Pocketing two important points for the Panthers, Verhaeghe flew down the ice and fired a shot toward the net that went off the post, caught a piece of Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke and then sailed back into the cage to make it 4-3 at 19:34.

When the Bruins took the ice for warmups, Hampus Lindholm was noticeably absent despite taking part in Tuesday’s practice.

The Bruins, who drafted the now-37-year-old in the third round of the 2006 NHL draft, honored their longtime winger and captain with a tribute video ahead of their contest against Florida—taking the crowd through his 16-year career that included a Stanley Cup win in 2011.

Brad Marchand had two assists in his emotional return to Boston, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the winner with 27 seconds left to help the Florida Panthers beat the Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night. Boston rallied to tie it after trailing 2-0 lead in the third period,

The two frequent fighters each dropped the gloves for the first time this season when they squared off with 6:48 left in the first period near the Panthers’ blue line in front of the penalty boxes each would soon be visiting.

The Boston Bruins are reportedly among several teams expressing interest in Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch, according to RG’s James Murphy. Sources told