Sunrise, FL. It all starts with one.
Sam Bennett scored two goals, while Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues each contributed one goal and one assist. The Florida Panthers commenced their title defense with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Bruins in the season opener for both teams.
Prior to the game, Florida raised its championship banner.
Euto Luostarinen and Jonah Gadjovich each scored for Florida, while Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves.
Boston opted to start Joonas Korpisalo in goal rather than newly re-signed Jeremy Swayman, who finalized his eight-year, $66 million contract on Sunday. Korpisalo recorded 29 saves. By the midway point of the second period, with the score at 5-1, Panthers fans vocally expressed their support for Swayman through chants of “We want Swayman.”
Pavel Zacha, Charlie McAvoy, Trent Frederic, and David Pastrnak each scored for Boston, extending their consecutive-opening-game wins to five. Meanwhile, Florida has achieved a 4-1 record in its most recent five season openers.
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