After trading punches and doing plenty of trash-talking on the ice in Game 2, the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers traded some barbs after their game-day skates ahead of Game 3 at TD Garden on Friday night. After losing Game 2 6-1, the Bruins will have some lineup changes in Game 3, and the Panthers could also be getting one of their key players back into their lineup. Maroon Wants Bruins ‘Pissed Off’ Boston Bruins veteran winger Pat Maroon doesn’t want his team to move on the Game 2 actions of the Florida Panthers players, specifically star winger Matthew Tkachuk after Maroon had been eject ..read more

Boston Bruins winger Pat Maroon thinks he and his teammates should be ‘pissed off’ at the shenanigans that took place in their 6-1 Game 2 loss to the Florida Panthers, specifically after he was banished to the dressing room with 9:35 left in the game. Maroon and Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins were both given 10-minute misconducts at 10:25 of the third period, with Maroon getting an extra two minutes for roughing. Maroon, like so many in the arena and watching at home, was left wondering why he was given a misconduct. “No,” Maroon replied when asked by Boston Hockey Now on Friday morning ..read more

Regardless of what side people were on when it came to risk vs reward, everyone seems to be giving props to Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak for dropping the gloves with Matthew Tkachuk. His postgame comments? ‘I’m not afraid of Matthew Tkachuk. I can take a punch. I’ll do anything for these guys’ – goosebumps,” former NHLer and NHL Network analyst Mike Rupp said, praising the Bruins superstar winger in a tweet on Tuesday. “I mean, as a depth guy, to know that a guy that could be up for the MVP probably won’t win it this year because he’s not a finalist, but when you get that kind of suppor ..read more

NHL Network analyst and former NHLer Mike Rupp thinks what Boston Bruins alternate captain David Pastrnak did by fighting Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk in Game 2 can ‘move mountains’ for the Bruins in their quest for the 2024 Stanley Cup. Rupp established a great NHL career as a character and physical depth player, winning a Stanley Cup as part of the 2003 New Jersey Devils. That came early in what would be an 11-season NHL career. Rupp believes that Boston Bruins winger’s actions at the end of Game 2 sent a message to the physical Florida Panthers. “I know a lot of people are going to be li ..read more

With the Boston Bruins down 6-1 to the Florida Panthers in Game 2 and the game in hand, they found out, if they didn’t know already, they have one heck of a leader in David Pastrnak. The 2023 Hart Trophy Finalist had enough of Panther winger Matthew Tkachuk running roughshod on him and his teammates and took matters into his own hands by dropping the gloves with the Panthers’ star pugilist 12:42 into the third period. That was the highlight of an otherwise forgettable Game 2 for the Boston Bruins. Here’s the rest of your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins Boston Hockey Now: As expec ..read more

With a 6-1 Game 2 win for the Florida Panthers already decided, Boston Bruins alternate captain David Pastrnak decided that he had had enough of Panthers alternate captain Matthew Tkachuk running roughshod on him and his teammates. With the Florida Panthers up 6-1, 12:42 into the third period and numerous fisticuffs and shenanigans already happening, Pastrnak challenged Tkachuk. After some chirping from their respective benches, both star wingers jumped over the boards for the next shift, and it was on.   PASTRNAK AND TKACHUK DROP THE GLOVES! pic.twitter.com/RQqDxyOO2F — Sportsnet (@Spor ..read more

The Florida Panthers answered the bell in a big way with a dominating 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 2. As expected, the adrenaline high of the Bruins’ 2-1 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of their first-round series ran out, and the Boston Bruins came crashing down to earth in the second period after taking a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. The Bruins were out-shot 26-9 and outscored 6-0 in the final two periods, and this second-round series between these two Atlantic Division rivals now heads back to Boston tied at one game apiece. Panthers captain Sasha Bark ..read more

The Boston Bruins held their game-day skate ahead of Game 2 against the Florida Panthers, which resumes at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday night (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS) at Amerant Bank Arena. After a 5-1 win in Game 1, the Bruins hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. A win tonight would put the Boston Bruins in prime position with a 2-0 series lead over the heavily favored Florida Panthers, and the series headed back to Boston for Game 3 (Friday, 7 p.m. ET) and Game 4 (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET). Boston Bruins Making Lineup Changes The forward lines looked a bit different at the game day skate Wedne ..read more

Are the so-called experts at ESPN a bit nervous today with the Boston Bruins having the chance to take a 2-0 series lead back to Boston for Games 3 and 4 against the Florida Panthers? Before it began, the ESPN NHL hockey crew did a panel take on who would win the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Bruins and Panthers. Only regular intermission studio host Steve Levy picked the Bruins to come out victorious in the series, picking the underdog Bruins to win in seven games. Sean Allen: Panthers in six John Buccigross: Panthers in five Ryan Callahan: Panthers in six Cas ..read more

Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Mason Lohrei has been building toward a breakout game in his first foray into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it came in the fifth-ever playoff game on Monday night. Lohrei sniped his first career playoff goal and got his second assist in a 5-1 Bruins win over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Monday night in Sunrise, Florida.   Can’t stop thinking about this goal Mason Lohrei having the stones to give a little shake n bake and go top titty like this in a playoff game Extend him yesterday #NHLBruins | @dropmittshockey pic.twitter.com/AyVGOn7Z4D — Chris Davis ..read more