Bruins take on the Panthers following Koepke's 2-goal game
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1:00 AM on Monday, March 10
By The Associated Press
Florida Panthers (40-21-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (29-28-8, in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers after Cole Koepke scored two goals in the Bruins' 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Boston is 29-28-8 overall with a 10-6-3 record against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins are first in league play with 265 total penalties (averaging 4.1 per game).
Florida has an 8-5-1 record in Atlantic Division games and a 40-21-3 record overall. The Panthers have a 20-7-0 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
Tuesday's game is the fourth time these teams meet this season. The Bruins won 4-3 in overtime in the previous meeting. David Pastrnak led the Bruins with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pavel Zacha has scored 12 goals with 27 assists for the Bruins. Morgan Geekie has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Brad Marchand has 21 goals and 25 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov Jr. has five goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 2-6-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.7 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Panthers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.5 assists, four penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up 1.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.
Panthers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
