FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 4
- F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 1
- D Aaron Ekblad | Games Missed: 1
Total Playoff Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 7
Total Regular Season Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 239
LAST GAME
Panthers 2, Bruins 6 – April 23 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Tkachuk (2), Bennett (2-PPG)
BOS Goals: Marchand (3-PPG), DeBrusk (2-PPG), Bertuzzi (2), DeBrusk (3), Hall (3,4)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 25 Saves
BOS Goalie: Ullmark (W) – 31 Saves, Swayman – 1 Save
FLA Shots: 44
BOS Shots: 31
Notes: Sam Bennett scored Florida’s first power-play goal of the series, extending his point streak to three games (2-1-3)…Matthew Tkachuk posted two points (1-1-2)…Brandon Montour notched two assists (0-2-2)…Zac Dalpe made his Panthers playoffs debut…Casey Fitzgerald skated in his first NHL playoffs game…Casey and his father Tom Fitzgerald became the first father and son to skate in at least one postseason game with Florida…Aleksander Barkov led Florida with seven shots on goal…Florida’s 44 shots on goal were their most in a game this series…FLA PP: 1-4, FLA PK: 2-4
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- April 25: D Lucas Carlsson loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- April 23: D Lucas Carlsson recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
- April 18: D Uvis Balinskis agreed to terms on a one-year, entry-level contract commencing in 2023-24
- April 17: F Zac Dalpe recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. BRUINS
ALL-TIME vs. BOS: 44-50-6-10
ALL-TIME HOME vs. BOS: 22-23-2-7
2022-23 vs. BOS: 2-2-0
ROUND 1 – FLA (1) vs. BOS (3)
GAME 1 – FLA 1, BOS 3
GAME 2 – FLA 6, BOS 3
GAME 3 – BOS 4, FLA 2
GAME 4 – BOS 6, FLA 2
PANTHERS PLAYOFF LEADERS
Goals: Bennett, Montour, Tkachuk (2)
Assists: Tkachuk (3)
Points: Tkachuk (5)
Shots: Bennett, Tkachuk (15)
Hits: Gudas (17)
CATS STATS
- 10 different Panthers have recorded at least two points in the series against Boston.
- Florida has totaled 157 hits through the first four games against Boston, averaging almost 40 hits per 60 minutes. In the regular season, the Panthers averaged 21.23 hits per 60 minutes.
- Radko Gudas leads Florida with 17 hits against Boston.
- Carter Verhaeghe has amassed 17 points (9-8-17) over 20 playoff games with Florida.
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Panthers tonight in game 5 of their best-of-7 Round One series.
- They enter tonight’s game leading the series 3-1, and they have a 21-2 record when leading a best-of-7 at 3-1.
- They have a 13-10 record in game 5s of best-of-7 series when they have a 3-1 lead and they are 22-5 in best-of-7 series in which they have a 3-2 lead after game 5.
- Boston is in the post-season for the 7th straight season and 76th all-time in their history … Their 76 post-season berths are 2nd all-time in NHL history to MTL’s 85.
- This is the 8th Round One series for Boston since the NHL adopted the format in 2013-14 and they are 5-2 in those series … Overall, they are playing their 37th first round series (preliminary series, division semifinals, conference quarterfinals and round one series) with a 19-17 record entering this post-season … They are 16-12 in those series which have been best-of-7 formats.
2023 ROUND ONE SERIES
- The Bruins are 3-1 in this series so far … They opened with a 3-1 win in Boston on 4/17 and dropped a 6-3 home decision on 4/19 … They won games 3 and 4, both on the road, with a 4-2 decision on 4/21 and 6-2 victory on 4/23.
- Gm 1, April 17: Fla 1 at Bos 3 – David Pastrnak (PP), Brad Marchand (GW) and Jake DeBrusk scored goals and Tyler Bertuzzi added 2A for the series lead … Linus Ullmark earned the win in net … SOG: Bos 29, Fla 32 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/2
- Notes: Linus Ullmark recorded his 1st career playoff victory … Tyler Bertuzze played his 1st NHL playoff game and his 1st playoff points with 2A … Charlie Coyle played his 100th NHL playoff game … Brad Marchand scored his 50th career playoff goal, moving into 2nd place on the team’s all-time goals list.
- Gm 2, April 19: Fla 6 at Bos 3 – Brad Marchand (SH) and Tyler Bertuzzi (PP) ended the 2nd period at 2-2 but FLA scored 4 straight before Taylor Hall scored the team’s 3rd … Linus Ullmark took the loss in goal … SOG: Bos 37, Fla 30 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/3
- Notes: Tyler Bertizzi scored his 1st career playoff goal … Brad Marchand netted his 2nd career playoff SHG.
- Gm 3, April 21: Bos 4 at Fla 2 – Taylor Hall (1-1=2 totals), Charlie Coyle, David Pastrnak (GW) and Nick Foligno opened a 4-0 lead, and Jake DeBrusk and Dmitry Orlov added 2A each … Linus Ullmark made his 3rd straight start in the win … SOG: Bos 35, Fla 31 … PP: 0/4 … PK: 0/2
- Notes: Jakub Lauko played his 1st NHL playoff game … Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci both missed game 3 with injuries and that is the 1st time that at least 1 of the 2 were not in a Boston playoff lineup since 2004.
- Gm 4, April 23: Bos 6 at Fla 2 – Brad Marchand (PP) Jake DeBrusk (PP) and Tyler Bertuzzi (GWG + A) tightened a 3-2 lead before DeBrusk scored his 2nd of the day and Taylor Hall scored twice (with 2 assists) to finish the scoring … Pavel Zacha added 2 assists … Linus Ullmark took the win (2 GA/43 SA in 57 Mins) before taking a 10-min misconduct and taking way to Jeremy Swayman (0/1 in 3 Mins) … SOG: Bos 31, Fla 44 … PP: 2/4 … PK: 1/4
- Notes: Linus Ullmark had career game-highs of 43 SOG and 41 Svs in the game … Tyler Bertuzzi (2-4=6 totals), Dmitry Orlov (0- 5=5 totals), and Brad Marchand (3-1=4 totals) have points in each of their 4 games of this series … Taylor Hall 4-3=7 totals in his last 3 straight games … Jakub Lauko recorded his 1st NHL playoff assist and point.
- Gm 5, April 26: Fla 0 at Bos 0 –
- Gm 6, April 28: Bos 0 at Fla 0 – if necessary
- Gm 7, April 30: Fla 0 at Bos 0 – if necessary
MAN-GAMES LOST TO INJURY – 153 Regular Season – 6 Playoff
BOSTON vs FLORIDA, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Panthers are playing their 2nd lifetime playoff series … The Panthers hold a 5-4 record in 9 lifetime games between these teams and have a 33-32 scoring edge in those games.
- They played their 1st series with the 1996 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series, won by Florida in 5 games … Florida held a 4-1 advantage in games and a 22-16 goals for/against totals.
- Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov are the lone Bruins to have played a playoff series vs. the Panthers (2022 while with Washington) prior to this postseason
2022-23 SEASON SERIES vs. FLORIDA
- BOS went 2-1-1 vs. FLA this season (2-0-0 in BOS, 0-1-1 at Fla) with BOS holding a 17-15 scoring advantage in those 4 games.
- Boston won game 1 with a 5-3 win in Boston on 10/17; Florida took game 2 by a 5-2 road score on 11/23; Boston won game 3 with a 7-3 home victory on 12/19; and the series ended with a 4-3 Panthers win in OT on 1/28.
- Patrice Bergeron led the series with 3-3=6 totals with David Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk, Connor Clifton and Brad Marchand adding 4 points each.
- Linus Ullmark (2-0-0, 3.00 GAA, .925 Sv%) and Jeremy Swayman (0-1-1, 4.03 GAA, .881 Sv%) split the series in net.
