BOSTON – Roberto Luongo made 43 saves and the Florida Panthers hung on for a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

Juraj Kolnik and Valeri Bure each scored a power-play goal for the Panthers.

Luongo’s strong game also included a save on P.J. Axlesson’s penalty shot with 6:32 to play in the third period.

Patrice Bergeron’s 14th goal with 1:16 left helped Boston avert a club-record sixth shutout at home this season. The Bruins have been blanked five times at home only twice in their 80-year history, in 1951 and ’52. It was just Boston’s third loss in 12 games (8-3-1).

The Panthers made it 1-0 when Kolnik grabbed a rebound in front and slipped a backhander between goaltender Andrew Raycroft’s pads.

Florida increased it to 2-0 when Bure one-timed Olli Jokinen’s cross-ice pass by Raycroft from just inside the left circle.

Axelsson came in on his penalty shot and fired a wrist shot into Luongo’s midsection before the goaltender controlled it with his glove.

Boston’s best chance of the first two periods came when Bergeron hit the post early in the opening period.

The Bruins had a two-man advantage for 1:31 in the first period, but they were held to just two shots on goal. The two-man edge turned into a five-on-two for nearly 25 seconds when Florida center Stephen Weiss broke his stick, but the Panthers held Boston without a shot on goal.

Luongo was hit on his left shoulder and stunned for a few minutes by Jiri Slegr’s slap shot early in the third period, but stayed in the game.

Notes: Luongo entered ranked first in the NHL in saves and second in save percentage. … Boston rookies Bergeron and Raycroft were selected to play in the NHL YoungStars game, to be held during All-Star weekend Feb. 7-8 in St. Paul, Minn. … Boston C Joe Thornton missed his third straight game with a fractured cheekbone.

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