nhl Game Recap
Florida Skates Past Boston 3-2 - Recap
The Panthers earned a 3-2 victory over the Bruins on Thursday at BB&T Center.
Bettors who backed the Panthers were rewarded as +114 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Florida got goals from Aleksander Barkov, Frank Vatrano, and Jared McCann in the victory. Barkov opened the scoring at 7:42 of the first period.
Roberto Luongo turned in a 26-save effort for the Panthers.
Ryan Donato, and Danton Heinen scored for the Bruins, finding the net behind Roberto Luongo.
Tuukka Rask stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Bruins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Florida went 0-for-2, while the Bruins were 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Boston 35-28 in the game.
Next game, Florida takes its act home to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Boston, they head home to face Ottawa.