Elias Lindholm scored the go-ahead goal in the first period, Jeremy Swayman made 40 saves, and the Boston Bruins topped the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday at TD Garden.
Lindholm opened the scoring at 4:50 of the first period, with assists from Casey Mittelstadt and Charlie McAvoy. Michael Eyssimont made it 2-0 at 6:11 of the first period. Morgan Geekie made it 3-0 on the power play at 15:59 of the first period.
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Carter Verhaeghe pulled the Panthers within 3-1 on the power play at 18:05 of the first period. JJ Peterka made it 4-1 at 0:58 of the third period.
For Boston, David Pastrnak had two assists, Pavel Zacha had two assists, Lindholm, Eyssimont and Geekie each scored, and Swayman stopped 40 of 41 shots.
For Florida, Verhaeghe scored, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 32 of 36 shots.
Florida outshot Boston 41-36. Boston went 1 for 9 on the power play, and Florida went 1 for 5. The Bruins improved to 13-4-1. The Panthers dropped to 9-7-2.
The Bruins are second in the Eastern Conference and have won four straight. The Panthers sit eighth in the Eastern Conference and have lost two straight.
The Bruins are back in action when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Panthers next visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
