Goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 40 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon.
Boston jumped out to an early advantage with three goals in the opening period. Elias Lindholm opened the scoring with a wrist shot at 4:50, assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Charlie McAvoy. Michael Eyssimont pushed the lead to 2-0 only 1:21 later on a poke shot, assisted by Fraser Minten. Morgan Geekie expanded the margin with a power-play slap shot at 15:59, assisted by David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. Florida answered late in the period when Carter Verhaeghe scored on a power-play slap shot at 18:05, assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk.
The Bruins sealed the outcome early in the third period. JJ Peterka scored on a snap shot just 58 seconds into the final frame, assisted by Pastrnak and Zacha, to establish the final 4-1 score.
Swayman anchored the Bruins by turning aside 40 of 41 shots faced. In the opposing net, Jacob Markstrom stopped 32 of 36 shots for the Panthers. Boston converted one of nine opportunities on the power play, while Florida finished one for five with the man advantage. The teams combined for 126 penalty minutes in a physical contest that featured 38 hits by Florida and 13 by Boston.
The win extended Boston's winning streak to four games and brought the Bruins to a 13-4-1 record on the season. Eyssimont scored his first goal of the campaign, and Swayman reached 40 saves in the victory. The loss dropped Florida to 9-7-2 overall and extended the Panthers winless streak to two games.
Both teams continue their regular-season schedules later in the week. Florida visits the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, November 10, at 7:30 PM ET. Boston hosts the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, November 12, at 7:00 PM ET.
