Bruins Put Three-Game Streak on the Line Against Panthers

The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers at 1 p.m. EST on November 8, with a three-game winning streak at stake. It is the teams’ first meeting of the season. Boston is 12-4-1 overall and Florida is 9-6-2; both have yet to win a game against an Atlantic Division opponent this season, with Boston at 0-1 and Florida at 0-3.

Boston has won all 11 games in which it scored at least three goals. The Bruins have averaged 3.7 goals and allowed 2.4 per game over their past 10, going 7-2-1. Florida is 6-4 over its last 10, averaging 3.6 goals and giving up 2.9. The Panthers have scored 55 goals and conceded 51.

David Pastrnak leads Boston with eight goals and 14 assists. Elias Lindholm tallied five goals and five assists in his last 10 games. For Florida, Matthew Tkachuk has four goals and 21 assists, while Brady Tkachuk has seven goals and seven assists over his past 10 games.

Boston’s James Hagens is out with a back injury, and Matthew Poitras is day to day with a nose injury. Florida lists Jonah Gadjovich, Brad Marchand and Aleksander Barkov as out, and Anton Lundell and Sandis Vilmanis as day to day. Boston is listed at -135, Florida at +112, with the total set at 6.5 goals.