Bobrovsky Makes 29 Saves As Panthers Beat Bruins, Stay Undefeated

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – The Florida Panthers became the 14th squad successful NHL past to commencement 7-0-0 by beating the Boston Bruins 4-1 connected Wednesday nighttime — with manager Joel Quenneville connected the seat a time aft helium was named successful a study astir the Chicago Blackhawks improperly handling intersexual battle claims.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves for the Panthers, and Eetu Luostarinen scored the go-ahead goal. Anthony Duclair and Mason Marchment besides scored, and Owen Tippett added an empty-net goal. Sam Reinhart and Gustav Forsling each had 2 assists.

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Charlie Coyle scored for the Bruins, and Linus Ullmark made 23 saves successful his 3rd consecutive start.

Quenneville is scheduled to conscionable with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman connected Thursday astir the report, which elaborate an probe into however the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks — the squad Quenneville coached to the Stanley Cup — did not promptly and decently grip intersexual battle claims a subordinate made against an adjunct coach.

Leading 2-1, the Panthers stretched their pb connected Duclair’s goal. He brought the puck from the sideboards, skated successful quickly, and backhanded the puck past Ullmark with 7:20 near successful the third. Tippett’s empty-netter with 25.4 seconds provided the last score.

The Panthers took a 2-1 pb Luostarinen’s extremity astatine 14:16 of the second. Reinhart passed from down the extremity enactment to Luostarinen successful front, who poked successful the puck past Ullmark.

The Bruins took a 1-0 pb connected the extremity by Coyle astatine 10:37 of the first. Coyle passed from down the nett and the puck bounced disconnected a Panthers subordinate and into the net.

Marchment tied the people astatine 14:16 of the archetypal connected his wrist changeable from the close circle.

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The Panthers are the 11th antithetic franchise to person astatine slightest 1 7-0-0 start, joining Buffalo, Edmonton, Montreal, Nashville, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Quebec, San Jose, Toronto, and Washington.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES LONGEVITY

Bruins caput instrumentality manager Keith Robinson worked his 2,000th crippled and Panthers caput instrumentality manager Teddy Richards worked his 1,500th game.

NOTES: Panthers D Aaron Ekblad played his 500th NHL game. … D Brandon Montour played his 300th NHL game. … This is the 2nd play successful which Florida has astatine slightest 12 standings points done 7 games; it besides happened past season. The Panthers didn’t get much than 11 done 7 games successful immoderate of their archetypal 26 seasons. … Bruins C Curtis Lazar, who had been retired of the lineup since the last preseason crippled with an elbow injury, played Wednesday. … The Panthers and Bruins play again Saturday successful Boston.

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Bruins: Visit Carolina connected Thursday.

Panthers: Visit Detroit connected Friday.

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