Florida Panthers (48-24-5, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (45-17-15, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers as winners of three games in a row.
Boston has gone 45-17-15 overall with a 17-4-3 record against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins have allowed 206 goals while scoring 252 for a +46 scoring differential.
Florida is 14-5-3 against the Atlantic Division and 48-24-5 overall. The Panthers have a 24-6-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Saturday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. The Bruins won 4-3 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brad Marchand has 28 goals and 37 assists for the Bruins. Pavel Zacha has two goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.
Matthew Tkachuk has 24 goals and 59 assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has scored seven goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 7-3-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Panthers: 3-6-1, averaging three goals, 5.2 assists, 6.6 penalties and 17 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Justin Brazeau: out (upper-body), Milan Lucic: out (personal), Pat Maroon: out (back), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder).
Panthers: Aaron Ekblad: day to day (undisclosed), Carter Verhaeghe: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
