BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
– The Bruins visit the Panthers tonight in the second of four games between these teams this season and the frst of two games at Amerant Bank Arena this year … The Bruins are 13-1-3 overall this season and they are 6-1-2 on the road … They are 6-1-2 in games vs. Eastern Conference teams this season. -The Bruins close their two-game road trip tonight in Florida (0-0-1) … They will next return home to host Detroit on 11/24.
RECENT GAMES
– The Bruins have taken points from their last six games at 4-0-2 with a 3-2 win in Dallas on 11/6, a 5-2 victory vs. NY Islanders on 11/9, a 3-2 OT setback in Montreal on 11/11, 5-2 wins each in Buffalo on 11/14 and vs. Montreal on 11/18 and a 5-4 OT loss on 11/20 at Tampa Bay.
– 11/14: Bos 5 at Buf 2 … The Bruins scored the 5-0 lead as Danton Heinen, Brandon Carlo, Oskar Steen and Hampus Lindholm all scored their first goals of the season … David Pastrnak had 1-2=3 totals and Pavel Zacha and Charlie McAvoy had 2A each … Linus Ullmark took his second consecutive 5-2 decision … SOG: Bos 32, Buf 34 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/2
– 11/18: Bos 5 vs Mtl 2 … Trent Frederic scored twice and Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha and James van Riemsdyk had single tallies … David Pastrnak (3A) and Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle had 2A each … Jeremy Swayman extended his season-opening point streak to eight games at 7-0-1 … SOG: Bos 44, Mtl 22 … PP: 2/5 … PK: 0/2
– 11/20: Bos 4 at TB 5: The Bruins had goals by Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak (1-1=2 totals), Johnny Beecher and Charlie Coyle but the Lightning scored at 59:55 to tie the score and at 1:19 for their win … Jeremy Swayman allowed a season high 5 goals but allowed a point in the OT loss … SOG: Bos 27, TB 46 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 1/6
INJURIES (34 man-games lost)
– Morgan Geekie: Upper body IR
– Matt Grzelcyk: Upper body IR
BOSTON vs FLORIDA, LIFETIME SERIES
– The Bruins and Panthers are meeting for the 112th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 61-37-6-7 record and a 326-284 scoring edge in those games. – The Bruins are 30-19-2-3 at Florida with a 154-151 scoring edge in those 54 contests.
SEASON NOTABLES
– The Bruins started the 2023-24 season with a ten-game point streak at 9-0-1 from 10/11-11/2/2023), which was their longest such streak in club history … The Bruins had opened their season at 6-0-0, tying their 1937-38 Bruins for the longest win streak to open a season in franchise history. – Jeremy Swayman started his 2023-24 season with his longest such win streak at 6-0-0 … That tied Tuukka Rask (2016-17) and Tiny Thompson (1937-38) for second-longest such stretch in club history ahead of Tim Thomas (7-0-0 in 2010-11).
FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
– D Josh Mahura | Games Missed: 2 – F Aleksander Barkov | Games Missed: 1
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 54 Games
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
– Nov. 17: D Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour activated off injured reserve | F Jonah Gadjovich recalled from AHL conditioning assignment
PANTHERS vs. BRUINS
ALL-TIME vs. BOS: 44-50-6-11
ALL-TIME HOME vs. BOS: 22-23-2-7
2023-24 vs. BOS: 0-0-1
CATS STATS
– The Panthers and Devils are the only teams that have not surrendered more than 35 shots against in a game this season. – Aleksander Barkov has amassed 25 points (10-15-25) in 28 career regular season games against Boston.
PANTHERS AND BRUINS
Tonight’s game will be a rematch of the two clubs’ meeting in the 2023 First Round and the first game against Boston at home since game six of that series. The Cats overcame a 3-1 series deficit against the Bruins, winning the final three games of the series against the 2022-23 Presidents’ Trophy winners. Matthew Tkachuk led all skaters with 11 points (5-6-11) in the First Round series. Brandon Montour produced eight points (5-3-8) over seven games, including two multi-goal games and two power-play goals. The Bruins edged the Panthers in their first meeting of the season at TD Garden on Oct. 30, 3-2 (OT). Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart each posted a goal and an assist.
GOBBLE THIS UP
Florida sits in second place in the Atlantic Division and is tied for fourth in the league in points (25) behind only Boston (29), Vegas (28) and Vancouver (27) ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Since the Panthers entered the league in 1992-23, teams who are in a playoff spot on Thanksgiving Day have gone on to make the playoffs 77.57 percent of the time.
SWEET NOVEMBER
Florida owns an 8-2-0 record thus far this month, leading the league in wins as of games played through Nov. 21. Their 35 goals scored are behind only Tampa Bay (36) in the Eastern Conference over that span, while their 26 goals against ranks third fewest among teams with at least nine games played from Nov. 1-20. Sam Reinhart’s 10 even-strength points are tied for third in the league. Matthew Tkachuk ranks tied-second among all NHLers with 41 shots on goal from Nov. 1-20.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers look to go two-for-two to start their three-game homestand tonight against Boston. The Panthers have won each of their last six games on home ice and own a 7-1-0 record at Amerant Bank Arena in 2023-24. Florida’s .875 home points percentage ranks second among League clubs following games played Nov. 20, and are one of four clubs with just one loss of any kind on home ice this season. Sam Reinhart leads Florida with 14 points (6-8-14) over Florida’s eight home contests. Sergei Bobrovsky owns a 6-1-0 record at Amerant Bank Arena, behind only Thatcher Demko (7) for most home wins by a goaltender this season.
