Philadelphia vs. Boston

BOSTON (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Flyers will seek their first win of the season Saturday when they visit the Boston Bruins in a National Hockey League game at TD Garden. The game is the first of the season between the teams.

Philadelphia enters with an 0-5-0 record and has been outscored 19-6 during its season-opening slide. The Flyers’ most recent game was a 2-1 loss at Ottawa. They also have dropped games at Tampa Bay (4-1), at New Jersey (3-2 in overtime), at home to Carolina (3-2 in overtime) and at home to Pittsburgh (7-0). Boston is 3-2-0 and is coming off a 6-1 home win over Utah Mammoth. The Bruins began the season with a 3-0 win over the New York Rangers, an overtime win at Winnipeg, a loss at Minnesota and a home loss to Ottawa. Boston has outscored opponents 15-12.

Sean Couturier is a player to watch for Philadelphia. He has an assist in each of his past two games, with one shot on goal at Tampa Bay and one assist, two shots on goal and two penalty minutes at New Jersey. Couturier has two assists and three shots on goal over that stretch.

James Hagens is a player to watch for Boston. He has goals in two of his past four games, including a scoring effort against Ottawa and a goal at Winnipeg. Over that stretch, Hagens has two goals, seven shots on goal, two penalty minutes and three hits. He has been active on the forecheck and has generated scoring chances for the Bruins.

Philadelphia has not scored more than two goals in a game this season and has been shut out once. It has allowed at least three goals in four of its five losses. Boston has scored at least three goals in three of its five games and has allowed two or fewer goals in two of them. Boston has two home wins in three games at TD Garden this season. Philadelphia is 0-3-0 on the road.

Following the game Saturday, Philadelphia is scheduled to host Carolina, while Boston is set to visit San Jose. Philadelphia’s upcoming schedule includes Seattle, Detroit, Ottawa, Colorado, Buffalo, Anaheim, Columbus, Washington and Utah. Boston is set to face Anaheim, Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville, San Jose, Carolina, St. Louis, Chicago and Vegas. Philadelphia will play seven of its next 10 games at home. Boston will play six of its next 10 games on the road.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Boston 3, Philadelphia 1.