Bruins' comeback falls short in shootout, lose to Panthers , 5-4
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Bruins' comeback falls short in shootout, lose to Panthers , 5-4
"Brad Marchand was not expected to play on Wednesday night. He did and, of course, the former Bruin captain lifted the Florida Panthers to a 5-4 shootout victory over the B's. But unlike the shootout loss in Tampa on Sunday, this one could be considered a good loser point. The Bruins got third-period goals from Mark Kastelic and Casey Mittelstadt to erase a 4-2 deficit to send it to overtime, where both Joonas Korpisalo and Sergei Bobrovsky had to make several high danger saves."
"Eyssimont tied the game at 7:18 when Alex Steeves made a nice pass to Eyssimont at the Florida blue line as two Panthers collided with each other, allowing Eyssimont to move in alone and beat Sergei Bobrovsky between that pads. McAvoy was moving the puck through the neutral zone and after passing it, Sandis Vilmanis delivered a clear cheap shot that knocked McAvoy to the ice. Vilmanis left his feet and landed a clear elbow to the side of McAvoy's head and his surgically repa"
Brad Marchand unexpectedly played and scored in the shootout as the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 in a shootout. The Bruins rallied with third-period goals from Mark Kastelic and Casey Mittelstadt to erase a 4-2 deficit and force overtime. Joonas Korpisalo and Sergei Bobrovsky made several high-danger saves in overtime. Charlie McAvoy survived a dangerous first-period head shot and later had a shootout attempt stopped by Bobrovsky. Florida entered the game behind Boston in the wild-card race, added Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell to the lineup, and had early momentum including a goal by Eetu Luostarinen.
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