VIDEO: Craziest Game of NHL Season Features TWO Buzzer-Beaters & Pastrnak Revenge

This one had to be seen to be believed. With controversy swirling around the Boston Bruins, their matchup with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on ESPN on Saturday afternoon featured just about everything... Crazy bounces, not one but two buzzer-beaters, and a ton of hate directed towards ESPN.

Let's break it down with the key moments:

David Pastrnak, who has been at the center of the media controversy (not of his own making), scored his 5th goal in five games to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead in the second period—while being outshot at the time 26-9.

David Pastrnak puts the Bruins ahead with his 5️⃣th goal in his last 5️⃣ games 🚨

📺: ABC/ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/Ww9nq9B0YH
— ESPN (@espn) January 11, 2025

But that was only the beginning. Throughout the game, (per Boston fans) ESPN announcers trashed the Bruins, who came into this one on a six-game losing streak and in the throes of controversy.

As the #NHLBruins do their best to keep a 3-2 late third-period lead over #TimeToHunt, @ESPN/@ABC crew continue to destroy them in their commentary on the state of the Bruins.

It seems like they've realized that plenty of NHL fan bases have been waiting for the Bruins' steady…
— Jimmy Murphy (@MurphysLaw74) January 11, 2025

Then, nursing a 3-2 late in the dying seconds of the third period, with the Panthers having pulled their goalie, a Pastrnak shot down the ice at the empty net hit the post, and then at the other end, this happened in a scramble in front of the Boston net to beat the third-period buzzer:

THE BRUINS HIT THE POST ON THE EMPTY NET AND THE PANTHERS TIED IT WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT 😱

📺 OVERTIME ON ABC/ESPN+ 👀 pic.twitter.com/3TWDm8yJcp
— ESPN (@espn) January 11, 2025

The Sam Reinhart shot literally popped up and over the head of Jeremy Swayman—who had stood on his head in this game—to tie it with less than two seconds left, sending it to overtime.

But it got even wilder: