BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins hung on for dear life on Tuesday night, saving their season with an incredible three-minute stretch to close out a hard-fought Game 5 win over the Panthers in Florida.
Trailing 3-1 in the series, the Bruins were clinging to a 2-1 lead late in the third period. But the Panthers were on the attack for most of the final period, and they added an extra attacker for the final three minutes.
Charlie McAvoy cleared a puck out of the Boston end, but he was just over the red line and was called for an icing. The stoppage in play and subsequent faceoff in Boston's end let the Panthers pull Sergei Bobrovsky from net and give them an extra skater as Florida tried desperately to net the equalizing goal.
It led to a frantic final three minutes and five seconds of the game, but the Bruins turned back every Panthers attempt. Whether by way of a blocked shot or an incredible save by Jeremy Swayman, the Bruins shut out the Panthers for the entirety of their 6-on-5 attack, and will now Boston will live to see a Game 6.
The Panthers won the initial faceoff after McAvoy's icing and Sam Reinhart -- who scored Florida's only goal of the night in the second period -- tried to send the puck to the net. But McAvoy atoned for his icing and blocked the shot
Bruins save their season with incredible stretch to close out Game 5 win vs. Panthers
Charlie McAvoy cleared a puck out of the Boston end, but he was just over the red line and was called for an icing. The stoppage in play and subsequent faceoff in Boston's end let the Panthers pull Sergei Bobrovsky from net and give them an extra skater as Florida tried desperately to net the equalizing goal.
It led to a frantic final three minutes and five seconds of the game, but the Bruins turned back every Panthers attempt. Whether by way of a blocked shot or an incredible save by Jeremy Swayman, the Bruins shut out the Panthers for the entirety of their 6-on-5 attack, and will now Boston will live to see a Game 6.
The Panthers won the initial faceoff after McAvoy's icing and Sam Reinhart -- who scored Florida's only goal of the night in the second period -- tried to send the puck to the net. But McAvoy atoned for his icing and blocked the shot.
Florida's Carter Verhaeghe attempted to do the same less than a minute later but was also rejected. Not once, not twice, but three times, with Jake DeBrusk, Hampus Lindholm, and Charlie Coyle each blocking his attempts. The Bruins blocked six shots while the Panthers had six skaters on the ice.
Florida had one final look with seven seconds left, and it was a great one as Reinhart ended up with the puck on the left side of the net. But there was no open net for the Panthers center, because Swayman quickly slid across the crease to make his 28th and most important save on the night
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