BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored a pair of third-period goals after Boston nearly blew a 4-0 lead Monday night and the Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 7-3 for their 17th home win in 19 tries.
Bergeron had a pair of assists and Linus Ullmark stopped 36 shots to earn his 10th straight victory. The Bruins opened a 4-0 run early in the second period before the Panthers scored three times in a five-minute span to make it a one-goal game.
But David Krejci hit a rebound off Hampus Lindholm’s shot that bounced off both posts and out to give Boston a 5-3 lead midway through the second. It stayed that way until Bergeron took a long pass from Connor Clifton and beat Spencer Knight with 11 minutes to play.
The Bruins captain added another goal about three minutes later with a rebound off a turnover.
Knight stopped 19 shots for the Panthers, who have lost four of their last six games.
DURING THE MEETING
The Bruins made it 4-0 in the opening minutes of the second, just 21 seconds into the game after a penalty shot over the glass. Brad Marchand fed Bergeron and his shot from Knight bounced right to David Pastrnak.
That’s when the Panthers woke up.
Just 100 seconds later, Sam Reinhart took a shot that Ullmark missed and tapped in to make it 4-1. Eric Staal made it 4-2 with a one-timer from the right circle six minutes into the second. Three minutes later, with his back to the net, Carter Verhaeghe deflected a shot between himself and Ullmark’s legs.
As the ball bounced over the goal line, Boston quarterback Derek Forbort cleared it; it was initially ruled a no-goal, but replays showed it had clearly crossed the line. (Forbort managed to get behind Ullmark and hit one with his glove in the third inning).
NEXT
Panthers. Host the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.
Bruins. Host the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
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