\u201cIt [stinks] but you can\u2019t sit on it. I mean does it happen a little bit too often? Yes,\u201d said David Pastrnak, who picked up a pair of assists. \u201cShowing fight is a positive every night, but at the same time you\u2019re going to question yourself why we are in that position that we are in and most of the nights it\u2019s our own doing, so that\u2019s something we have to fix, and you can\u2019t be playing from behind or making those mistakes every night.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman cleared former teammate Brad Marchand out from in front of the net in the first period.Danielle Parhizkaran\/Globe Staff<\/p>\n
The Bruins took a hit before the puck even dropped as defenseman Hampus Lindholm was held out despite participating in the morning skate with usual partner Peeke. Jordan Harris was inserted in place of Lindholm, who played in only the Colorado game<\/a> on the recent road trip after suffering a hamstring injury in the Oct. 9 home opener<\/a>. <\/p>\n Coach Marco Sturm said Lindholm told him he couldn\u2019t go after the skate and the Bruins would know more Wednesday.<\/p>\n As he so often did in this barn<\/a>, Marchand made his presence felt right away, breaking in off the opening faceoff and landing a backhander on Swayman.<\/p>\n Later in that initial shift, Marchand drew a tripping call on Tanner Jeannot, giving the Panthers a power play just 33 seconds in.<\/p>\n It didn\u2019t take long for the infraction to smart the home crowd.<\/p>\n Marchand hung around for the power play and picked up a helper on Mackie Samoskevich\u2019s goal 1:01 into the game. The Garden crowd\u2019s collective groan turned to a raucous applause when Marchand\u2019s assist was announced.<\/p>\n The Bruins were handed their own man advantage when Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky took down Pastrnak, who had visions of a wraparound goal.<\/p>\n Boston\u2019s power play was toothless, however, with only Mikey Eyssimont\u2019s bid landing on Bobrovsky, who saw it clean with no traffic in front.<\/p>\n The Garden crowd came to life again during the game\u2019s first extended timeout when a minute-plus Marchand tribute video played, bringing tears to the former Boston captain\u2019s eyes as he repeatedly saluted the fans.<\/p>\n Jeffrey Viel tried to inject some life into the attack, taking down Florida\u2019s Jonah Gadjovich in a spirited fight. The Bruins did show some after the fisticuffs, but weren\u2019t able to dent Bobrovsky after 20 minutes.<\/p>\n The Panthers doubled their lead courtesy of another former Bruin, A.J. Greer.<\/p>\n Fraser Minten won a faceoff to Swayman\u2019s left but Mason Lohrei was late collecting it and the puck deflected off Jeannot\u2019s blade right to Greer, who went top shelf to the glove side.<\/p>\n Marchand, the Little Ball of Emotion, again brought the crowd to its feet, but this time it was because he knocked Casey Mittelstadt off his. It was the first of back-to-back Panthers penalties (Niko Mikkola dumped Sean Kuraly), but the Bruins could muster nothing<\/a> with either opportunity.<\/p>\n They snuck a puck past Bobrovsky in the second, but Eyssimont\u2019s apparent goal was immediately waved off when officials deemed the whistle blew before the aggressive winger had knocked it in.<\/p>\n It was an ugly end to the period, with Zacha (tripping) and Elias Lindholm (hooking) taking consecutive penalties.<\/p>\n Boston survived those kills and were energized to start the third, with Zacha and Lindholm connecting.<\/p>\n Eetu Luostarinen broke the tie when Marchand sprung him on a partial breakaway \u2014 Lohrei took a bad angle \u2014 and he beat Swayman.<\/p>\n Sturm said the Lohrei hiccups are \u201cabsolutely\u201d teachable moments.<\/p>\n \u201cThose two goals, yeah, can\u2019t deny those are on him and again, we have to try to correct it and try to help him and try to make sure he is not going to do it again, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d said Sturm.<\/p>\n With Swayman pulled, Geekie pulled the Bruins even again<\/a>. Overtime seemed imminent until Verhaeghe caught his fortuitous bounce.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel bad for the boys because they really battled hard,\u201d said Sturm. \u201cI felt bad for Peekes. Obviously, he doesn\u2019t want to do that, but when it rains, it rains hard.\u201d<\/p>\n Jim McBride can be reached at james.mcbride@globe.com<\/a>. Follow him @globejimmcbride<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Panthers](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/L5TZW4LHIUUIUBEJT5DNMMHHME.JPG\")
Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and Anton Lundell teamed up to thwart a scoring bid by Tanner Jeannot.Danielle Parhizkaran\/Globe Staff<\/p>\n![\"Jeffrey](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/R45GYG2KIJK7VY7OGQMZQ44AJM.JPG\")
Jeffrey Viel dropped the gloves with the Panthers’ Jonah Gadjovich for a spirited bout at 13:12 of the first period.Danielle Parhizkaran\/Globe Staff<\/p>\n