After a two-game road trip, the Florida Panthers (25-15-2) return to Amerant Bank Arena to take on the Boston Bruins (20-19-5) in a matinee matchup, covered nationally on ABC .

Feisty Florida overcame a 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche with a 4-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club in the first-ever meeting between the two franchises. Jesper Boqvist scored the game-winning goal and added an empty-net goal, and Sergei Bobrovsky was named third star for his outstanding performance of 26 saves. Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen also turned on the red light for the Panthers at the Delta Center.

The Bruins enter today on a terrible six-game losing streak, with just 11 goals scored during that span. Boston was beaten 4-1 by the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Thursday, costing them third place in the Atlantic Division. David Pastrnak leads the team in all major offensive categories with 17 goals, 25 assists and 42 points.

• WHEN: 1:00 p.m. ET
• WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
• ON THE TUBE: ABC
• ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 FM (keys)
• SOCIAL: #TimeToHunt, #NHLBruins, #BOSvsFLA, @LitterBoxCatsLBC FaceBook
• Enemy information: Stanley Cup of Chowder
• SEASON SERIES: Game 3 of 4 (2:0)
• LAST MEETING: FLA 4, @BOS 3 – (Recap) October 14, 2024
• NEXT MEETING: March 11, 2025
• PROPOSED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (18-9-1 .903 / 2.69 1SO) Boston: Swayman (13-15-3 .893 / 2.92 2SO)
• PLAYER STATISTICS: Florida/Boston

Saturday in the NHL (Rankings/Panthers playoff chances)

• Seattle (17-22-3 37P) at BUFFALO (16-21-5 37P) 4 p.m
• OTTAWA (19-18-3 41P) at Pittsburgh (18-17-8 44P) 4 p.m
• Vancouver (13/18/10 46 p.m.) at TORONTO (27/14/2 56 p.m.) 7 p.m
• Dallas (26-13-1 53P) at MONTREAL (20-18-3 43P) 7 p.m
• TAMPA BAY (22-15-2 46P) at New Jersey (25-15-4 54P) 7 p.m

Idle: DET (42P)