Gritty Boston Bruins Beat Veteran-Laden Philadelphia Flyers 4-3

East Notes: Grebenkin, Norris, Mateychuk

The Philadelphia Flyers have quite a few talented young forwards vying for a limited number of available NHL roster spots this preseason, and one player who has reportedly taken a lead in the race for an NHL job is winger Nikita Grebenkin. The 22-year-old Russian winger is “the clubhouse favorite” to earn an NHL role at this stage of the preseason, according to PHLY Sports’ Charlie O’Connor. Grebenkin scored in yesterday’s preseason loss to the …

Five observations: Grebenkin states his case for roster spot, Bump falters as Flyers fall 4-3 to Bruins - PHLY Sports

The Flyers may have lost 4-3 to the Bruins in preseason action, but roster hopeful Nikita Grebenkin broke through with a standout performance.

Bruins Beat Flyers, Roster Hopefuls Give Decision Makers Something To Think About

Dalton Bancroft will not break training camp with the Boston Bruins. But with two goals on Saturday night, he at least gave the team’s decision makers some food for thought before they make their first round of roster cuts sometime in the next couple of days. “Those young kids need to understand that when they limit those mistakes, they’re going to get more of my trust,” Bruins head coach Marco Sturm told reporters. “He didn’t make too many mist…

Gritty Boston Bruins Beat Veteran-Laden Philadelphia Flyers 4-3

The Boston Bruins did not bring their most NHL-experienced roster to Philadelphia for Saturday's preseason game. In what could've been a tough game, the Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 inside Xfinity Mobile Arena.