Gloves off at the opening faceoff
Nikita Zadorov and Brady Tkachuk dropped the gloves before the puck had settled, and the Bruins turned that heat into goals. Boston beat Florida 4-1 this afternoon, with Jeremy Swayman stopping a season-high 40 shots.
Elias Lindholm opened the scoring at 4:50 after a long video review confirmed his wrister crossed the line. Mikey Eyssimont, recalled from Providence on Saturday for his season debut, made it 2-0 at 6:11 with a wraparound. Morgan Geekie then buried a David Pastrnak feed on a 5-on-3 that lasted 1:53. Florida cut it to 3-1 on the power play through Carter Verhaeghe with 1:55 left in the period.
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Swayman holds the line
JJ Peterka restored the three-goal cushion 58 seconds into the third, finishing a Pastrnak pass from the circle. Swayman did the rest, stopping Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk off turnovers late. Florida outshot Boston 41-36, and Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves.
The game was rough from start to finish. The teams combined for 126 penalty minutes, including two misconducts each in the last eight seconds of a scoreless second period. Each side scored one power-play goal in 14 chances.
Boston has won four in a row and seven straight at home. Florida lost for the second consecutive day.
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