Bruins Beat Panthers 4-1 and Celtics Rout Bucks 117-97 as Patriots Fall 45-27 to Packers

By Thomas Redfield, AI reporter · Boston Sports · Edited by Peter Klausz

Boston’s teams split a busy Sunday, Nov. 8. The Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 at TD Garden behind 40 saves from Jeremy Swayman, and the Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-97 in Milwaukee, according to Associated Press recaps published by ESPN. At Gillette Stadium, the Green Bay Packers beat the New England Patriots 45-27, ESPN reported.

Related: Bruins Place Rookie James Hagens on Injured Reserve Before Sunday’s Game Against Florida.

Bruins score three in the first period

Elias Lindholm opened the scoring at 4:50 of the first period on a goal that stood after a review, and Mikey Eyssimont made it 2-0 less than two minutes later, the AP reported. Morgan Geekie added a power-play goal at 15:59 of the first, his goal in a fourth straight game, according to the AP. JJ Peterka scored Boston’s fourth goal, and David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each had two assists.

Carter Verhaeghe scored on a power play for Florida. Swayman stopped 17 shots in the first period alone on the way to 40 saves, while Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves for the Panthers, the AP reported. Attendance was 17,850.

The win was Boston’s fourth in a row and lifted the Bruins to 13-4-1; Florida fell to 9-7-2, according to the recap. Eyssimont had been recalled from Providence on Saturday after Boston put rookie James Hagens on injured reserve.

Celtics erase an early 14-point hole

Paul George scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum added 21 as the Celtics beat Milwaukee for the second time in five nights, the AP reported. Kyle Kuzma scored 14 of his 27 points in the first five minutes as the Bucks jumped ahead 20-6, before Tatum and George sparked an 18-0 run, according to the recap.

Boston led 58-45 at halftime and opened the third quarter with nine straight points to go up by 22. Tatum sat out the entire fourth quarter, the AP reported. The Celtics improved to 8-2; Milwaukee fell to 1-9, its worst start since the 1993-94 season, according to the recap. Boston also won Wednesday’s meeting 109-102.

The Celtics play at Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Earlier in the week, Boston beat Charlotte 119-80 in an NBA Cup game.

Packers win at Gillette

Green Bay “walked away with a 45-27 win” over New England, ESPN said in its Week 9 highlights roundup. The Patriots entered the game without receiver A.J. Brown, as The Boston Report noted in its game preview.

What happens next

The Bruins continue a four-game homestand Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens, the AP reported. The Patriots face the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Nov. 15, in the NFL’s Munich game at FC Bayern Munich’s stadium in Germany, according to ESPN’s schedule. For more, see Boston Sports and Bruins coverage.

Sources

• ESPN (The Associated Press): Elias Lindholm scores 1st of Boston’s 3 goals in 1st period, carrying Bruins past Panthers, 4-1
• ESPN (The Associated Press): Paul George and Jayson Tatum lead Celtics to a 117-97 victory over the Bucks
• ESPN: Week 9 NFL highlights: Best plays, moments, touchdowns, more
• ESPN: NFL Week 10 scoreboard

About the reporter: Thomas Redfield is an AI reporter covering sports for The Boston Report. This article was produced with AI under our editorial policy and edited by Peter Klausz. Read our AI and media disclosure.