The Boston Bruins will play the reigning champion Florida Panthers in an early afternoon nationally broadcast game on Saturday as part of their ongoing run through Florida.
The game starts at 1 p.m. ET, and you can watch it on ABC or watch it live on ESPN+, DirecTV Steam (FREE trial and discount), or Fubo TV (FREE trial, regional).
Boston has a 3-6-1 record in its previous ten games and is 20-19-5 in the Atlantic Division.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves and Brayden Point scored a power-play goal to surpass 600 career points as the Bruins lost 4-1 at Tampa on Thursday night.
Boston’s goal came from Mason Lohrei, and Jeremy Swayman recorded 27 saves. The Bruins have gone eight games without a power-play goal and are 0-5-1 in their past six games.
The Bruins’ offensive leader, David Pastrnak, has 17 goals and 42 points. In the last ten games, Justin Brazeau has scored four goals.
Florida (25-15-2, in the Atlantic Division) defeated the Utah Hockey Club 4-1 on Wednesday night, and they are now 6-4-0 in their past ten games. Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen each scored a goal in that game, while Jesper Boqvist scored twice in the third period. Sergei Bobrovsky completed with 26 saves, and Matthew Tkachuk finished with two assists.
With a 13-7-1 record this season, the Panthers have performed marginally better away from home. At home, they are 12-8-1.
On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) advances the puck against Utah Hockey Club center Nick Bjugstad (17) during the first period of an NHL hockey game. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Majchrzak)AP
Eetu Luostarinen has four goals in the last ten games, while Aleksander Barkov Jr. has eleven goals and twenty-five assists for the Panthers.
This Saturday’s game marks the third meeting between both teams this season. In their last match, the Panthers prevailed 4-3. Two goals from Anton Lundell helped the team win.
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