BOSTON (AP) -Martin Biron stopped 38 shots and Mike Richards had a short-handed goal to lift Philadelphia to a 2-1 win over Boston on Saturday in a game marred by Flyers defenseman Randy Jones’ ferocious hit on Bruins center Patrice Bergeron.
Bergeron lost consciousness and was taken from the ice on a stretcher during the first period after he was hammered face-first into the boards by Jones.
As the whistle blew, Boston’s Chuck Kobasew went after Jones, drawing a two-minute roughing penalty. Jones drew a 5-minute major and a game misconduct.
Bergeron was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital and was diagnosed with a concussion and a broken nose by Bruins team physician Dr. Bertram Zarins.
Biron yielded only a second-period power play goal to Marco Sturm and the Flyers moved to 7-3. One of Biron’s saves was a penalty shot by Phil Kessel.
Richards assisted on Joffrey Lupol’s power goal at the 13-minute mark of the second period as the Bruins lost for the second time in their last seven games and fell to 3-1 at home.
Blue Jackets 2, Sharks 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Sergei Fedorov scored the decisive goal late in the second period, and Pascal Leclaire made 16 saves to help Columbus win its third straight.
Dan Fritsche also scored for Columbus, off to the best start in franchise history at 6-3-1. Manny Malhotra added two assists.
Leclaire allowed only Joe Thornton’s goal, sending San Jose to its second straight loss. On Friday night in Detroit, the Red Wings routed the Sharks 5-1.
The road-weary Sharks, held to just five shots in the third period, have played eight of their first 11 games away from home.
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