The Bruins are only up to games on the Montreal for first place in the Northeast division, but tonight they have a good chance to extended that lead and sweep the season series with the Panthers.
The Bruins are 3-0 against the Panthers outscoring them 10-3 in those 3 games. Even though the Bruins are 3rd in the Eastern Conference in goal scoring they still could be a lot better. They are highly inconsistent. One game they will break out for 5-6 the next they will get shutout. Losing Marc Savard for an extended period of time (maybe the season) isn't going to help that.
One player that has to step up is former Panther Nathan Horton, who has 12 goals and 16 assists on the season but only one goal over his last 19 games and none in his last nine. In the beginning of the season I said he would have 38 goals, looks like I was way off. He has all the tools, but just like the rest of the Bruins has a hard time finishing a play.
The Panthers are not a good team and are currently 6 points out of a playoff spot. Boston is just all around a better team, even without Savard, so I except another easy victory over the Panthers (who shouldn't even have a team).
Reports indicated that Tim Thomas will be in net for the Bruins tonight.
Bruins win 5-1
Player of the Game: Bergeron
Game starts at 7pm on NESN.
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