BOSTON — In his first game back since a concussion seven weeks ago, Marc Savard scored on a delayed penalty with 6:08 left in the first overtime Saturday to give Boston a 5-4 victory over Philadelphia in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.
With the Flyers due to receive a penalty in their own end, Savard got the puck at the right circle and slapped it past goalie Brian Boucher and under the crossbar.
“Obviously, I went through a lot of tough days,” Savard, said. “I just wanted to fit in. I guess you can’t script it any better.”
Tuukka Rask stopped 32 shots for Boston, and Miroslav Satan and Patrice Bergeron each had a goal and an assist.
Boucher stopped 41 shots, and Mike Richards had a goal and two assists for the Flyers.
Dennis Wideman had three assists for Boston, which took a 2-0 lead in the first 13 minutes and still led 4-2 with under eight minutes left. Richards cut the deficit to one goal with 7:23 to play, then Danny Briere outmuscled two defenders to go in alone on Rask and tie it with 3:22 left.
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