Matthew Poitras look hurt after taking a dirty interference hit from Philadelphia Flyers forward Joel Farabee.
Boston Bruins forward Matthew Poitras was skating up the ice when he was hit by a blindside open ice interference hit by Philadelphia Flyers forward Joel Farabee, and no penalty was called on the play.
Matthew Poitras was clearly shaken up by the hit and struggled to get back to the bench, but he would remain in the game to end the first period.
Matt Poitras takes a hit and struggles to the bench. He's in pain but still on the bench #NHLBruins
Here is the hit in play:
Matt Poitras gets rocked by this contact from Joel Farabee
You can see that Poitras is clearly labouring in pain after this hit and struggled to get to the bench.
The first period ended 0-0, but the Boston Bruins could easily be losing this game if it wasn't for Joonas Korpisalo who has been playing amazing, keeping the Bruins in this game and giving them a chance to win.
Joonas Korpisalo robs Garnet Hathaway on a 2-on-1 shorthanded bid.
A couple of Grade-A stops from Korpisalo out of the gate.