Boston Bruins (65-12-5, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (42-32-8, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Bruins -150, Panthers +126; over/under is 6
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Bruins lead series 2-1
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Florida Panthers in the with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Friday for the 10th time this season. The Bruins won 4-2 in the last meeting.
Florida has an 18-8-3 record in Atlantic Division play and a 42-32-8 record overall. The Panthers have committed 389 total penalties (4.7 per game) to lead the league.
Boston has a 20-6-3 record in Atlantic Division play and a 65-12-5 record overall. The Bruins have a +127 scoring differential, with 301 total goals scored and 174 given up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matthew Tkachuk has scored 40 goals with 69 assists for the Panthers. Carter Verhaeghe has seven goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Brad Marchand has 21 goals and 46 assists for the Bruins. Tyler Bertuzzi has three goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.4 assists, 5.4 penalties and 18.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Bruins: 9-1-0, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, 4.8 penalties and 16.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Patric Hornqvist: out (concussion).
Bruins: Nick Foligno: out (lower-body), Patrice Bergeron: day to day (upper body), David Krejci: day to day (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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