In a tense matchup against the Panthers, the Boston Bruins showed their resilience by standing up to tough plays from Sam Bennett. In the final moments of their 3-2 victory, defenseman Nikita Zadorov fought back against Bennett, who has a history of targeting Bruins players. Zadorov's decisive actions not only energized the TD Garden crowd but also demonstrated the team’s determination to embrace an underdog role post-trade deadline, despite doubts surrounding their capabilities. As they face challenges, the Bruins reaffirm their commitment to battling until the end.
After another heated night where the Bruins and Panthers traded scraps and exchanged pleasantries after the whistle, Zadorov clearly had enough of Bennett - eventually dropping the gloves and squaring up with the 6-foot-1 center.
Zadorov landed several heavy right hooks in the scrap, dropping Bennett to the ice as the crowd roared in approval of seeing one of the team's top antagonists take some punishment.
Mason Lohrei said of Zadorov, who promptly fired up the TD Garden crowd before making his way down the tunnel to close out Boston's win.
Zadorov's punch out of Bennett was the fitting stamp on yet another encouraging response by the Bruins since the trade deadline.
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