Bruins left wing Brad Marchand suspected that the Florida Panthers could be a troublesome first-round opponent within the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Marchand’s suspicions have been confirmed within the third interval on Wednesday evening’s 6-3 loss to the Panthers in Game 2 of the sequence on the TD Garden. The Panthers tied the sequence at 1-1 and can host the Bruins in Game 3 on Friday evening (7:30) at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla.
Fans maintain up the Boston Bruins flag earlier than Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Hampus Lindholm #27 of the Boston Bruins falls in entrance of Aleksander Barkov #16 of the Florida Panthers throughout the first interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Linus Ullmark #35 of the Boston Bruins blocks a shot throughout the first interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs in opposition to the Florida Panthers on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Nick Foligno #17 of the Boston Bruins tries to attain on Gustav Forsling #42 and Alex Lyon #34 of the Florida Panthers throughout the first interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Anton Lundell #15 of the Florida Panthers looses his stability in entrance of Linus Ullmark #35 of the Boston Bruins throughout the first interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Charlie McAvoy of the Boston Bruins jumps over the top of Sam Bennett #9 of the Florida Panthers throughout the first interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Linus Ullmark #35 of the Boston Bruins blocks Aleksander Barkov #16 of the Florida Panthers shot throughout the first interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins celebrates his aim throughout the second interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs in opposition to the Florida Panthers on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
The Boston Bruins have fun Brad Marchand’s aim throughout the second interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs in opposition to the Florida Panthers on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Tyler Bertuzzi #59 of the Boston Bruins celebrates his aim with Nick Foligno #17 and Charlie McAvoy #73 throughout the second interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs in opposition to the Florida Panthers on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Sam Bennett #9 of the Florida Panthers scores off Linus Ullmark #35 of the Boston Bruins throughout the second interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Sam Bennett of the Florida Panthers celebrates with Matthew Tkachuk after scoring in opposition to Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark. The Panthers skated to a -3 win to even the playoff sequence 1-1. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
The Florida Panthers have fun Matthew Tkachuk’s aim off Linus Ullmark #35 of the Boston Bruins throughout the second interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery watches because the Florida Panthers rating throughout the second interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Carter Verhaeghe #23 of the Florida Panthers scores on Linus Ullmark #35 of the Boston Bruins throughout the third interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Linus Ullmark #35 of the Boston Bruins goes down after Carter Verhaeghe #23 of the Florida Panthers scores throughout the third interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Boston Bruins fan offers the Florida Panthers the finger after Verhaeghe #23 scored throughout the third interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
The Boston Bruins bench trying dejected after the Florida Panthers scored their fifth aim throughout the third interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Marc Staal #18 of the Florida Panthers pushes down Tyler Bertuzzi #59 of the Boston Bruins throughout the third interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
The Florida Panthers have fun their fifth aim in opposition to the Boston Bruins throughout the third interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Boston Bruins followers takes footage of Eric Staal #12 of the Florida Panthers after taking place throughout the third interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Nick Cousins #21 of the Florida Panthers and Tyler Bertuzzi #59 of the Boston Bruins get right into a combat throughout the third interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
Ryan Lomberg of the Florida Panthers, left, and Trent Frederic of the Boston Bruins combat throughout the third interval of Game 2 of their playoff sequence. The Panthers evened the sequence with a 6-3 victory in Boston. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Ryan Lomberg #94 of the Florida Panthers and Trent Frederic #11 of the Boston Bruins combat throughout the third interval of Round 1 Game 2 of the NHL playoffs on the TD Garden on Wednesday in Boston, MA. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) April 19, 2023
“We knew it was going to be a hard series and definitely not one that we expected to walk through,” mentioned Marchand. “They play effectively at residence and we now have our work lower for us and we now have to ensure we convey our greatest.
“It’s one game at a time. Well forget about this one now and regroup. But if we don’t bring our best game it is going to be a rough trip so we have to make sure we are ready for them.”
Marchand had a tough evening within the occasion abstract regardless of scoring the Bruins’ first aim whereas short-handed that tied the sport 1-1 at 12:13 of the second interval.
Marchand logged 19:43 first-line minutes with 4 pictures and completed with a minus two. Marchand was additionally on the enterprise finish of some severe exhausting low cost pictures, one in all which resulted in a cross-checking penalty assessed the Panthers’ Ryan Lomberg at 10:56 of the primary.
“They played really hard and they played really desperate and we need to be better,” mentioned Marchand. “We must execute higher and we have to play right through at our degree and we haven’t achieved that but.
“We can be better and we have an opportunity to see where we can improve and get back in it.”
The two areas the Bruins want to enhance on are faceoffs and giveaways. The Bruins might have used heart Patrice Bergeron within the faceoff circle, however he has missed each video games with an undisclosed harm. The Panthers gained 54% of the faceoffs led by Alexander Barkov (11) and Anton Lundell (9).
The Bruins turned the puck over 15 instances within the sport, placing goaltender Linus Ullmark in some uncompromising conditions. That was definitely the case on Florida’s first aim, that was set movement by a lazy clearing move by Brandon Carlo. Matthew Tkachuk knocked down Carlo’s rainbow and fed Sam Bennett, who was left unattended between the circle. Bennett closed on Ullmark and went five-hole for his first of the playoffs.
The Panthers went up 4-2 at 7:00 of the third when Bennett nailed McAvoy on the half wall that despatched a free puck drifting in the direction of Tkachuk on the blue line. Carter Verhaeghe took a feed from Tkachuk within the low slot and wristed it excessive contained in the close to put up.
“They put on a lot of pressure, they were playing really fast,” mentioned Marchand. “They have been attacking and taking part in actually exhausting and they’re a troublesome staff to play in opposition to.
“They played fast, they were moving pucks and getting in on the forecheck. We didn’t take care of pucks at some point.”
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