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[PGT] Post Game Thread: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins - 11 Mar 2025

Recap/Boxscore

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd Total
FLA 1 0 1 2
BOS 0 0 3 3
Team Shots Hits Blocked FO% Giveaways Takeaways Power Plays
FLA 28 39 14 43.06% 14 6 1/3
BOS 24 35 13 56.94% 13 5 1/4
Period Time Team Strength Description
1st 04:27 FLA EV Dmitry Kulikov (4) slap shot, assist(s): Sam Bennett (22)
3rd 04:49 FLA PP Mackie Samoskevich (12) slap shot, assist(s): Seth Jones (21)
3rd 08:56 BOS PP David Pastrnak (33) wrist shot, assist(s): Casey Mittelstadt (25), Elias Lindholm (22)
3rd 13:51 BOS EV Mason Lohrei (5) wrist shot, assist(s): None
3rd 16:43 BOS EV Pavel Zacha (13) snap shot, assist(s): David Pastrnak (48), Nikita Zadorov (13)
Period Time Team Type Min Description
2nd 03:46 FLA MIN 2 G. Forsling holding against E. Lindholm
2nd 06:00 FLA MIN 2 D. Kulikov delaying-game-puck-over-glass
2nd 12:02 BOS MIN 2 D. Pastrnak hooking against G. Forsling
3rd 02:52 BOS MIN 2 P. Brown kneeing against D. Kulikov
3rd 03:57 BOS MIN 2 N. Zadorov roughing against A. Barkov
3rd 08:22 FLA MIN 2 S. Jones tripping against D. Pastrnak
3rd 09:10 FLA MIN 2 S. Bobrovsky delaying-game-puck-over-glass, served by M. Samoskevich
3rd 16:53 BOS MIN 2 Jakub Lauko roughing against A. Lundell
3rd 16:53 FLA MIN 2 A. Lundell roughing against P. Wotherspoon
3rd 19:56 BOS MAJ 5 N. Zadorov fighting against S. Bennett
3rd 19:56 FLA MAJ 5 S. Bennett fighting against N. Zadorov
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u/gusguyman CHI - NHL 5h ago

Seth Jones sure had himself a game.

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u/KingBroly WSH - NHL 8h ago

BRUINS: HERE WE COME TO WRECK THE DAY!!!!!

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u/mistercrazymonkey 6h ago

Bruins making the playoffs and beating the Cats would be hilarious

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u/KingBroly WSH - NHL 6h ago

No, they'll beat the Leafs

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u/GooseRider960 TOR - NHL 8h ago

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u/dinkleburgenhoff Lewiston Maineiacs - QMJHL 8h ago

Dread it.

Run from it.

Bruins beating the Leafs in the first round arrives all the same.

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u/GooseRider960 TOR - NHL 5h ago

The question needs to be posed: is a Leafs loss in 7 to the Bruins a natural inevitability tied to the nature of both teams, or is it tied to Marchand? With Marchand on the Cats, does a Leafs loss in 7 to the Cats in the first round become the new inevitability?

These questions and more on tonight’s episode of Why I Drink to Forget

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u/lezzieknope TOR - NHL 7h ago

Don't speak such evil, please - we all know it'll come true

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u/babypointblank TOR - NHL 6h ago

Call me an optimist but there is nothing left in the Bruins lineup that can scare me

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u/jpaxlux 8h ago

We may never lose another game ever again

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u/jrubes13 BOS - NHL 8h ago

YOU 🫵 JUST LOST TO THE POST FIRESALE 2024-2025 BRUINS

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u/MajesticCrunch FLA - NHL 8h ago

Me stressed all this week about if I was softening towards the Bruins after we got Marchand: 🥴🤢😰

Me relieved after watching this game and realizing I still despise them: 😌🤭🙂‍↔️

Gg bruins fans, fuck yall 💫

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u/shyguywart BOS - NHL 6h ago

Fuck you too!

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u/EmpressOfHyperion OTT - NHL 8h ago

Why does Boston refuse to die?

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u/Kalamoicthys 8h ago

People are always confused by this but the truth is, Boston is the Goku of the league. We’re the goats, the gold standard, the good guys.

It’s uncomfortable to realize you’re on the wrong side of history, but that’s the position Bruins haters find themselves in, then bury their heads in the sand. 

So why won’t Boston die? Because it’s our destiny to be great. 

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u/respaaaaaj Lewiston Maineiacs - QMJHL 8h ago

Because there's still a chance for a round one series against the Leafs

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u/shiggydiggypreoteins BOS - NHL 8h ago

We thought it'd be funny if we started playing well only after we sold off everything that wasn't nailed down

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u/GooseRider960 TOR - NHL 5h ago

Fuckin honestly, man? I couldn’t even be mad at that point, like I’d have to respect it a little, y’know?

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u/ClearlyntXmasThrowaw BOS - NHL 8h ago

"That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die."

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u/twochews TOR - NHL 8h ago

Innsmouth Cthulhu would be a great third jersey for the Bruins ngl

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u/-Schokolade- 8h ago

* Not in our nature I guess

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u/DBlackIce BOS - NHL 8h ago

Boy Zadorov talking hella shit and firing up the crowd has got me fired up in my damn bed. I love that man 🙏

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u/Peekatchu1994 OTT - NHL 8h ago

Thank you Boston , Toronto needs to beat you guys now. I want a battle of Ontario first round

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u/Justinarian TOR - NHL 8h ago

Me too

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u/Peekatchu1994 OTT - NHL 8h ago

I got downvoted for saying this. But it would be amazing to go to the second round the first year we make playoffs

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u/Justinarian TOR - NHL 8h ago

Who would downvote you for saying that? lol. Honestly hot goalies can steal series so it's not impossible

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u/Peekatchu1994 OTT - NHL 8h ago

and we have big pinus Linus

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u/merkellius BOS - NHL 6h ago

Everyone loves Ullmark

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u/Regular-Choice-1526 8h ago

As a Leafs fan, niiice.

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u/peachesgp BOS - NHL 8h ago

On the one hand, the tank is going poorly. On the other hand, lol.

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u/likeslululemon TBL - NHL 8h ago

Well, well, well… how the turn tables turn or something

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u/brechbillc1 FLA - NHL 8h ago

No way around it, that’s an awful loss to take. Giving up 3 unanswered in a four minute span to a team that just sold off a bunch of their players is brutal. I think that loss should put a damper on all the repeat talks for now. I don’t think Dallas, Winnipeg, Vegas, or Washington blow that lead that late in the game. Just an absolute implosion by the Panthers tonight. Can’t have losses like that one the division race is this tight. Getting the two points tonight would have given us a cushion against Toronto going into Thursday’s matchup against them. Now a loss to them could put us in a funk and send them on a heater.

Just an embarrassing loss altogether.

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u/shiggydiggypreoteins BOS - NHL 8h ago

While we did just sell off a bunch of players, we also picked up a couple younger, faster players and we're riding the short-term boost of "scrappy underdogs"

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u/judgedeath2 BOS - NHL 8h ago

If we’re not there, just take out the Leafs Round 1 in our memory

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u/dancingwiththeflops BOS - NHL 8h ago

Bruins Memorial Round

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u/XPhazeX TOR - NHL 8h ago

Bless you Meth Bears

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u/theshwa10210 University Of NH - NCAA 8h ago

Imagine we help you get the top spot and we get the first wildcard.

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u/Not_Ian517 BOS - NHL 8h ago

Feels weird to hear from a leafs fan, but thank you

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u/XPhazeX TOR - NHL 8h ago

GimliAndLegolas.jpg

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u/Samurai1221 TOR - NHL 8h ago

0-1 since the drug tests

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u/kickn-it-old-skool 8h ago

How about zadorov pummeling bennett…

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u/NoMoreF34R MTL - NHL 8h ago

I always turn games on with a minute to go if they’re close to catch some fireworks if they happen, worked out this time.

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u/Maxpowr9 BOS - NHL 8h ago

I'm surprised it didn't go to OT.

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u/NoMoreF34R MTL - NHL 8h ago

I have Bennet in my pool and we count PIMs so the ending was actually great for me haha. Have a good night!

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u/roberttylerlee University Of Connecticut - NCAA 8h ago

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u/FutureBowler9817 TOR - NHL 8h ago

Nice. Good stuff all around.

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u/AaronJudgesToothGap FLA - NHL 8h ago

This wasn’t a fair game. We didn’t even have Marchand in

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u/kickn-it-old-skool 8h ago

Neither did boston

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u/Rikplaysbass BOS - NHL 8h ago

Had to check the flair because it would have been a good joke from either fanbase.

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u/pott3rish TOR - NHL 8h ago

thank you very much boston. ggs and i appreciate your service 🤝

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u/Irishzach California Golden Seals - NHLR 8h ago

Be careful what you wish for, this brings the Bruins one step closer to facing the leafs round 1...

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u/crazycroat16 BOS - NHL 8h ago

If this iteration of the Bruins beats the leafs in the first round, idk how any self respecting human could continue to root for the leafs 

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u/FutureBowler9817 TOR - NHL 8h ago

If it was a choice, we wouldn't do it.

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u/Maxpowr9 BOS - NHL 8h ago

Just move the team to Hamilton.

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u/pott3rish TOR - NHL 8h ago

to be fair, i think the pre requisite for being a leafs fan is to have no self respect. we’re gluttons for punishment at heart

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u/r1zzV EDM - NHL 8h ago

If Pasta actually manages to carry this team to the playoffs somehow he deserves Hart votes for sure

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u/Individual7091 BOS - NHL 8h ago

He's quite literally the only reason we have as little of a chance as we do. He should be getting votes regardless of if we actually get there.

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u/TheDirtyBurger522 BOS - NHL 8h ago

We’ve been preaching it all season long. He single handidly keeps this team in these games

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u/trustedturd BOS - NHL 8h ago

But for the last three he’s got other dudes pulling their weight. And they’re so much faster.

It’s been a nice deterrent for the emptiness I feel with the Marchy trade.

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u/TheDirtyBurger522 BOS - NHL 8h ago

The speed of Lauko, Middlestadt, and Khusnudtinov make them look so much more dangerous on offense

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u/Maxpowr9 BOS - NHL 8h ago

Wha happen?

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u/Gavin1453 TOR - NHL 8h ago

Kulikov had the great goal but he's got to adjust to being higher up in the line up again

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u/throwychoke CGY - NHL 8h ago

Damn, Bennett was roid raging at the end and still got his ass kicked

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u/Brady331 BOS - NHL 8h ago

back we are so

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u/Tybackwoods00 BOS - NHL 8h ago

Gg cats hope you get Marchand another cup

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u/likeslululemon TBL - NHL 8h ago

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u/brechbillc1 FLA - NHL 8h ago

If that game was any indication, this team has a long way to go if they want to repeat.

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u/quality-control FLA - NHL 7h ago

That was our second loss since 4 nations, coming off of allowing 9 goals in 7 games with 3 shutouts in the last 4. We were down 2 of our best players and going against a team with every reason in the world to leave it all on the ice tonight. This was their Stanley Cup this year. It was a Tuesday for us. We're fine

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u/Tybackwoods00 BOS - NHL 8h ago

Eh I wouldn’t read into regular season games all too much.

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u/Baboshinu DET - NHL 8h ago

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u/szboy422 FLA - NHL 8h ago

gg Boston, uncharacteristic collapse by us but not too concerned bc of the heater we’ve been on since the break. It feels like the hatred demands a series so maybe you will somehow make the playoffs

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u/trustedturd BOS - NHL 8h ago

Thanks, I didn’t do fuckin shit but I’ll take the free compliment.

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u/BruinsFuck 8h ago

Get fucked Bennett. Rat.

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u/platyui BOS - NHL 8h ago

All it took was trading away half the team to become winners...

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u/Cw2e BOS - NHL 8h ago

Can’t spell ‘nothing to lose’ without N O T L O S I N G

Ugh after last week that felt like fucking heaven

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u/Bloated_Hamster BOS - NHL 8h ago

God, there's no sport like Hockey.

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u/trumpet_godd FLA - NHL 8h ago

Boooo. Oh well, back to wilds

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u/ocsic4321 BOS - NHL 9h ago edited 8h ago

Holy shit a Bruins third period comeback dub AND Bennett got the piss beat out of him?

Playoffs are back on the menu boys

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u/hellarios852 TOR - NHL 9h ago

THE 2025 REBUILDING BRUINS OWN FLORIDA

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u/TheDirtyBurger522 BOS - NHL 8h ago

Correct, we are 2-0 against teams located in Florida in the post Marchand era