Chara scores two, Halak stops 26 in Bruins win

Bruins a 1-0 lead 13 minutes into the second period and added an empty-netter with 23 seconds left.

Fittingly, Halak got the only assist on Chara’s second goal as he capped off his second shutout as a Bruin and 44th of his career.

“Every time you start a game or play a game, you’re hoping to get a win,” Halak said. “If you can get a shutout, that’s always more special.”

Brian Elliott kept Philadelphia close with 22 saves, but the punchless Flyers couldn’t capitalize on the few chances they had to beat Halak. Philadelphia’s frustration boiled over in the third period, when the Flyers hurt their own chances to rally with six penalties.

“We have to push it in the right direction a little bit harder. That takes mental toughness right now because obviously we’re going through a tough stretch here and this was a tough loss tonight,” Philadelphia coach Dave Hakstol said.

Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Bruins, who improved to 6-0-2 in their last eight against Philadelphia and 9-0-1 in the last 10 meetings in Boston.

Chara’s goal 13 minutes into the second period put Boston up 1-0, and DeBrusk scored a power-play goal on a tip-in with 2:32 left in the second.

“Any time you can give yourself a cushion with the way Jiro has been playing, it’s always nice,” DeBrusk said. “We were just playing smart.”

The Flyers have lost two straight — getting outscored by a 7-1 margin — and three of four.