Playoff hockey is different

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Paul Maurice on Sasha Barkov:

“I think, in a very good way, he’s the perfect man to be captain of the Florida Panthers.”

The Panthers bounced back on Wednesday night with a dominating 6-1 win over the Bruins

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Lots of love tonight for Barkov from his coach and teammates. The Panthers captain had four points and the game winning goal.

“He stepped up when we needed him the most,” Eetu Luostarinen said. “I think he’s been unreal all of the playoffs.”

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Panthers bludgeon Bruins, 6-1

1-1 in series

Game 3 is Saturday

Even the stars hate each other in this particular Boston-SoFla series.

This is a great response by the Panthers and not just the score.

The physicality.

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Well, the entire crowd was chanting 'F you Boston'. There's definitely some turnover from the Heat fans in here

Forsling scores with 0.3 seconds left

Florida takes a two-goal into the third after a late goal… like Boston did last game

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Forsling slap shot.

3-1 Panthers

Panthers fourth line has been its best in this series

Barkov gives Florida the lead. Once again, some traffic in front and the Panthers score. This wouldn’t have happened without the forecheck of the fourth-line, who kept this extended shift going

2-1 Panthers

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They look rattled

No one else noticed this?

After 20: Bruins 1 Panthers 0

Not a great period, but the Panthers somewhat got their legs going towards the end of that frame. Five Reasons Sports 🏀🏈⚾️🏒⚽️