After racking up 148 penalty minutes and 12 total game misconducts in Game 2, the Bruins and Panthers are setting themselves up for another slugfest in Game 3 on Friday night at TD Garden.
Matthew Tkachuk’s scrap with David Pastrnak will be present on most Bruins fans’ minds once the puck drops at 7 p.m. But Boston can’t take a 2-1 series lead by just landing welts against Tkachuk and Co.
Here are six keys for the Bruins if they want to punch back against the Panthers on Causeway Street.
Take care of the puck
Wednesday’s lopsided loss followed a similar script as most of Boston’s first-round collapse against Florida last April.