Why the Bruins' season start is more optimistic than the Flyers'

. Boston ranks seventh league-wide in points percentage while the MassMutual East-leading Flyers rank 10th. However, if each team continues to play as it has so far, one is far more likely to continue to have success than the other.Despite losing Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug in the off-season, the Bruins continue to roll along as one of the top defensive teams in the NHL. Boston ranks third in expected goals against per game at 2.23, in all situations. The Bruins' actual goals against of 2.

As for the Flyers, there are legitimate questions about their play and the organization is well aware they are fortunate to sit on top of the East division so far. This is a departure from last season where the Flyers ranked 13th in expected goals against at 5-on-5 and seventh at all-strengths. The reasons why the significant drop in defensive play hasn’t cost Philadelphia yet is strong goaltending by Carter Hart and Brian Elliott, and an ability to outscore their defensive issues. The goaltending may hold up, but expecting pucks to go in at the rate they have for the Flyers so far is likely not a realistic expectation.

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