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After trading captain Brad Marchand to Florida, Bruins score three in third to beat Panthers 3-2

Pavel Zacha tallies goal vs. Panthers

Four days after Bruins captain Brad Marchand was traded to the Panthers, his old team beat his new one and sent the defending Stanley Cup champions to their first loss in seven games. Boston, which had lost eight of nine heading into the trade deadline, has since won back-to-back games against likely playoff teams from Florida.

Marchand didn’t play while he recovers from an unspecified upper-body injury that knocked him out of Boston’s March 1 game in Pittsburgh. He took part in a morning skate at the TD Garden, telling reporters afterward: “It still felt weird.”

The former Bruins captain was well-represented in jerseys in the crowd, including a pair of fans wearing brand new No. 63 Panthers sweaters along the glass next to the penalty box.

Dmitry Kulikov scored to snap a 46-game drought, and Mackie Samoskevich made it 2-0 early in the third period on a five-on-three power play. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 shots for Florida, which had won 11 of its previous 13 games.

But Boston made it 2-1 when Casey Mittelstadt, one of the team’s trade deadline acquisitions, found Pastrnak in front midway through the third. Mason Lohrei tied it with 6:09 left, and then Pastrnak fed Zacha for the winner with 3:17 left.

Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves for the Bruins.

Key moment Florida poked a puck through Swayman's pads with 1:31 left but the officials blew the play dead before it crossed the line.

Key stat Pastrnak's goal snapped Florida's shutout streak of 186 minutes, 49 seconds — the longest in franchise history. The Panthers' previous record was 182:37 set from Feb. 21-27, 2004.

Up Next The Panthers are in Toronto on Thursday night and the Bruins visit Ottawa.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:27 Dmitry Kulikov Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (22)
Goal 3rd Period 4:49 Mackie Samoskevich Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Seth Jones (21)
Goal 3rd Period 8:56 David Pastrnak Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (25), Elias Lindholm (22)
Goal 3rd Period 13:51 Mason Lohrei Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 16:43 Pavel Zacha Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (48), Nikita Zadorov (13)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 13
40 Hits 35
6 Takeaways 5
28 Shots 24
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
33.3 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 41
43.1 Faceoff Win Percent 56.9
14 Giveaways 13
6 Total Penalties 5
15 Penalty Minutes 13
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mark Kastelic, C Out Apr 1
Charlie McAvoy, D Injured Reserve Mar 31
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nico Sturm, C Day-To-Day Apr 1
Dmitry Kulikov, D Out Mar 31
Matthew Tkachuk, LW Injured Reserve Mar 31

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 45 25 94 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 26 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9
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