nhl Game Recap
Panthers Down Boston 7-5 - Match Report
Florida earned a 7-5 victory over Boston behind a 2-goal performance from Matthew Tkachuk on Friday at FLA Live Arena.
Bettors who backed the Panthers were rewarded as +159 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Matthew Tkachuk(2), Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Brandon Montour, Zac Dalpe, and Eetu Luostarinen each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Montour opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 34 Boston shots in the victory.
Boston got goals from David Pastrnak(2), Tyler Bertuzzi(2), and Jake DeBrusk in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Linus Ullmark stopped 26 of 32 shots for the Bruins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Florida scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Boston went 3-for-4 with the man advantage.
Boston outshot Florida 34-33 in the game.