Linus Ullmark stopped 27 photographs, and the NHL-primary Boston Bruins topped the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Wednesday night in a rematch of past season’s Eastern Convention quarterfinals.
John Beecher and Jake DeBrusk scored in a 3:05 span of the 2nd period of time to put Boston in regulate, and Charlie Coyle also scored for the Bruins.
Anton Lundell scored for Florida, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots. The Panthers saw their six-sport winning streak on household ice snapped and shed for just the next time in their previous nine online games total.
Boston enhanced to 14-1-3 on the period and 4– soon after losses. The Bruins have 31 of a probable 36 details so far — by much the best in the league, but a little bit guiding their speed from previous period when they had 32 details by way of 18 games.
The 31 points immediately after 18 video games ties the fifth-most in NHL heritage. The only groups with far more: the 2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks experienced 33 points, although the 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers, the 1929-30 Bruins and past season’s Bruins each individual experienced 32 points.
Boston completed with an NHL-history 135 factors last season, nonetheless even now dropped to Florida in 7 video games in the opening round of the playoffs. The Panthers went on to participate in in the Stanley Cup Last, but are -1-1 versus the Bruins so far this time.
“This is heading to be a real good rivalry for 5 or 6 many years,” Panthers mentor Paul Maurice mentioned ahead of the match. “Boston’s been a great group for a extensive time. We’re striving to get to that degree.”
The Panthers endured their to start with multi-target loss considering the fact that Nov. 4 and fell to 12-6-1, but remain in next put in the Atlantic Division.
The Panthers have been yet again with out captain Aleksander Barkov, who skipped his next consecutive activity with a knee damage. Barkov has been skating and Maurice reported there is a prospect — if the doctors approve — that the ahead could perform Friday towards Winnipeg.
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Bruins: Host Detroit on Friday afternoon.
Panthers: Host Winnipeg on Friday night.
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