Jesper Boqvist scores in OT as Bruins beat Panthers 3-2 to move 5 points up in Atlantic
BOSTON — Jesper Boqvist scored 2:05 into overtime, Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Saturday in a matchup of the top two teams in the Atlantic Division. “It’s another big game, another playoff-type game against a team that’s going to be there and those games aren’t hard to get up for,” said Boston center Charlie Coyle, who had a power-play goal in the second period. “He just continues a lot of impressive starts in a row here, making real desperation saves look easy.” Tkachuk took advantage of a crazy bounce when Vladimir Tarasenko’s entry pass hit high off the back glass and directly to him in the slot, where he slipped a wrister past Ullmark to make it 1-0 just 37 seconds into the opening period. “I thought both teams played hard today and it was a really good hockey game.” UP NEXT Panthers: Host Ottawa on Tuesday night to open a season-closing four-game homestand.
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