Revenge is not complete until they win the series, but Boston is off to a good start with a 5-1 win over the Panthers on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Florida famously eliminated the Bruins in the first round last season even after Boston set single season NHL records for wins and points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This matchup seems personal for Boston, who also took all four meetings with the Panthers during the regular season. It wouldn’t have been a surprise if the Bruins came out flat in Game 1 either, considering they just wrapped up a grueling 7-game series<\/a> with Toronto two nights prior with a 2-1 OT win, but this is a team that has some momentum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston can easily go up 2-0 in the series on Wednesday just because of the way Jeremy Swayman<\/strong> is playing in net. Even though Auston Matthews<\/strong> (illness) missed two games in the series, Toronto still has an incredibly talented offense that features the likes of John Tavares<\/strong> and Mitch Marner<\/strong> and Swayman held the Leafs to two goals or less in all seven games of the series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n