The Bruins didn’t play their best hockey of the season, but they needed to win Saturday afternoon.
Florida out-shot Boston 42-to-17. However, The B’s earned two points with a 4-3 overtime win over the Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Black and Gold entered Saturday on a six-game losing streak. The win over the Panthers was the first time they scored more than one goal since last Sunday, and it was the first time they didn’t give up more than four goals since Jan. 2.
All of that makes it sound like Saturday was a moral victory. It might have been, but sports is a results-based business, and Joe Sacco’s side got the result they needed. The Bruins need to rack up as many points as possible before the…