in what was a fairly entertaining first period. However, it was clear early on that this was not going to be Dougie Hamilton’s night. He had a bad pinch in the closing seconds that turned into a quick 2-1 opportunity for the Flyers. Tuukka was able to bail him out, as he would most of the night.

In the second the Bruins had their backs up against the wall early and were forced to use their timeout due to multiple defensive zone turnovers, most by Hamilton. This meant that Chara and Hamilton were on the ice for the first 3 minutes of the period and were completely burned out. Bobby Robins also had his first career NHL fight in his first career game and is already earning points with Bruins fans.

After a scoreless third to start the Flyers were able to tie the game up. The Bruins continued to build momentum which culminated in a power play with a little over 6 minutes left in which the Bruins managed to do little to nothing on it.  It wasn’t until the goal from Kelly gave the Bruins the lead to seal the deal.

Overall a solid start to the season and I am looking forward to the next 81+ to come. For now, we’re moving on to Detroit tomorrow. Check back here for all of your Boston Bruins News and don’t forget to follow me on twitter for all of my thoughts. Let’s Go Bruins!