Lupul, Flyers edge Bruins; Bergeron carted off ice

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10/27/2007 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joffrey Lupul scored the decisive goal and Martin Biron made 38 saves as the Philadelphia Flyers edged the Boston Bruins, 2-1, at TD Banknorth Garden.

The game was marred by an injury to Boston forward Patrice Bergeron, who was taken off the ice on a stretcher late in the first period after being driven head-first into the glass by Flyers defenseman Randy Jones.

"After initially losing consciousness on the ice, Patrice has regained consciousness and has been taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is undergoing a series of tests," said team physician Dr. Bertram Zarins.

"Patrice has sustained a concussion and a broken nose," Zarins added. "The initial x-rays and CT scan have not shown any other serious injury to his head or neck, and he has full feeling and motion in all of his extremities. We will continue to monitor Patrice and await the final results of his medical study."

Mike Richards also had a goal and assisted on Lupul's tally as the Flyers snapped a two-game skid during a season-high eight-game road trip. They lost 4-3 at Florida on Wednesday before enduring a 5-2 setback in Tampa Bay the following night.

Marco Sturm had the lone goal and Tim Thomas stopped 26-of-28 shots for Boston, which was handed its first home loss of the season and has now dropped two of its last three games following a four-game win streak.

The game looked to be a fight-filled affair from the opening faceoff, as Philadelphia's Riley Cote and Boston's Shawn Thorton dropped the gloves nine minutes in. Then, just 15 seconds later, the Flyers' Ben Eager went toe-to-toe with the Bruins' Milan Lucic, opening a cut under his left eye.

Things quickly turned ugly, however, as Bergeron's injury delayed the game nearly 15 minutes.

The 22-year-old Bergeron was knocked unconscious from the hit by Jones and lay prone on his back. He was eventually immobilized and tediously loaded onto a stretcher, but did not regain consciousness at any point before being wheeled off the ice and loaded into a waiting ambulance.

Jones was given a five-minute major for boarding as well as a game misconduct for the hit, which marks the third time a Philadelphia player has been involved in a violent on-ice act this season.

"Words really can't express the way that I feel right now," Jones said. "I am very apologetic for the hit and what I did. It was not intentional. It is something that I have never done before and it is not part of my character. I am extremely sorry. I hope he does ok and everything works out for him. I wish him nothing but the best in his recovery."

Things calmed down in the second period, as Sturm put the Bruins on the board with a power-play goal. Zdeno Chara rifled a shot from the high slot that knocked down by Biron, but Sturm knocked the rebound past the sprawling netminder at 7:51.

Richards pulled the Flyers even with a short-handed, breakaway tally less than two minutes later, however, as he faked a high shot, went to the backhand and slipped the puck between the five-hole of Thomas at 9:36.

Philadelphia's power play then came to life with 7:00 left in the stanza, as Richards' shot went high off the glass and was directed back in front for Lupul, whose backhander beat Thomas to give the Flyers a 2-1 edge.

Boston's Phil Kessel was unsuccessful on a penalty shot with just under five minutes remaining, and the team skated to the second intermission still down by a goal.

The Bruins also made a valiant effort to tie things up in the third period but were stymied by Biron, who turned aside 16 shots in the final 20 minutes.

Game Notes

The start of the game was originally slated for 7:00pm (et), but was rescheduled so fans could watch the Boston Red Sox battle the Colorado Rockies in Game Three of the World Series...Flyers forward Simon Gagne missed his second straight game with dizziness and concussion-like symptoms...Kessel's penalty shot was the first taken by the Bruins this season...Richards' short- handed goal was the ninth of his career...The Flyers have won four of their last five trips to Boston.

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Super Bowl 2009, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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