Complacency crept up on the Boston Bruins for a stretch of Monday’s tilt with the Florida Panthers. Even so, they continued their winning ways.
Connor Clifton, Brandon Carlo, Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak paced the Bruins to a 4-0 cushion within a 10:37 timeframe between the first and second periods. But they found themselves in a dogfight against their Atlantic Division foes some six-plus minutes after Pastrnak notched his 21st of the season on a power play marker.
A pair of net-front goals from Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe and an Eric Staal one-timer cut Boston’s lead to 4-3 within a 5:20 span.