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When the Bruins take the ice at TD Garden tonight to face the Florida Panthers, they will try to accomplish something that they haven't been able to achieve this season: win three straight games. Florida enters tonight's game with a 5-9-1 record. The Panthers are trying to bounce back from back -to-back loses to the Washington Capitals in a home and home series over the weekend.

Know Your Enemy

Florida Panthers (5-9-1)

Head Coach: Peter DeBoer

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Injury Report

Florida has so many question marks with injuries entering tonight's game that I don't even want to attempt to speculate what their lines and D-pairs will look like.

Notes:

- The Panthers signed free agent tough guy Steve MacIntyre this week.

- Derek Morris missed practice on Wednesday due to an illness. Morris also sat out the morning skate on Tuesday, but still played Tuesday night vs. Pittsburgh. Unless, his condition worsened after Tuesday night's game, I would expect Morris to be in the lineup again tonight.

- Mark Stuart has put up his own money to buy tickets to tonight's game for members of the military and their families. If you would like to help honor our military heroes, you can purchase discount tickets for $50.50 that will be donated to USO New England. Fans that donate tickets will be entered into a drawing for tickets to the NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park. To find out how you can donate tickets to The Seats for Soldiers program, visit www.bostonbruins.com/seatsforsoldiers

- For more on the Panthers, check out Litter Box Cats

- Game starts at 7:00 and can be seen on NESN and heard on 98.5 FM "The Sports Hub". Public Skate open thread starts a half hour before puck drop.

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