By avoiding season-ending disappointment Saturday evening, the Bruins arrange a date with the group that broke their hearts final season.
Boston got here out on prime in its first-round Stanley Cup playoff sequence towards the Toronto Maple Leafs, incomes the choice with an exciting additional time Recreation 7 victory at TD Backyard. David Pastrank’s game-winning objective punched the Bruins’ ticket to the second spherical, the place the Black and Gold will meet the Florida Panthers.
The reigning Jap Convention champions made fast work of the Tampa Bay Lightning in Spherical 1, profitable the best-of-seven set in 5 video games. When Matthew Tkachuck and firm host the Black and Gold for his or her sequence opener Monday evening, it can mark their first sport since April 29.
Right here is the total schedule for the Bruins-Panthers conflict. Video games 5 by way of 7 might be performed if needed.
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Recreation 1, Could 6: Bruins at Panthers, 8 p.m., ESPN
Recreation 2, Could 8: Bruins at Panthers, TBD, ESPN
Recreation 3, Could 10: Panthers at Bruins, TBD, TNT
Recreation 4, Could 12: Panthers at Bruins, TBD, TNT
Recreation 5*, Could 14: Bruins at Panthers, TBD, TBD
Recreation 6*, Could 17: Panthers at Bruins, TBD, TBD
Recreation 7*, Could 19: Bruins at Panthers, TBD, TBD
Boston swept the regular-season sequence towards Florida, claiming all 4 head-to-head matchups between the rivals. The Panthers, nevertheless, completed one level forward of the Bruins within the remaining standings to say the Atlantic Division.
