Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins NHL game preview, Digi Mart USA News: The Florida Panthers (9-6-2, 20 points) will continue their three-game road trip this afternoon when they face the Boston Bruins (12-4-1, 25 points) at TD Garden in the first meeting of the season between the two Atlantic Division rivals.
Florida opened the trip with a sloppy 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena, wasting standout performances from the Tkachuk brothers. Brady Tkachuk scored twice to give the Panthers a 2-1 first-period lead, which they squandered, while Matthew Tkachuk had the primary assist on all three Florida goals, including Sam Bennett’s marker with 47 seconds left in the game.
Akira Schmid made 27 saves, but his personal three-game winning streak was snapped.
The first-place Bruins extended their winning streak to three with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. Pavel Zacha scored twice, and Mark Kastelic, Elias Lindholm, Morgan Geekie and Fraser Minten also found the back of the net.
Backup goaltender Michael DiPietro earned his fourth win by stopping 17 of 19 shots.
Game details: The puck drops at 1 p.m. ET at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Television coverage is available on Scripps, NESN and NHL Network. Radio coverage is available on 560 WQAM, 106.3 ESPN and Thunder 100.3 in the Florida Keys.
This is Game 1 of 4 in the season series. The teams last met on April 2, 2026, when Florida won 2-1.
The next meeting is scheduled for December 8, 2026. Projected starters are Florida’s Sergei Markström (4-2-1, .885 save percentage, 2.57 goals-against average, one shutout) and Boston’s Jeremy Swayman (8-3-1, .913 save percentage, 2.31 goals-against average, no shutouts).
Elsewhere on Sunday in the Atlantic Division, Vegas plays at Buffalo at 3 p.m., Tampa Bay plays at Winnipeg at 6 p.m., and New Jersey plays at Toronto at 7 p.m. on NHL Network.
Montreal, Ottawa and Detroit are idle.
