The Florida Panthers will look to bounce back after getting punched in the gut by the Boston Bruins, who pulled away for a 5-1 win, in Game 1 of the second round of the postseason. Florida put 39 shots on Jeremy Swayman, but only Matthew Tkachuk’s game-opening goal midway through the second period got past him. The Bruins quickly replied thanks to Morgan Geekie and then added on with defensemen Mason Lohrei and Brandon Carlo lighting the lamp before the end of the frame. Justin Brazeau’s breakaway goal 7:13 into the third essentially iced it and Jake DeBrusk completed the scoring with an empty-netter. The Panthers will need to be more physical, take better care of the puck and make things harder on Swayman to even the series.
- WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: TNT
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 92.1 Real Radio (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #NHLBruins, #BOSvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Stanley Cup of Chowder
- SERIES: Bruins lead 1-0
- LAST MEETING: BOS 5, @FLA 1 – (Recap) 5/6/2023
- NEXT MEETING: Game 3 – May 10, 2024
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (4-2 .890 / 3.00 0SO) Boston: Swayman (5-2 .955 / 1.42 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Boston
Tonight in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Game 1: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks 10 p.m. (TNT)
Tuesday’s results
- Game 2: Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3 (2OT) (New York leads 2-0)
- Game 1: Avalanche 4, Stars 3 (OT) (Colorado leads 1-0)