Minten powers Bruins past winless Flyers at TD Garden

BOSTON (Interstat) — Fraser Minten had a goal and two assists, and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday at TD Garden. Pavel Zacha scored his first goal of the season. Mason Lohrei, Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston, which won its second straight game. Jeremy Swayman, starting for the fifth time in Boston’s first six games, made 14 saves and faced just three shots in the opening 30 minutes. His shutout bid ended when Porter Martone scored on a power play 6:32 into the final period, with assists from David Jiricek and Denver Barkey. Swayman earned his 136th win, tying Andy Moog for eighth on Boston’s all-time list. JJ Peterka added two assists. James Hagens, Elias Lindholm and William Borgen also had assists. Boston improved to 4-2 while Philadelphia dropped to 0-6. Fraser Minten was named the game’s top star. Attendance at TD Garden was 17,850.