After the Boston Bruins dominated Game 1 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers, the home team reversed its fortunes and overwhelmed the Bruins in Game 2 to tie matters up.
The Florida Panthers comfortably won Game 2 over the Boston Bruins by a score of 6-1, tying their second-round series at 1-1. The end of the game got quite nasty, with many players from both teams getting into scrums, including a surprising bout between Bruins’ forward David Pastrnak and Panthers’ forward Matthew Tkachuk.
The Boston Bruins could be getting some reinforcements tonight, as head coach Jim Montgomery announced that defenseman Andrew Peeke will be eligible to return for Game 3. Peeke has not played since injuring his hand/finger in Game 2 of the Bruins’ first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Boston Bruins winger Pat Maroon thinks he and his teammates should be ‘pi--ed off’ at the shenanigans that took place in their 6-1 Game 2 loss to the Florida Panthers, specifically after he was banished to the dressing room with 9:35 left in the game.
As we head into a Friday set of games in the NHL playoffs, we forget about goals and turn to our expectation of shots, both on goal, and having them blocked.
Depth means a lot when it comes to the playoffs. The top guys will be honed in on by the opposing team, as they will look to shut them down. If that happens, you want to see the depth shine through.
In Game 2 of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Eastern Conference second-round series, the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins showed no signs of affection towards each other.
After splitting the first two games in Sunrise, Fla., the Boston Bruins will look to regain control of the Eastern Conference semifinals when they return home to battle the Florida Panthers in Game 3 on Friday.
The Boston Bruins have lived by a goalie rotation system for the last two seasons, and it worked. The duo of Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman carried the team to the best regular season in NHL history in 2022-23.
In a display of grit and bravery that is also being labeled unnecessary and risky by some fans, Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak willingly squared off against Calgary Flames’ Matthew Tkachuk during Game 3 of the playoffs.
NHL Network analyst and former NHLer Mike Rupp thinks what Boston Bruins alternate captain David Pastrnak did by fighting Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk in Game 2 can ‘move mountains’ for the Bruins in their quest for the 2024 Stanley Cup.
While both combatants clearly agreed upon the fight, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery took issue with punches from Tkachuk that may have come well after the brouhaha was technically over.
In the 2020 NHL Draft, the Boston Bruins selected Mason Lohrei as a large puck-moving defenseman with some offensive flair. They hoped he could blossom into a staple on their blue line.
Jeremy Swayman’s stellar performance during the first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs was a huge reason the Boston Bruins were able to hang on and survive.
Boston Bruins fans got an unexpected treat Saturday when franchise legend Patrice Bergeron made an appearance in Game 7 of their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.