![]() During a scramble in front of Bobrovsky, a pinching Carlo had space up high but threw the puck over the net. ![]() On one rush up the ice with numbers, Garnet Hathaway had a chance to enter the Florida zone but flicked a backhand into his own bench. That was the story of the first period-plus for the Bruins. Aaron Ekblad stepped into a giveaway, Eetu Luostarinen put the puck on a tee and Reinhart zipped it past Swayman for the two-goal lead. Sam Reinhart made it 2-0 just 1:14 into the second period when the Bruins were unable to clear the zone. And Bobrovsky, who was key in Columbus’ upset of the 62-win Lightning in the 2019 playoffs, made enough stops. The combination of Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk consistently swung momentum. The Bruins were better on the power play and penalty kill, but could not solve the Panthers’ aggressive forecheck. Related : Jeremy Swayman takes over for Linus Ullmark in the Bruins’ net for Game 7 against the Panthers Montour skated in with steam off a give-and-go entry from Anton Lundell, the quick-strike play started by Bobrovsky, and shoveled the puck between Swayman’s pads. Swayman stopped the first seven shots he saw but was fooled by a backhander that gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead at 12:23 of the first period. Over the first 40 minutes, the Bruins fell behind early and trailed, 2-1. “I would say the other part is, when you start looking at the season, it was an honor to coach that group.” “The words that come to mind right now are disappointment, confusion,” said Montgomery, this chapter of his comeback story meeting a doleful end. The Bruins allowed 15 shots over the second and third periods, choking the life out of the visitors with confident passes and quick exits. “I was calm, man,” said Swayman, a restricted free agent this summer. He held onto shots that Linus Ullmark did not in Game 6, proving that Jim Montgomery and the coaching staff were correct in making the change. It was his fifth goal of the playoffs (5-5–10 in seven games) and the second assist of the night for Orlove (0-8–8).Īfter flubbing a 3-1 series lead, the Bruins turned to Swayman, their supposed backup. But not often enough in this series.īertuzzi, who drew two penalties earlier in the game, slid on one knee and screamed with joy as the Garden went haywire. It was advice the Bruins heeded in the final 20 minutes. ![]() The 61-goal man (5-0–5 in this series) glided into the corner and jumped into the glass, before he was mobbed by his teammates. The Panthers netminder kicked the puck right to Pastrnak, who made no mistake. Carlo, sprung by Krejci’s crafty outlet feed, hammered a long drive off Sergei Bobrovsky’s far pad. It’s a tough way to lose.”ĭavid Pastrnak provided the Bruins with a go-ahead goal at 4:11 of the third, smacking home a rebound of a Brandon Carlo shot to make it 3-2. “We were a minute away from closing that out. “Disheartening, with the period we had,” Marchand said. The defenseman snuck a short-side shot through Jeremy Swayman (27 saves), who made his first start of the series. “We’re shocked and disappointed.”īrandon Montour (two goals) tied it up with 59.3 seconds left in regulation, the Panthers attacking six on five. ![]() “It’s hard,” said Bergeron, who missed four games in the series and revealed he was playing through a herniated disc in his back. Related : Sullivan: Game 7 was a heartbreaking loss in more ways than one because it might have been Patrice Bergeron’s last game as a Bruin
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