The Boston Bruins may realize why they should have closed out the Maple Leafs earlier when they travel to take on the Florida Panthers in Sunrise. The Panthers rolled through their first-round series against the Lightning and have been waiting for the winner of the Leafs-Bruins series since last Monday. The best-case scenario happened for Florida, as the series with the most hits extended to seven games.
The Bruins won a tightly contested Game 7 on Saturday night with a David Pastrnak overtime winner. The question now will be if they have anything left to take on the Panthers, or if they can ride the wave of that momentum to get through their first two games on the road.