Recap: Bruins defeat Panthers in wild 7-3 game

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty ImagesThe Boston Bruins topped the Florida Panthers, 7-3, tonight at the TD Garden in a win that nearly saw a four-goal lead lost, but then regained.

The Bruins were up 3-0 after the first period and 4-0 not even two minutes into the second period before the Panthers would score three straight to come within one score in a chaotic second period.

A goal from David Krejci gave a little breathing room heading into the locker room before a pair of goals from Patrice Bergeron in the final frame added cushion to secure a 7-3 win and another four-goal lead over Florida to close out the 60 minutes.

Here are the highlights!

First period:

The Bruins opened the scoring at…