Bruins Overtime: B's Blown Out Again In 6-2 Loss At Florida

Things went from bad to worse for the Boston Bruins on Thursday evening when they dropped their fourth consecutive game from the confines of the BankAtlantic Center. The 6-2 defeat at the hands of the Southeast division-leading Florida Panthers is the B's sixth loss in nine outings during the month of March as the Black and Gold continue to struggle to find any sort of consistency in their game.

In what's becoming a trend recently, the Bruins fell behind early again, surrendering the first goal late in the opening frame. Former Nashville Predator Marcel Goc would add to the Panthers' lead only thirty-eight seconds into the second when he poked one past Tim Thomas.

Joe Corvo would make a game of it shortly after when his wrister found it's way through Jose Theodore to cut the Florida lead to 2-1. The Cats would respond quickly, adding two more tallies before the second period was finished. Stephen Weiss' 17th and John Madden's 1st as a Panther made it a 4-1 Florida lead after two periods of play.

A Brian Rolston power-play goal (his first as a Bruin) would make things interesting again, if only for a short while. Tomas Kopecky and Wojtek Wolski would take advantage of third period defensive zone turnovers by the B's to increase the Panthers' lead to a whopping 6-2.

Boston would fail to find the twine for the remainder of the contest as Theodore and the Cats held on for a convincing 6-2 victory.

The loss drops the B's record to 0-3-0 over their most recent road trip, whilst being outscored by an astounding 17-5.

Bruins Vs. Panthers: Bruins Fall Behind To Panthers, 4-1, After Two

The Boston Bruins will attempt to come from behind when they take the ice during the third period of their Thursday tilt against the Florida Panthers. The Bruins are behind 4-1 after two periods.

The Bruins and Panthers played a tight game through the first period, where the Panthers only had a one goal lead. That goal was a power play tally by Mikael Samuelsson with less than three minutes left in the first.

The Panthers came out after the first intermission and added to their lead right off the bat. Marcel Goc netted his tenth goal of the year to give the Panthers a two goal lead. Joe Corvo finally got the Bruins on the board a few minutes later, with help from Benoit Pouliot, playing tonight after missing several games with an injury.

Stephen Weiss and John Madden added goals soon after to distance the Panthers’ lead. Brian Campbell has been a giant factor for the Panthers tonight – the defenseman has three assists, and has been acting as a great feeder and setup man for his teammates.

Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has made 13 shots through two periods, and Panthers goalie Jose Theodore has made 16.

Bruins Vs. Panthers: Bruins Try To Stop Skid Versus Panthers

Can the Boston Bruins (40-26-3) turn around their current road trip? They will do their best to Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. when they face the Florida Panthers (33-23-13) in Sunrise, FL.