Thomas stellar as Bruins top Flyers

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03/29/2009 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Thomas made 45 saves and Mark Recchi picked up the game-winner early in the third period, as Boston clipped Philadelphia, 4-3, at Wachovia Center.

Milan Lucic added a pair of goals and Dennis Wideman also tallied for the Bruins, who have won three games in a row. Boston picked up its 48th win of the season and has 106 points, seven more than idle Washington and tops in the Eastern Conference.

Claude Giroux picked up a goal and assist for the Flyers, who launched a season-high 48 shots on goal but lost for the second time in their last six games.

Philadelphia still sits one point ahead of idle Carolina for fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Mike Richards and Simon Gagne lit the lamp and Antero Niittymaki took the loss after allowing four goals on 31 shots.

Recchi put the Bruins ahead by two with 4:21 played in the third period, a one-handed poke at a rebound which sailed over Niittymaki.

Gagne finally answered for the Flyers, shoving home a loose puck in the crease with 1:12 left in regulation, but that was as close as the home team got.

Giroux put the Flyers up 1-0 4:56 into the contest. Danny Briere dished to Arron Asham in the slot, and after his shot was turned away by Thomas, the rebound came right to the young winger for a tap-in.

Lucic drew Boston even with 9:21 left in the first, redirecting a cross-ice feed by Michael Ryder.

Wideman blasted a shot from the high slot for a 5-on-3 goal with 6:05 to play in the first, then Lucic tallied again inside three minutes left and the Bruins led 3-1 after one period.

Thomas made an acrobatic diving glove save to stone Scott Hartnell with the Bruins down two men early in the second period, but the Flyers drew within one at 17:49 as Richards deflected Ryan Parent's point shot with the shaft of his stick while facing away from the net.

Game Notes

The clubs split the season series, 2-2-0, with each club winning twice on the road...The Flyers missed forward Riley Cote with an injured left finger, and called up forward Andreas Nodl from the Phantoms...The Bruins have won four straight and six of seven in Philadelphia dating back to January, 2006...Bruins forward Phil Kessel missed the game with an undisclosed injury.

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