Bruins vs. Bruins Game 2 Lineup Panthers: projected lines, pairings, goaltenders

Bruins vs. Bruins Game 2 Lineup Panthers: projected lines, pairings, goaltenders originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Bruins showed no signs of wear in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers, despite playing game 7 of the first round series just 48 hours earlier.

The B’s had tremendous energy and played with great physicality in a dominant 5-1 victory over the Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night.

Can the Bruins replicate that success in Wednesday night’s Game 2? The last time the Bruins played in the second round, they won Game 1 against the New York Islanders in 2021, then lost Game 2 and were eliminated in six games. Boston defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on the road in Game 1 of the second round in 2018, only to lose each of the next four games.

One reason for optimism if you’re a Bruins fan is the team’s recent away game. The Bruins are 3-1-0 on the road in the 2024 playoffs with 3.25 goals scored per game, 1.50 goals allowed per game, a 33.3 power play percentage and a perfect 100 percent rate. on penalties.

No major roster changes are expected for the Bruins on Wednesday. Jesper Boqvist is back in place of Patrick Brown on the fourth center line.

If Jeremy Swayman starts Game 2, it will be his seventh consecutive appearance at the net. He has never started so many consecutive games during his NHL career. But he showed no signs of physical wear and tear. And it would be foolish to sit as a goaltender with a league-leading .955 save percentage in the playoffs. The Bruins need to hold out for as long as they can with the hot hand.

The Panthers will once again be without center Sam Bennett, but he could return to the lineup when the series shifts to Boston later this week.

The Panthers have won four of the last five games 2. The Bruins have lost their last four games 2.

Here are the projected lineups for Game 2 of Bruins-Panthers.

Boston Bruins (1-0)

Forwards

Brad Marchand – Charlie Coyle – Jake DeBrusk

Pavel Zacha – Morgan Geekie – David Pastrnak

James van Riemsdyk – Trent Frederic – Justin Brazeau

John Beecher – Patrick Brown/Jesper Boqvist – Pat Maroon

Defenders

Mason Lohrei – Charlie McAvoy

Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Carlo

Derek Forbort – Parker Wotherspoon

Goalkeeper

Jeremy Swayman

Florida Panthers (0-1)

Forwards

Carter Verhaeghe-Aleksander Barkov-Matthew Tkachuk

Eetu Luostarinen-Anton Lundell-Sam Reinhart

Evan Rodrigues-Kevin Stenlund-Vladimir Tarasenko

Nick Cousins ​​– Steven Lorentz – Kyle Okposo

Defenders

Gustav Forsling – Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola – Brandon Montour

Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Dmitry Kulikov

Goalkeeper

Sergei Bobrovsky