Bruins and David Pastrnak defeat the struggling Flyers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist and the Boston Bruins routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2 on Saturday in the final game for both teams before the NHL All-Star break.

Charlie McAvoy, Danton Heinen and Charlie Coyle also scored for Boston, which has won seven of eight. The Atlantic Division-leading Bruins entered play tied with Vancouver for the most points in the NHL. They now have 71. Linus Ullmark made 35 saves, and Pavel Zacha added two assists for Boston.

“Amazing,” Pastrnak said of the finish to the first half of the season. “We were talking about it a lot to make sure we finished strong before the break.”

One day after agreeing to an eight-year, $49.6 million contract extension, Owen Tippett (lower body) missed his fourth consecutive game. Carter Hart, the Flyers’ goalkeeper, was also absent since he took an indefinite leave of absence from the team on Tuesday. After giving up four goals on 14 shots in the opening round, Sam Ersson was removed from the game on Saturday. He was replaced by Cal Petersen, who made 12 saves to begin the second period.

John Tortorella, the coach of the Flyers, remarked, “You have some good weeks and you have some struggles.” We’re currently facing some difficulties. All we need to do is put our heads down and try to figure out how to improve and address certain issues.

Pastrnak continues to dominate the Flyers and will be playing in his fourth All-Star Game. During a seven-game point streak against Philadelphia, he has 11 goals and 6 assists. In 29 career games against the Flyers, he has 42 points. Pastrnak enjoys visiting Philadelphia, the site of the 2014 NHL Draft, where he was taken by the Bruins with the 25th overall pick.

It’s always enjoyable for him to return to this building because this is where his dream began, he remarked. “Obviously, coming here has a positive mental impact.”

Before Pastrnak’s wrist shot goal with 5:51 remaining in the first period broke the scoreless tie, four goals in a span of 4:14 were scored. 1:37 later, McAvoy scored his sixth goal from the side of the crease on a Zacha cross-ice setup.

Heinen’s goal, which came off a long-range deflection of Brandon Carlo’s attempt, made it 3-0. After a video review revealed that Heinen did not play the puck with a high stick, officials verified the goal. With 1:37 remaining, Pastrnak scored his second goal of the game and the team’s 33rd goal overall to put the score at 4-0.

“I think it affected us, because they scored the first one after we had three or four really good chances,” Tortorella remarked.

After the break, the Bruins picked up where they left off in the first period when van Riemsdyk scored 1:15 into the second on Pastrnak’s feed from behind the net to give them a five-goal lead. Pastrank now has a team-high 72 points after the assist.

“You mean he’s a game-breaker?” remarked Jim Montgomery, coach of the Bruins. “And he provides us with an edge so that we can win close games.”

With 4:37 remaining in the half, Foerster scored Philadelphia’s first goal of the match when his wrist shot from close range passed through Ullmark’s gloves. With 8:32 remaining, he scored his second goal.

Bruins goalkeeper Jeremy Swayman, who is making his first appearance at the All-Star Game in Toronto, will be joining Pastrnak. Swayman went 16-3-7 with a 2.30 goals-against average and.924 save percentage in 27 games. In his second appearance, Travis Konecny, who leads Philadelphia in goals (22) and points (42), will play for the Flyers.

Mark Recchi was inducted into the Flyers’ Hall of Fame prior to the game. Recchi spent 10 of his 22 seasons as a player for the Flyers, amassing 1,533 points in 1,652 games overall. Philadelphia’s single-season scoring record, which he set in 1992–93 with 123 points, is currently held by Recchi.