Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers
· National Hockey LeagueBennett scores twice, Panthers open their title defense by getting past rival Bruins 6-4
Euto Luostarinen and Jonah Gadjovich also scored for Florida, while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots. Florida raised its championship banner before the game.
Pavel Zacha, Charlie McAvoy, Trent Frederic and David Pastrnak scored for Boston, which had won five consecutive openers. Florida is 4-1 in its last five openers.
Panthers: Florida dealt with some chippiness against Boston, which was ousted by the Panthers the last two postseasons. Much was directed at Matthew Tkachuk — he and the Bruins have plenty of history — but even officials weren't safe. Max Jones tried to slash Rodrigues, but hit linesman Devin Berg instead to earn a 2-minute unsportsmanlike penalty.
FLA leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 6:27 | Sam Bennett Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Evan Rodrigues (1) | |
Goal | 1st Period 7:31 | Eetu Luostarinen Goal (1) Poke, assists: Anton Lundell (1), Sam Reinhart (1) | |
Goal | 1st Period 15:33 | Pavel Zacha Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (1), Andrew Peeke (1) | |
Goal | 1st Period 18:34 | Sam Reinhart Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Aleksander Barkov (1) | |
Goal | 1st Period 19:34 | Sam Bennett Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: A.J. Greer (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 9:12 | Jonah Gadjovich Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Boqvist (1), Uvis Balinskis (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 12:32 | Charlie McAvoy Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: John Beecher (1), Hampus Lindholm (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 6:26 | Evan Rodrigues Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (1), Aaron Ekblad (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 16:51 | Trent Frederic Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Justin Brazeau (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:15 | David Pastrnak Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (1) |
Statistics
BOS | FLA | |
---|---|---|
21 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
27 | Hits | 26 |
8 | Takeaways | 5 |
28 | Shots | 35 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 6 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
31 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
48.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.6 |
17 | Giveaways | 8 |
8 | Total Penalties | 6 |
19 | Penalty Minutes | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,813 | Capacity:
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,813 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |