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Pastrnak's goal in OT lifts Bruins over Panthers 4-3 and snaps Boston's 6-game losing streak

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It was the second goal of the day for Pastrnak, who has six in his last five games. He also had an assist. Morgan Geekie also had a goal and assist, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 39 shots for the Bruins, who entered having scoring one goal or fewer in four of their past six games.

Sam Reinhart scored twice for Florida, including the tying goal with just 2 seconds left in regulation.

Oliver Wahlstrom had given Boston a 3-2 lead with his first goal for the Bruins, just a couple minutes after Reinhart's tying goal 43 seconds into the third.

Evan Rodrigues got a power-play goal for Florida in the first that snapped his 15-game goal drought. Sergei Bobrovsky made 14 saves.

Takeaways Bruins: Finally found scoring success. They had gone eight games without a power-play goal before Geekie gave them an early lead with the man-advantage in the first.

Panthers: Despite the OT loss, Florida remains the only team in the league that hasn't lost a one-goal regulation game.

Key moment There were several. Wahlstrom fired a loose puck past Bobrovsky on his go-ahead goal — a strong response to Reinhart's tying goal less than two minutes earlier. Pastrnak's goal was deflected on the way into the net 4:58 into overtime.

Key stat It was the third meeting of the season between the rivals, who have met in the playoffs the past two years — Florida eliminated Boston both times. The Panthers won the previous two matchups while scoring 10 combined goals.

Up next Bruins: Visit Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Panthers: Visit Philadelphia on Monday.

Regular Season Series

FLA leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:02 Morgan Geekie Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Mason Lohrei (16), David Pastrnak (26)
Goal 1st Period 15:29 Evan Rodrigues Goal (8) Batted, assists: Uvis Balinskis (10), Anton Lundell (19)
Goal 2nd Period 16:11 David Pastrnak Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Morgan Geekie (10), Trent Frederic (7)
Goal 3rd Period 0:43 Sam Reinhart Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Aleksander Barkov (26), Gustav Forsling (11)
Goal 3rd Period 2:06 Oliver Wahlstrom Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (15), Justin Brazeau (9)
Goal 3rd Period 19:57 Sam Reinhart Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (15), Matthew Tkachuk (25)
Goal 4th Period 4:58 David Pastrnak Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Mason Lohrei (17), Elias Lindholm (14)

Statistics

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29 Blocked Shots 9
42 Hits 30
4 Takeaways 8
18 Shots 43
2 Power Play Goals 1
5 Power Play Opportunities 3
40.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 41
43.1 Faceoff Win Percent 56.9
13 Giveaways 15
5 Total Penalties 7
10 Penalty Minutes 14

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,687 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 2 16 58 28
Florida 3 17 55 26
Tampa Bay 3 16 51 24
Boston 5 19 49 22
Ottawa 4 18 48 22
Montreal 4 18 48 22
Detroit 4 19 46 21
Buffalo 5 22 39 17
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