Game 1: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Brian Boucher for Philadelphia. Boston led off the scoring with David Krejci sinking his second of the postseason, with helpers provided by Nathan Horton and Dennis Seidenberg. Philadelphia replied with the seventh of the playoffs by Danny Briere, assisted by Braydon Coburn and Ville Leino. The Bruins retook the lead on Horton's fourth of the postseason, helped in by Krejci and Seidenberg. Boston added on in the second period with Mark Recchi sinking his second of the playoffs, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. Krejci sank another goal for the Bruins shortly after, his second of the game and third of the postseason, guided in by Adam McQuaid. Boston rolled on with Marchand's second of the playoffs, made possible by Bergeron and Andrew Ference, prompting Sergei Bobrovsky to relieve Boucher. The Flyers finally made a response with the fifth of the postseason from James van Riemsdyk's tape, fueled by Sean O'Donnell and Claude Giroux. Philadelphia added on with a power play goal by Mike Richards, powered by Kimmo Timonen and Giroux. The Bruins got back on track with Marchand sinking his second of the game and third of the playoffs, and Bergeron completed a sock trick with the lone assist. Boston wrapped it up 7-3 with a Gregory Campbell tally, coming off of Krejci and Daniel Paille. The three stars were awarded to Krejci, Marchand, and Bergeron. Boston took a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Brian Boucher for Philadelphia. Philadelphia opened with a pair of James van Riemsdyk goals, his sixth and seventh of the postseason coming from Claude Giroux and Nikolay Zherdev on the earlier even strength tally and Danny Briere and Kimmo Timonen on the later power play goal. Boston got on the board with the fourth of the playoffs by Chris Kelly, coming off of Michael Ryder and Tomas Kaberle. The Bruins tied it with a goal by Brad Marchand, his fourth of the postseason, made possible by Patrice Bergeron and Mark Recchi. The tie lasted through the second and third periods, into the overtime frame, where Boston defeated Philadelphia on a David Krejci goal, his fourth of the playoffs powered by Nathan Horton. The three stars went to Krejci, van Riemsdyk, and Thomas (52 for 54 saves). This put the Bruins in front 2-0 for the series.
Game 3: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Brian Boucher for Philadelphia and Tim Thomas for Boston. Boston opened early in the game with a Zdeno Chara goal, coming off of Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins extended the lead with David Krejci netting his fifth of the postseason, courtesy of Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton. Boston added on with a Daniel Paille goal in the second period, with help from Gregory Campbell and Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins got another goal, this time the fifth of the playoffs by Horton, which was guided in by Krejci and Chara, and prompting Sergei Bobrovsky to relieve Boucher once again. Philadelphia finally found the scoreboard with Andrej Meszaros netting his second of the postseason, thanks to Darroll Powe and Dan Carcillo. Boston wrapped it up with Chara's seocnd of the game, a power play goal powered by Krejci and Dennis Seidenberg. Chara, Thomas (37 for 38 saves), and Marchand took the three stars. This puts Boston in the eerily familiar 3-0 series lead over the Flyers.
Game 4: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Sergei Bobrovsky for Philadelphia and Tim Thomas for Boston. Boston led off with Milan Lucic's goal off of Nathan Horton and David Krejci on the power play. Philadelphia replied with a Kris Versteeg goal, assisted by Mike Richards. The Bruins retook the lead with the second of the postseason by Johnny Boychuk, fueled by Michael Ryder. Boston added on with Lucic's second of the game and of the playoffs, made possible by Horton. The Bruins tacked on again with an empty-netter from Brad Marchand's stick, his fifth of the postseason going in thanks to Mark Recchi and Rich Peverley. Boston secured a 5-1 victory with another empty net goal, Daniel Paille's second of the playoffs, helped in by Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton. Lucic, Thomas (22 for 23 saves), and Horton were the three stars. This marked the end of the series that the Bruins took 4-0.
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