BOSTON — Pavel Zacha scored 2:49 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. Trent Frederic had the other two goals for Boston, which is 7-2 since interim coach Joe Sacco took over for fired coach Jim Montgomery. Rookie Matvei Michkov scored two first-period goals for Philadelphia in its second …
PHILADELPHIA — Matvei Michkov scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday. Takeaways Blackhawks: It’s not often that you get production from your fourth line, but Chicago’s unit of Reichel, Craig Smith and Maroon were noticeable every time they took the ice. Key …
CONNOR BEDARD, center, 5-foot-10, 185 pounds, shoots right. FROM: North Vancouver, British Columbia LAST TEAM: Regina Pats, Western Hockey League ACCOMPLISHMENTS/BACKGROUND: Bedard was the WHL’s first player — and seventh Canadian junior — to be granted exceptional status in being allowed to play at 15.. And his 143 points were the most in the league since three players topped that …