Boston Bruins (41-16-15, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (46-20-5, first in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the Boston Bruins after Sam Reinhart's two-goal game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Panthers' 4-1 win.
Florida has a 46-20-5 record overall and a 12-2-3 record in Atlantic Division play. The Panthers have a 43-5-2 record in games they score at least three goals.
Boston is 16-3-3 against the Atlantic Division and 41-16-15 overall. The Bruins have an 18-5-6 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
The matchup Tuesday is the third time these teams square off this season. The Bruins won 3-1 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matthew Tkachuk has 23 goals and 55 assists for the Panthers. Reinhart has scored eight goals and added three assists over the past 10 games.
Brad Marchand has scored 27 goals with 35 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has six goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-4-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.7 assists, 5.1 penalties and 12.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Bruins: 6-3-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Aaron Ekblad: out (lower-body), Gustav Forsling: day to day (undisclosed), Aleksander Barkov: day to day (undisclosed).
Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Pat Maroon: out (back), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder), John Beecher: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
