Pavel Zacha notched the winning goal with fewer than 3 minutes remaining and the Boston Bruins won against the Florida Panthers 4-3 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL.
What. A. Win. pic.twitter.com/7UDVg3DrGl
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) March 27, 2024
Boston also broke a tie with Florida atop the Atlantic Division and now holds a 2-point lead, although the Panthers have played 1 less match.
Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, and Trent Frederic also notched for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 18 shots.
Evan Rodrigues, Sam Reinhart, and Carter Verhaeghe notched for Florida, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 shots.
The Panthers were defeated for 5th time in its last 6 matches, with a record of 1-4-1 since losing crucial defenseman Aaron Ekblad to a lower-body problem on March 9th. The team’s captain, Aleksander Barkov, had an assist 27 seconds into his return from a 5-match absence from a lower-body problem.
Boston remains in Florida and will play against the Lightning tomorrow, while Florida will welcome the Islanders on Thursday.