Flyers Postgame Blog: Martone Shows Out in No-Quit Effort to Pull into Playoff Position

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Kyle Ross-Imagn Images It was truly a playoff-like atmosphere in South Philadelphia as the Flyers pulled into the No. 3 seed in the Metropolitan Division following a 2-1 overtime win against the Boston Bruins. The crowd was energetic from the very start.

For the first time in a long time, the game opened with God Bless America instead of the National Anthem, something once seen as a symbolic good-luck charm for the organization, going back to their 1974 Stanley Cup season. Christian Dvorak electrified the crowd with a breakaway goal sprung by a crafty between-the-legs pass from Porter Martone. The Flyers were once again playing like the best team on the ice, controlling the game.

Once the second period rolled around, penalties began to take over. The Flyers were still playing most of the game in their own end, but the Bruins started to heat up, especially towards the end. A Pavel Zacha power play goal in the early seconds of the third period took the wind out of the Flyers’ sails a bit, but did not quiet the crowd.

They were in it from start to finish. Boston started to really get going, and it looked like they could take the lead at any moment. Dan Vladar hung in there and made a number of big stops for Philadelphia.