Division foes face-off as the defending Stanley Cup Champion Panthers welcome the Bruins into Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday.
105 days after lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, the Florida Panthers return to Amarant Bank Arena to raise the championship banner and begin its title defense Tuesday against the Boston Bruins in an Atlantic Division showdown as part of an opening day triple-header. The Bruins were knocked out of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season by the Panthers in six games after a 109-point campaign, the third consecutive year Boston tallied 100-plus points, and the second season in a row that ended at the hands of Florida. The Panthers have played more games than any team in the NHL over the last two seasons, winning back-to-back Eastern Conference championships and playing in consecutive Stanley Cup Finals.
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Game Date: Oct. 8, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
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Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky comes into tonight four wins shy of 400 regular season victories for his career after winning 36 games twice in the last three seasons. Bobrovsky, in his 12th season in the NHL and sixth with the Panthers, is 28-14 in the post season during Florida’s consecutive Cup runs posting three shutouts in that span.
Boston acquired veteran center Elias Lindholm, who was traded at the deadline last season from Calgary to Vancouver. He will bolster a deep offense led by wingers David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand and center Charlie Coyle who tallied a career-high 25 goals for the Bruins last season.
The Bruins swept Florida in the regular season last year, winning all four matchups, three of them by one goal each, and two victories coming in overtime. Boston has won six of the last eight meetings at Florida, including the postseason, having held the Panthers to one goal in three of the last five games played in Florida.
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