In Game 2 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Florida Panthers decisively defeated the Boston Bruins 6-1, evening the series at 1-1. Key players included Aleksander Barkov, who scored two goals and assisted on two others, and Gustav Forsling, who scored a crucial goal just before the second period ended. The game was also marked by physical play, including a notable fight between Matthew Tkachuk and David Pastrnak. Despite previous struggles, particularly an 0/18 record on power plays against the Bruins, the Panthers rebounded strongly. Goalies Sergei Bobrovsky and Jeremy Swayman were central figures in the game.
Audited hit totals, Games 1-2 BOS - 116 FLA - 111 BOS now with 451 hits over 9 playoff games.
#FlaPanthers' Tkachuk on the Pastrnak fight: "Just to see us out there battling at center ice in a playoff game, I think it’s pretty cool ... We weren’t going out there to play Patty Cake or anything. We were going out there to have some fun in the fight" https://t.co/u76sxoHt3u
Audited hit totals from Game 2 BOS-FLA: Fla, 65; Bos, 60.
From @Globe_Tara: Bruins and Panthers have become fierce rivals, and the Bruins fought back in Game 2, even in defeat https://t.co/NlEhSoafAz
There was plenty of rough stuff between the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins in Game 2, and it goes to show why the two teams might have the NHL's next great rivalry. Read: https://t.co/eDxuvX7VGV https://t.co/XDNFVJvHBq
Bruins vs. Panthers Game 2 featured wild 10-man fight in NHL Playoffs https://t.co/uvNcpA1mp9
Late in the third period of a game that his team was losing badly, David Pastrnak figured he’d had enough. It was only the second time Pastrnak has ever fought in the NHL. And it was against Matthew Tkachuk. @DownGoesBrown on the moment ⤵️ https://t.co/9qsCTinnFi https://t.co/h7Z5n5bAFU
12 game misconducts in a span of less than 2-and-a-half minutes of game action? A Matthew Tkachuk-David Pastrnak fight? Yeah. This #FlaPanthers-Bruins series has finally gotten feisty. "It's awesome for the sport," Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. https://t.co/u76sxoHt3u
‘Perfect’ captain Aleksander Barkov is putting the Panthers on his back ⤵️ https://t.co/cnRkWqc9fD
Bruins-Panthers Game 2 ends in violence as David Pastrnak, Matthew Tkachuk fight during huge brawl: ‘Not afraid of him’ https://t.co/9GzhMAuRyl https://t.co/uFDRuokscG
Stars Collide in Sunrise: Tkachuk and Pastrnak throw down, Montour gets his licks in against Marchand. The #FlaPanthers and #nhlBruins series is on… ⬇️👇👇👇⬇️ https://t.co/LfdPsytv3F
Matthew Tkachuk fights David Pastrnak in brutal brawl during NHL playoff game - before Bruins star tells his Panthers rival: 'I'm not afraid - I can take a punch' https://t.co/sA1TvvGHs1 https://t.co/9wgFbpJXVC
Talking Points from the Bruins 6-1 loss to the FLA in Game 2 of the second round: 🚨🚨 Aleksander Barkov (2 goals and 4 points) in a superstar performance 🍎🍎🍎🍎 Sam Reinhart (4 assists and a plus-3) 👊David Pastrnak drops the gloves w/Tkachuk Link: https://t.co/Ky0BljIKXr https://t.co/je1bAFHXYD
From @TheAthletic: Was David Pastrnak fighting Matthew Tkachuk an example of a superstar showing the kind of leadership that unites a team behind him? Or a stupid, reckless risk that could have ended in disaster? Our NHL columnist was a fan. https://t.co/si1zBOaM9p
COLUMN: The Bruins hit a wall midway through the game and things took a nasty turn late in a Game 2 blowout loss to the Florida Panthers that turned into old time hockey in the third period. It all sets up for a fascinating Game 3 on Friday night 🐻🏆👍 https://t.co/3VXqJyDYE8
Basically ... Tkachuk says he wants to fight Pasta. Pasta tells Montgomery about Tkachuk's demand. Montgomery asks if he wants to fight him. Pasta says "Yes!" Pasta lost the battle (the fight), but won the war. Gotta love playoff hockey. https://t.co/YOa1J03PK0
Takeaways: Bruins drop sloppy Game 2 to Panthers https://t.co/NygkcEeRJz
David Pastrnak-Matthew Tkachuk fight was pretty nasty https://t.co/rSmrlUWLA4
David Pastrnak’s brawl with Matthew Tkachuk caps third-period slugfest between Bruins, Panthers https://t.co/TntdM8eB22
Dave Hyde: Wham! Tkachuk drops Pastranak as Panthers-Bruins series gets fierce https://t.co/tjNBFzfRBA
Video shows David Pastrnak appearing to get permission from Bruins coach before a brutal Matthew Tkachuk fight https://t.co/RRUKi82H0E https://t.co/1Mjyb3dAMU
Hate, chaos arrive in Bruins-Panthers, including Pastrnak vs. Tkachuk fight: ‘I’m not afraid of him’ By @FlutoShinzawa https://t.co/8bAfrXIsS0
#NHLBruins winger David Pastrnak showed his leadership and dropped the gloves with #TimeToHunt winger Matthew Tkachuk in a 6-1 Game 2 loss for the Bruins. More at @BOSHockeyNow: https://t.co/v2YdCQxeMU
#NHLBruins winger David Pastrnak showed his leadership and dropped the gloves with #TimeToHunt winger Matthew Tkachuk in a 6-1 Game 2 loss for the Bruins. More here: https://t.co/bTYuloPgXU
Panthers-Bruins Game 2 gets out of hand as Florida ties series with blowout win https://t.co/vvzE9Rf7yx
Look: Panthers' Gustav Forsling gets buzzer goal heading into third period vs. Bruins https://t.co/DShaU8JrX2
Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2, Game 2: Florida Panthers 6, Boston Bruins 1 https://t.co/loLBLOjWgj
Barkov driving force for Panthers in Game 2 win against Bruins ⤵️ https://t.co/2lSyc8miEd
Bruins, Panthers turn up heat in rivalry in Game 2 ⤵️ https://t.co/x2JjMsDOzb
Matthew Tkachuk Beats The Living Piss Out of David Pastrnak https://t.co/9ZB7sLXnUV https://t.co/CRnPZ4pZ2w
Game 2: Florida Panthers 6, Boston Bruins 1 | PHOTOS https://t.co/o0fqCwj2gw
Check out my instant takeaways from tonight’s 6-1 Florida Panthers win over the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the @pbpost: https://t.co/uMM1m5vral
Here's your @BOSHockeyNow Bruins Postgame after a 6-1 loss for the #NHLBruins to #TimeToHunt in Game 2: -The adrenaline rush for the Bruins crashed hard -Barkov shows shades of Bergeron -Pastrnak fights Tkachuk https://t.co/pgVYssMTVC
Here's your @BOSHockeyNow Bruins Postgame after a 6-1 loss for the #NHLBruins to #TimeToHunt in Game 2: -The adrenaline rush for the Bruins crashed hard -The Bruins let Swayman down -Pastrnak fights Tkachuk https://t.co/pgVYssMTVC
Florida Panthers even Stanley Cup playoffs series with Boston Bruins after 6-1 victory https://t.co/9FAjyx37KG
NEW: 'End of world' scenario to new life with Florida Panthers' 6-1 statement win over Boston to even series: https://t.co/NQHucQvSCd @HeraldSports #NHL
146 hits combined for the #NHLBruins and #TimeToHunt in Game 2. BOS: 70 (leading hitter was Brad Marchand with 8) FLA: 76 (leading hitter was Sasha Barkov with 9) @BOSHockeyNow @flahockeynow
146 hits combined for the #NHLBruins and #TimeToHunt in Game 2. BOS: 70 (leading hitter was Brad Marchand with 8) FLA: 76 (leading hitter was Sasha Barkov with nine) @BOSHockeyNow @flahockeynow
“I’m not afraid of him. I can take a punch and I’d do anything for these guys here.” - David Pastrnak on his bout with Matthew Tkachuk. https://t.co/oEjLfTTevc
From @GlobeKPD: Bruins lost their discipline and defensive game, and other observations from Game 2 loss to Panthers https://t.co/ORc2NinlMb
DAVID PASTRNAK AND MATTHEW TKACHUK WERE SCRAPPIN' 😳 https://t.co/1OXUUp2Jby
Gotta love Pasta getting the go ahead from his coach to throw hands with Tkachuk @spittinchiclets https://t.co/KZEOis106B
Aleksander Barkov (2-2—4) tallied four points and scored the game winner to help the @FlaPanthers even their series at 1-1. #StanleyCup #NHLStats: https://t.co/RKN11nrFon https://t.co/eY4SiaYJkf
The Panthers and Bruins combined for 148(!) penalty minutes and 146 hits during Florida's Game 2 win. https://t.co/eq5gJD645w
‘End of world’ to new life: Florida Panthers crush Boston 6-1 in statement win to even series | Opinion https://t.co/rokffDytdE
The #FlaPanthers and #nhlBruins get nasty like we knew they could as Florida scores 6 unanswered and ties the series at 1 with a romp. 12 players ejected. https://t.co/GTJPbWxiqy
Panthers’ stifling, shutdown defense returns to form as Florida evens series with Bruins https://t.co/LVUiXauZ0N
The @FlaPanthers even the series up with a decisive win in Game 2! 🐀 https://t.co/Vb8RlKL7jy
A dominant win at home. 🏡 The @FlaPanthers have tied the series 1-1. https://t.co/D7InMlyCF0
FINAL, Round 2, Game 2: #FlaPanthers 6, Bruins 1 https://t.co/E7ZSx6zTQe
The @FlaPanthers have tied the series at one game apiece! 😼 #StanleyCup https://t.co/7FJ9REtOKt
Panthers outclass Bruins, holding them to 16 shots and scoring 6 unanswered, to even series 1-1 with Game 3 Friday in Boston. Barkov 2+2, Reinhart 4 assists, Montour 1+2, Lorentz/Forsling/Luostarinen goals
Pasta and Tkachuk agreed to fight before going at it the next shift! 🤯 https://t.co/HOVK6Spfpi
Game 2 between the Panthers and Bruins is unraveling 🌶️ Misconducts are being handed out left and right as scrums continue to spill over after the whistle. 🎥 @Sportsnet https://t.co/SDz99U9S6R
PASTA DROPS THE GLOVES WITH TKACHUK. 🥊 (🎥: @Sportsnet) https://t.co/dZjp808zJi
Yooo Tkachuk laying a beatdown on Pastrnak! #timetohunt https://t.co/J9auB7iwZh https://t.co/OFTXRDQ3yu
Pastrnak and Tkachuk drop the gloves right off the benches. Tkachuk throws a few punches at Pastrnak after he was down on the ice. What a wild finish to Game 2.
PASTRNAK AND TKACHUK DROP THE GLOVES! 🥊 https://t.co/RQqDxyOO2F
Aleksander Barkov nets his 2nd goal of the night to extend the Panthers lead. 🔥 ✅ To Score 2+ Goals +1800 https://t.co/JQDFzSmBMe
Pastrnak vs. Tkachuk?!?! Love to see hate in the #StanleyCupPlayoffs!
Pasta and Tkachuk throw down! What a series.
Holy [expletive], Matthew Tkachuk and David Pastrnak drop the gloves at center ice and Chucky levels Pasta. The benches are looking very spacious right now with 7:18 left to play.
Tkachuk just kicked the crap out of Pastrnak
Matthew Tkachuk and David Pastrnak just dropped the gloves mid-play at center ice. Tkachuk dropped him and the crowd started going WILD.
Matthew Tkachuk just ended David Pastrnak. Holy moly.
Four point game for Barkov (two goals, two assists)
Sasha Barkov strikes again! 🙌 #StanleyCup 🇺🇸: @espn ➡️ https://t.co/Pp9X7OGP3W 🇨🇦: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ https://t.co/sEijvXhbA1 https://t.co/uTEXGpW26B
Barkov sets up Montour for a shorthanded goal to make it 6-1 and more fights break out.
Brandon Montour pots home a shorthanded goal courtesy of a feed from Sasha Barkov — 6-1 Panthers with 8:06 to go.
6-1 #FlaPanthers. Montour. 8:02 left in regulation. Three-point game for Monty.
Aleksander Barkov gets his second of the night! 🚨 https://t.co/D8qfkZT17V
Brad Marchand stripped at the defensive blue line by Sasha Barkov, who ends up finishing off the play. 5-1 Panthers. Temperature has gone way up between these two teams in Game 2
The Panthers finally get their power play goal. Aleksander Barkov scored his second of the game after passing the puck back and forth with Matthew Tkachuk. Mambo No. 5-1 with 9:08 to go.
Barkov picks up his third point by making it 5-1...Absolute rock star tonight: Makes it 2-1, not giving up at end of second caused the 3-1 goal, assisted on the 4-1 goal and now makes it 5-1
The #FlaPanthers finally — finally — score a power play goal against Boston. Aleksander Barkov from the slot. 5-1 Panthers. 9:08 left in the game.
Surely, indeed. Sasha Barkov nets his second of the game, putting the Panthers up 5-1. https://t.co/eRN92LucjQ
Florida Panthers take a 4-1 lead in Game 2 👀 https://t.co/eYNv9HvOsB
Eetu Luostarinen puts the Panthers up 4-1 off of a nice little tic-tac-toe play from Barkov and Reinhart 1:28 into the third period.
Gustav Forsling put the @FlaPanthers up 3-1 in the dying seconds of the middle frame. #StanleyCup Tune in for the third period on @espn, @Sportsnet and @TVASports. #NHLStats: https://t.co/RKN11nrFon https://t.co/ckF2UUrOgv
GOAL: Eetu Luostarinen gives the Panthers a three-goal advantage, scoring on Jeremy Swayman from point-blank range. 4-1 Florida with 18:32 to play in the third.
Gustav Forsling with a buzzer beater to put the Florida Panthers up by 2 going into the third period. 😼 (🎥: @NHL) https://t.co/ArrTypNKGh
Gustav Forsling beats the buzzer and the @FlaPanthers are up by two after two in Game 2! ✌️ #StanleyCup 🇺🇸: @espn ➡️ https://t.co/Pp9X7OGP3W 🇨🇦: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ https://t.co/sEijvXhbA1 https://t.co/3Tfur0LjS7
Gustav Forsling beats the buzzer at the end of the second period! 😱 Watch Game 2: Panthers vs. Bruins on Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+. https://t.co/3ZzNbNzBiY
Gustav Forsling beats the buzzer at the end of the second period! 😱 Watch Game 2: Panthers vs. Bruins on Sportsnet or stream on Sortsnet+. https://t.co/ewxrmLKhPR
Gus Forsling just blasted a slap shot past Jeremy Swayman with 0.3 seconds to go in the second period. That clocked in at 91.9 mph, per the scoreboard, and it needed every bit of that speed. 3-1 Panthers heading into the break.
Forsling scores from left point with 1.3 seconds left in 2nd period to make it 3-1 Florida.
0.3 seconds left in the period, Gustav Forsling with a blast from the point from Anton Lundell. 3-1. That's all because Barkov on the previous shift forced an o-zone shift that ended up in an o-zone draw
GOAL: Gustav Forsling fires one past Jeremy Swayman at nearly 92 mph with just 0.3 seconds on the clock in the second period.
GOAL! Forsling w/ 0.3 seconds left! 3-1 Cats!
3-1 #FlaPanthers. Gustav Forsling fires one from the point with 0.3 seconds left in the second period.
#FlaPanthers are 0/4 on the power play against Boston today, 0/7 so far in the series, 0/18 this season overall vs the Bruins. At this point, I'd have Brandon Montour fire anything and everything at the net, have at least one person at the net front, and hope something happens
Panthers now 0/4 tonight, 0/7 on the series and 0/18 overall on the power play vs. the Bruins.
#FlaPanthers 0/3 on the power play tonight 0/17 v BOS this season
Penalty on the Panthers - #nhlBruins 0/1 on the power play tonight
2-1 #FlaPanthers. Aleksander Barkov buries a loose puck. Both Barkov and Cousins were in front of the net after Sam Reinhart fires the initial shot. 10:11 left in the second
Relentless shift by the Panthers and Sasha Barkov buries Sam Reinhart's rebound, 2-1, 10:11 left in the 2nd
Barkov with the rebound goal in front and it's 2-1 Florida at 9:49.
#FlaPanthers 2-1 with 10:11 left 2nd
#FlaPanthers tie it up Steven Lorentz in front deflecting in a Brandon Montour shot from the point. 18:04 left in the second. 1-1 game.
0/2 on the power play today, 0/16 vs Boston this season. https://t.co/4tNTkPMVb9
DeBrusk called for tripping Lorentz at 8:34. Panthers PP (0-for-1 so far)
Jake DeBrusk trips up Steve Lorentz, Panthers head back to the power play with 11:26 to go in the first. It’s been all Bruins since the last unsuccessful Florida power play.
Panthers' second power play. DeBrusk trips Lorentz
Panthers back on the power play as Jake DeBrusk goes to the penalty box for tripping.
#FlaPanthers going back to the power play with 11:26 left in the first.
#FlaPanthers back on the power play
Florida’s power play ends 14 seconds early — Anton Lundell is off for tripping. Power play gets two shots off, a bit quicker on the movement but Boston seemed to have figured it out after the first 20 seconds.
#FlaPanthers now 0/15 on the power play this season against Boston. Anton Lundell called for a penalty late on the man advantage. We'll have 14 seconds of 4 on 4 and then Boston gets 1:46 of a power play.
Lundell called for tripping Marchand in offensive zone at 2:03. Ends Panthers PP with 14 seconds left. Bruins will have first PP in 14 seconds.
Panthers continue their run without a power-play goal this season against Boston. Lundell negates the final 14 seconds of the PP with a tripping minor
Now 0/15 on the power play this season v Boston
17 seconds in, and the Panthers get a power play. Will they be able to snap their 0-for power-play streak against the Bruins? https://t.co/lTY6ZzoMZ1
#FlaPanthers on a power play 17 seconds in
After stealing Game 1, can the Bruins go up 2-0 in Florida? Follow Game 2 live updates. https://t.co/zPu1Z5LW0d
Pre-game warmups are underway at Amerant Bank Arena for Game 2 between the Bruins and Panthers. It will be Jeremy Swayman (BOS) and Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) in the nets.
Game 2 from Florida tonight as the Panthers look to even the series with the Boston Bruins. 7:30pmET on @Sportsnet & CBC #StanleyCupPlayoffs https://t.co/WzJlWWiTTZ
Do the @NHLBruins ship up to Boston with a 2-0 series lead? Or is tonight the night the @FlaPanthers even the series? 🐻😼 #StanleyCup 🇺🇸: @espn ➡️ https://t.co/Pp9X7OGP3W 🇨🇦: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ https://t.co/sEijvXhbA1 https://t.co/iFAwbzeT9e
Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2, Game 2 live updates: Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins https://t.co/n7wDXMlWWJ
It's a sundown showdown in Sunrise! As the Panthers look to rebound from a shocking Game 1 loss, the Bruins hope Jeremy Swayman will continue his electric play in net. https://t.co/3FH1IZRrlI
After falling to the Boston Bruins in Game 1, will the Florida Panthers tie things up tonight? 🤔 https://t.co/KPNLMJVRBl
After a 5-1 loss to the Bruins in Game 1, will the Panthers tie the series up tonight? 🤔 https://t.co/GjXAOUxsbS
Jeremy Swayman has been nothing short of brilliant thus far into the postseason, and he should continue to be busy tonight. @NeilParkerBets has you covered with a preview and prediction for Game 2 between the Bruins and the Panthers ⤵️ https://t.co/Lj09CGrwat
What’s everyone thinking tonight for the Bruins/Panthers? I got people telling me the Panthers will sweep the next 4. I think Bruins will win the series after watching game 1. Swayman has entered another realm. Florida is going to throw everything they have at him.
The #NHLBruins will be aiming to grab a 2-0 series lead when they battle the Panthers in Game 2 tonight in Sunrise. Wednesday's Pregame Rundown ⤵️ https://t.co/u9NQZ2zBQa
Jeremy Swayman is en fuego for the Bruins. With a .955 save percentage in his seven playoff starts, if Boston scores two goals, they win. https://t.co/OeZjxjEkyq
In the Panthers' Game 1 loss to Boston, they went 0/3 on the power play, just like their previous loss to the Bruins. And the one before that. And the one before that. They've gone 0/3 in every game vs. Boston this year. They'll try to snap that tonight. https://t.co/lTY6ZzoMZ1
Game 2's on tap. 📍 Sunrise, FLA 🕰️ 7:30 p.m. ET 🆚 @FlaPanthers 📺 @ESPN 📻 @985TheSportsHub https://t.co/Uot9xYKEnJ
Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman is in the zone, and Panthers need to get him out of it https://t.co/Yu6ZZdipb2
Panthers looking for boost in Game 2 against Bruins coming off humbling loss ⤵️https://t.co/VM2KvnniCz
Jeremy Swayman is in the zone, and Panthers need to get him out of it Plus, Bennett closing in on return, Lohrei’s confidence, Ekblad/Forsling looking for bounce back and Bruins’ stingy PK MEATY Panthers-Bruins notebook from @FlutoShinzawa & me https://t.co/lmjnN9PH2A
COLUMN: Impressive win for the Bruins where they clearly were still riding the momentum of their Game 7 win over the Maple Leafs, and the Panthers looked like they'd been idle for the last week. Should make for a really entertaining, nasty Game 2 🐻🏆👍 https://t.co/b2E1IoRyjr
Panthers working to snap 0-for streak on power plays vs. Bruins https://t.co/o5BgEpTbcD