Boston Skates Past Florida 3-2 - Recap

Boston Skates Past Florida 3-2 - Recap

Boston earned a 3-2 victory over Florida on Monday, but needed a shootout to do it at BankAtlantic Center.

Boston won as a -140 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Blake Wheeler clinched the win with a shootout goal in round 2 for the Bruins. Boston got goals from David Krejci (2) in the victory. Krejci opened the scoring at 9:05 of the second period.

Tim Thomas turned in a 32-save effort for the Bruins.

David Booth and Mike Santorelli scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Tim Thomas.

Florida got a 40-stop effort from Scott Clemmensen in the loss.

Boston scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Florida went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Florida lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 42-34.

Next game, Boston takes its act on the road to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For Florida, they head home to face Montreal.