The Boston Bruins may already have their backs against the wall.
The Florida Panthers prowled into TD Garden Friday night and mostly outclassed the Bruins in Game 3 of their best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoff series, winning by a 6-2 final. The B’s made things a little interesting in the third period, as they cut a four-goal deficit down to two, but the damage was already done, and the Panthers eventually pulled away again.
Florida out-shot Boston 33-16 on the night. Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 27-of-32 shots in the defeat. Game 4 is set for Sunday night at TD Garden, with a slightly early start time of 6:30 p.m. ET.
Bruins-Panthers Game 3 Highlights
The Panthers opened the scoring for the second time in three games in the series, this time with winger Evan Rodrigues batting the puck out of the air and in, while avoiding a high-stick call. Bruins forward Pavel Zacha sparked the play with a turnover, as he went for an ill-advised no-look backhand pass into the slot area, and was off the mark.