Blowing a two-goal lead in the final four minutes of Saturday’s game against the Senators in Ottawa was a double-whammy for the Boston Bruins. Not only did the B’s fail to secure two points after ultimately losing 6-5 in a shootout,
Forward David Pastrnak scored a power-play goal with 2 seconds left in overtime, goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 39 shots, and the Boston Bruins snapped a six-game losing streak with a wild 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon.
David Pastrnak scored a power-play goal with 2 seconds left in overtime and the Boston Bruins snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers.
Geekie gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 6:02 of the first period by pulling in a loose puck that deflected off Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola off a point shot from Mason Lohrei. It was Boston's first power-play goal in eight games.
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In the dying seconds of overtime, with the Bruins cycling in the Panthers’ zone while on a power play, Boston’s David Pastrnak took a final shot. It fluttered off Reinhart’s stick, lifted into the air and found its way into the Panthers’ net. The Bruins beat the Panthers 4-3.
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The defending champion Florida Panthers will welcome the Boston Bruins to town for an early Saturday afternoon encounter.
Watching their losing streak reach six games, the Bruins enter this afternoon’s matchup on the heels of a 4-1 loss at Tampa Bay on Thursday. Mason Lohrei scored the lone goal in the loss for Boston, which has been held to just one goal in four of six games during its slump.
Florida downright dominated the play on the ice, yet, allowed the Bruins to stick around long enough to take advantage of their few chances. The Panthers, despite outshooting Boston 43-18 ...
The Ottawa Senators rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to take down the Boston Bruins, 6-5 in a shootout, on Saturday.
The Bruins have lost six consecutive games, with their last win dating back to Dec. 28 against the Blue Jackets.