Bruins vs. Panthers 12/5/16 PREVIEW: Battle Florida figuratively and literally.

Just the Facts:

THE TIME: 7pm

THE PLACE: TD Garden, Boston, MA

THE NETWORK: NESN, Sportsnet, TVAS, NHL Network (US only)

THE RADIO STATION: 98.5 The Sports Hub

THE OPPOSING SB NATION BLOG: Litter Box Cats

THE STAKES: TBL picked up a pity point and thus Boston must win this game in any fashion to get 3rd place in the Atlantic back.

Game Notes:

• Chara continues to skate at practice for Boston, but until we hear otherwise there's a good chance he won't be playing.
• Florida has recently come into a major offensive slump, but would LOVE this game to go their way as they're currently a few points back from the wildcard.
• Luongo is still good, just not Tuukka Rask good. If ever there was a time for depth scoring now would be the time.
• This is GM/Coach Tom Rowe's first time in Boston as coach. Let's see how he does.
• Your leading goalscorer in Florida is Jonathan Marchessault. If you were a minor league hockey fan, you'd likely know him from his brief but scoring stints as a Springfield Falcon before they became Thunderbirds. Needless to say Boston should probably keep his line away from scoring chances.

Never 4get:

I'm not gonna lie there are way too many highlights of Florida getting one on Boston from somewhere in the last three decades. So here's Adam McQuaid rekting Shane Harper's life.