
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins
· National Hockey LeagueAfter trading captain Brad Marchand to Florida, Bruins score three in third to beat Panthers 3-2

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.
Series tied 2-2
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:27 | Dmitry Kulikov Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (22) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:49 | Mackie Samoskevich Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Seth Jones (21) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:56 | David Pastrnak Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (25), Elias Lindholm (22) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:51 | Mason Lohrei Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Mark Kastelic, C | Out | Apr 1 |
Charlie McAvoy, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 31 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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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:

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 25 | 94 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 26 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |