Bruins Beat the Flyers for a Two Game Lead in Series

BOSTON (AP) – Milan Lucic scored to break a third-period tie

with 2:57 left and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers

3-2 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern

Conference semifinals.

Tuukka Rask made 24 saves for Boston.

Brian Boucher stopped 24 shots for the Flyers.

Game 3 is Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

Miroslav Satan had a goal and two assists for Boston, and Johnny

Boychuk also scored for the Bruins, the No. 6 seed in the East that

inherited home-ice advantage for the second round when the top

three teams were eliminated in the opening round.

Mike Richards and Danny Briere scored for the Flyers.