Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Playoff Game Day Preview
Second Round, Game 3: Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins – Series Tied 1-1
Date: Friday, May 10
Time: 7:00 pm
TV: TNT, MAX
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
FLA -1.5
BOS +1.5
O/U 5.5
Florida Panthers Notes:
The Panthers have dominated the series so far in shot attempts (160-88). In the first two games, Florida has peppered Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman with 33 and 39 shots on net respectively. In Game 1, Swayman was up to the challenge, but in a decisive 6-1 win in Game 2, the Panthers broke through for six goals in the last two periods.
Boston Bruins Notes:
The Bruins will need to generate more offense if they are to beat the favored Panthers. Boston accumulated just 15 shots on goal in Game 2 and went 23 minutes of game time without a shot at one point. Puck possession and offensive zone time will need to increase for Boston as the series moves on to TD Garden.
Players To Watch:
Florida Panthers:
Sam Bennett could return Friday night after missing two weeks with a hand jury. The second-line center scored 20 goals during the regular with 100 penalty minutes and will provide another weapon for an already potent Florida offense.
Boston Bruins:
Jeremy Swayman allowed more than three goals for the first time this postseason. The soon-to-be restricted free agent has been as dominant as any goaltender in the Stanley Cup playoffs after supplanting Linus Ullmark as the starter in Game 2 of the first round. A decision has yet to be made on Friday night’s starter, but all signs point to Swayman getting the start after being pulled in Game 2 on Wednesday night.
Florida Panthers Lineup:
Tarasenko-Barkov-Reinhart
Verhaeghe-Lundell-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Stenlund-Rodrigues
Cousins-Lorentz-Okposo
Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Montour
Ekman-Larsson-Kulikov
Bobrovsky-Stolarz
Boston Bruins Lineup:
Zacha-Geekie-Pastrnak
Marchand-Coyle-DeBrusk
Van Riemsdyk-Frederic-Brazeau
Beecher-Boqvist-Maroon
Lindholm-McAvoy
Lohrei-Carlo
Forbort-Wotherspoon
Swayman
Ullmark
Florida Panthers Injuries:
Sam Bennett (Hand)
Boston Bruins Injuries:
Andrew Peeke (Upper Body), Danton Heinen (Undisclosed)
Next Game:
Game 4: Sunday, May 12 – 6:30 pm EST
