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Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers

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Panthers bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Bruins

Boston Bruins (32-20-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (28-24-3, in the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers will try to break a four-game slide when they take on the Boston Bruins.

Florida is 28-24-3 overall with a 5-8-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers have gone 12-3-2 in games decided by a single goal.

Boston has a 9-8-1 record in Atlantic Division games and a 32-20-4 record overall. The Bruins have allowed 175 goals while scoring 189 for a +14 scoring differential.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Panthers won the previous matchup 4-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carter Verhaeghe has 16 goals and 26 assists for the Panthers. Uvis Balinskis has three goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

David Pastrnak has 22 goals and 47 assists for the Bruins. Morgan Geekie has scored seven goals with five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 4-6-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.6 assists, 5.5 penalties and 13 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

Bruins: 7-1-2, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.9 assists, 4.8 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.

Bruins: None listed.

Regular Season Series

FLA leads series 1-0

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originFLA
3.13 Goals Against Average 3.27
30.1 Shots Against per Game 25.7
77.0 Penalty Kill Percentage 82.6
48 Power Play Goals Against 33
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.38 Goals For per Game 3.00
27.2 Shots per Game 29.0
43 Power Play Goals 37
26.9 Power Play Percentage 18.4
2 Short Handed Goals 4
752 Penalty Minutes 602
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Seth Jones, D Injured Reserve Jan 19
Jonah Gadjovich, LW Injured Reserve Jan 5
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Elias Lindholm, C Injured Reserve Feb 2
Pavel Zacha, C Out Jan 30

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 36 14 76 4
Detroit 33 18 72 6
Buffalo 32 18 70 6
Montreal 31 17 70 8
Boston 32 20 68 4
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Ottawa 27 22 61 7
Florida 28 24 59 3
Full Standings
Bruins Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs MTL W 4-3
@ NYR L 4-3 OT
vs NSH W 3-2 OT
vs PHI W 6-3
vs TB L 6-5 SO
Panthers Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ CHI W 5-1
vs UTA L 4-3
@ STL L 5-4
vs WPG L 2-1
vs BUF L 5-3