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Bruins roll past Panthers 5-1 for 1-0 series lead

Swayman stops 38 shots

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Justin Swayman made 38 saves as the Boston Bruins defeated the Florida Panthers 5-1 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Second Round series on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.

Jeremy Swayman, Charlie McAvoy, Brad Marchand, and David Pastrnak each had a goal and an assist for the Bruins, who took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Eetu Luostarinen scored for the Panthers, who lost for the first time in their last five playoff games. Spencer Knight made 23 saves.

The Bruins took a 1-0 lead at 10:24 of the first period when Marchand scored on a power play. McAvoy made it 2-0 at 16:37 of the first, and Pastrnak extended the lead to 3-0 at 1:04 of the second.

The Panthers got on the board at 12:30 of the second when Luostarinen scored on a power play. However, the Bruins regained their three-goal lead at 17:09 of the second when Derek Forbort scored.

The Bruins put the game away at 12:03 of the third period when Swayman scored an empty-net goal.

Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Saturday night in Sunrise.

Conclusion

The Bruins took a 1-0 lead in the series and will look to take a 2-0 lead when they host the Panthers in Game 2 on Saturday night. The Panthers will need to find a way to generate more offense and get more saves from Knight if they want to even the series.

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