Jeremy Swayman talks with the media after agreeing to an 8-year, $66 million contract extension with the Bruins.
What to Know
- The Bruins have lost their season opener for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign.
- The Panthers dominated offensively with six goals, 35 shots and 42 scoring chances.
- Joonas Korpisalo made his Bruins debut in net and allowed six goals on 35 shots.
- The Bruins penalty kill was one of the few bright spots. This unit went 6-for-6.
- The B's will be back in action Thursday night for their home opener against the Canadiens.
The Florida Panthers continue to show they are the Boston Bruins' kryptonite.
They raised their 2024 Stanley Cup banner to the rafters at Amerant Bank Arena before puck drop and then beat the Bruins 6-4 on Tuesday night. Florida opened the scoring in the first period and never looked back. Boston trailed by multiple goals most of the game and at one point faced a 5-1 deficit in the secod period.
Check out our Bruins-Panthers live blog below for a recap of the game.
Final: Panthers win 6-4
By Nick Goss
It's only one game, and Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman didn't play, but there was almost nothing positive about this performance for Boston. The Bruins trailed 5-1 halfway through the game, and even though they played pretty well in the third period, the early deficit was way too large to overcome.
Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo gave up six goals on 35 shots in his debut. He didn't play well, but the defense in front of him was even worse. The Bruins allowed 42 scoring chances, including 22 high-danger chances (see the red area in the graphic below).
Graphic via Natural Stat TrickThis is actually the first season-opening defeat for the Bruins since the 2018-19 campaign when they lost 7-0 to the Washington Capitals on the road. The B's made it all the way to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final that season.
The Bruins' next game is their home opener Thursday night against the rival Montreal Canadiens at TD Garden.
Score alert: Trent Frederic, David Pastrnak score late in third period
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Score alert: Evan Rodrigues scores, gives Panthers 6-2 lead
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Third period underway
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Second intermission: Panthers 5-2
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Score alert: Charlie McAvoy buries rebound, B's trail 5-2
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Score alert: Jonah Gadjovich gives Panthers 5-1 lead
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Bruins PK has been good
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Second period is underway
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First intermission: 4-1 Panthers
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Score alert: Sam Bennett scores second goal
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Score alert: Panthers score shorthanded, lead 3-1
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Score alert: Pavel Zacha scores shorthanded goal for B's
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Panthers are dominating the game so far
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Score alert: Panthers go up 2-0 on Eetu Luostarinen goal
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Score alert: Sam Bennett gives Panthers a 1-0 lead
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Fight: Mark Kastelic and A.J. Greer drop the gloves
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Huge early save by Korpisalo
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We're underway
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Panthers unveil Stanley Cup banner
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Projected lineup for Panthers
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Projected lineup for Bruins
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Jeremy Swayman talks with the media after agreeing to an 8-year, $66 million contract extension with the Bruins.
The Boston Bruins enter a new NHL season with high expectations after winning a Stanley Cup playoff series last season for the first time since 2021.
And with goaltender Jeremy Swayman now signed to an eight-year, $66 million contract, this team has all the ingredients needed to be among the top contenders in the Eastern Conference.
"Well, I think if we get everybody in camp and everybody healthy, we're a cup contender. There's no question. I strongly believe that," Bruins president Cam Neely said at a press conference on Sept. 30. "I think our players believe that. I know our coaching staff believes that.
"... I think we're going to defend extremely well. Are we going to get the offense we'd like? That remains to be seen. We know who can produce. We just will still need some guys to step up offensively. Our power play, we talked about that. It slipped a little bit in the last half of last year. I think that can come back now that maybe we have a little bit more of a bumper position solidified with Elias (Lindholm). I think he likes to play there, so we'll see how that goes.