Even without Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov, the Florida Panthers remain in the heads of the Boston Bruins.
For the second time in six days, Jim Montgomery’s club played right into Florida’s strengths. Granted, the Bruins came out of the gate flying and they looked much more assertive on the attack compared to opening night. But, they got carried away from the on-ice tensions stemming from A.J. Greer’s uncalled hit from behind on David Pastrnak shortly after Johnny Beecher’s opening marker 4:53 in.
Between another round of turnovers, defensive lapses and their latest attempts at payback, the Bruins, once again, chased the scrappy Panthers.