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Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers

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Marchand scores in shootout, Panthers beat Bruins, his former team, 5-4

Brad Marchand scores shootout winner against his old team

Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists for his second three-point game of the season, while Matthew Tkachuk and Uvis Balinskis had a goal and an assist each as the Panthers ended a four-game losing streak. Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves.

Michael Eyssimont scored twice for the Bruins, who have lost two straight games in Florida in a shootout, including Sunday’s NHL Stadium Series game Tampa Bay Lightning.

Mark Kastelic and Casey Mittelstadt also had goals and Joonas Korpisalo had 22 saves.

The Panthers trailed 2-1 after the first period despite taking the lead on a goal from Eetu Luostarinen at 4:22.

Eyssimont scored a pair of goals on breakaways — including one when he came racing out of the penalty box and got Bobrovsky to go down, leaving the net open enough for him to be able to tuck the puck in.

Florida scored three goals on special teams in the second, two on the power play and one short-handed.

Balinskis tied the score 30 seconds into the period. Tkachuk made it 3-2 at 2:22 on a power-play goal and the Panthers made it 4-2 with 1:27 remaining in the second, Sam Reinhart feeding Lundell off the rush while Florida was killing off a penalty.

Boston pulled within one at 4-3 in third on Kastelic's goal and tied it when Mittelstadt collected a rebound off a David Pastrnak shot and lifted the puck over Bobrovsky with 9:30 remaining while on the power play.

Boston went 1 for 7 on the power play.

Up next Bruins: Host Columbus on Feb. 26.

Panthers: Visit Tampa Bay on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

FLA leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:22 Eetu Luostarinen Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 7:18 Michael Eyssimont Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Steeves (7), Hampus Lindholm (14)
Goal 1st Period 12:43 Michael Eyssimont Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (14), Andrew Peeke (8)
Goal 2nd Period 0:30 Uvis Balinskis Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (5), Anton Lundell (22)
Goal 2nd Period 2:47 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Anton Lundell (23), Uvis Balinskis (9)
Goal 2nd Period 18:33 Anton Lundell Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Sam Reinhart (28)
Goal 3rd Period 7:52 Mark Kastelic Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Charlie McAvoy (35), Hampus Lindholm (15)
Goal 3rd Period 10:30 Casey Mittelstadt Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (49), Morgan Geekie (22)
Goal 5 0:00 Anton Lundell Goal Backhand
Goal 5 0:00 Viktor Arvidsson Goal Backhand
Goal 5 0:00 Brad Marchand Goal Backhand

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 20
24 Hits 26
4 Takeaways 4
29 Shots 26
1 Power Play Goals 2
7 Power Play Opportunities 2
14.3 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
38 Faceoffs Won 35
52.1 Faceoff Win Percent 47.9
21 Giveaways 16
7 Total Penalties 11
17 Penalty Minutes 25
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anton Lundell, C Day-To-Day Mar 21
Mackie Samoskevich, RW Day-To-Day Mar 21
Uvis Balinskis, D Day-To-Day Mar 21
Sam Reinhart, C Day-To-Day Mar 21
Niko Mikkola, D Out Mar 20
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dans Locmelis, C Out Feb 28

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 18,843 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 94 6
Tampa Bay 43 21 90 4
Montreal 38 21 86 10
Boston 39 23 86 8
Detroit 38 24 84 8
Ottawa 36 24 81 9
Florida 34 32 71 3
Toronto 29 29 71 13
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