SUNRISE \u2014 The Florida Panthers always seem to get up for the Boston Bruins.<\/p>\n
They certainly did on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Thanks to 28 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky \u2014 including 15 in the third period \u2014 the Panthers pulled out a 2-1 win and staved off elimination from the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second straight night.<\/p>\n
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A regulation loss to Ottawa on Tuesday or Boston on Thursday would have knocked the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions out.<\/p>\n
That has not happened just yet.<\/p>\n
The Panthers took a 2-0 lead in the first off goals from Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Bennett with Bobrovsky doing the rest.<\/p>\n
Although the Bruins scored late in the first, Boston got no closer.<\/p>\n
It certainly tried.<\/p>\n
The Panthers now head out on the road for a five-game road trip which opens with a back-to-back doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Penguins starting Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
With the win Thursday night, the Panthers snapped Boston\u2019s four-game winning streak and ended the season 3-0 against the Bruins.<\/p>\n
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HOW THEY SCORED<\/p>\n
Panthers 1, Bruins 0 (4:20 1st): Mackie Samoskevich gets a goal in his third straight game, intercepting a pass from Henri Jokiharju before rolling into the left circle and ripping a wrist shot pas Jeremy Swayman.<\/p>\n
Panthers 2, Bruins 0 (7:39 1st): Sam Bennett scores a beaut, taking a pass from A.J. Greer in the slot and picking his corner.<\/p>\n
Panthers 2, Bruins 1 (19:33 1st): Fraser Minten finds a loose puck on the doorstep after Sergei Bobrovsky makes two saves. No one clears it out, and Minten pulls it onto his backhand and flips it through.<\/p>\n
FHN\u2019S 3 STARS<\/p>\n
1. Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers<\/p>\n
3. Florida Panthers defensemen<\/p>\n
ON DECK: GAME No. 76FLORIDA PANTHERS at PITTSBURGH PENGUINS<\/p>\n
Where:\u00a0PPG Arena, Pittsburgh<\/p>\n
Radio:\u00a0WQAM; WBZT 1230-AM (Palm Beach); WCTH 100.3-FM (Florida Keys); SiriusXM<\/p>\n
Panthers Radio Streaming:\u00a0SiriusXM 932, NHL App<\/p>\n
Last Season:\u00a0Panthers won 2-1<\/p>\n
Up Next for the Panthers:\u00a0Sunday at Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n