(Boston) Brandon Montour scored twice and the Florida Panthers scored four goals in the third period to beat the Boston Bruins 6-3 on Wednesday night to hand the Bruins their first loss in 10 games.
The Panthers tied the series 1-1.
“In a perfect world, it would have been great to take both games, but after the first game, we were only thinking about winning this one,” said Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, who scored two assists. We go back to Florida tied. We will take the share and take off. »
They will play at home in games three and four on Friday and Sunday.
Game 5 is Wednesday in Boston.
Montour scored 22 seconds into the third period to break the tie 2-2.
“The first lesson you learn is that it’s hard to win in the playoffs,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. For a team that was very good in the third period for a long time, this is an opportunity for us to learn from it. »
Carter Verhaeghe added an insurance goal and then Montour scored again halfway through the engagement.
Eetu Luostarinen sealed the win with an empty net goal.
Alex Lyon stopped 34 shots. Sam Bennett and Eric Staal also scored for the Panthers, who looked overwhelmed in a 3-1 Game 1 loss.
Brad Marchand scored shorthanded for the Bruins.
Tyler Bertuzzi and Taylor Hall were the other scorers, while Linus Ullmark made 24 saves.
“You shouldn’t be left behind by anyone. Even less by a team like the Bruins, with the season they’ve had, Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. We would be more than happy to play seven games against them. Play as long as possible and as hard as possible. »