Panthers (33-33-11 77P) vs Bruins (41-30-6 88P)
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- WHEN: 1:00 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 12:30ish
- WHERE: TD Garden – Boston, MA
- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, NESN
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM, 640 WMEN
- SOCIALS: #FlaPanthers, #NHLBruins, #FLAvsBOS, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- GOODIES: Official Watch Party today! (Details)
- ENEMY INTEL: Stanley Cup of Chowder
- SB NATION: Game Feature Hub
- BACK-TO-BACK? (FLA/BOS): None/Front
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 5 of 5 (1-3-1)
- ALL-TIME vs BOS (RS): 35W-42L-6T 4OTL 4SOL 223GF 262GA
- ALL-TIME at BOS (RS): 19W-21L-4T 2OTL 0SOL 102GF 129GA
- LAST FIVE vs BOS (RS): 1-3-1 9GF 14GA
- LAST MEETING: BOS 4 at FLA 0 – (Todd’s Recap) – 01/07/2017
- NEXT MEETING (RS): 2017-18 Season
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Berra (0-3-0 3.39 /.874 0SO) vs Rask (35-20-4 2.31/.912 7SO)
- TALE OF THE TAPE via Left Wing Lock
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Boston/
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Scouting Report: The Bruins will try to win their fourth straight following a four-game losing streak, and have defeated the Panthers in all four games this season. “I don’t think we should be there,” coach Bruce Cassidy said about the risk of taking Florida lightly. “Obviously if we had clinched and were set, then you guard against that. We just lived it [Thursday] night [in a 2-0 win against the Dallas Stars] where we got in front and maybe thought, ‘Well, they won’t have their push.’ And they pushed. Florida will be the same way. Sometimes it’s a dangerous opponent, especially them, they’ve got some firepower coming in here with nothing to lose.” (More via NHL)
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Last action from the Cats: 6-2 playoff-elimination loss at Montreal Thursday. Past five: 2-3-0 (streak: 3L)
Last action from the Broons: 2-0 home victory vs Dallas Thursday. Past five: 3-2-0 (streak: 3W)
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Saturday in the Atlantic (Standings/Scores/Panthers Playoff Chances):
- Kinda pointless now, eh?/
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