from David Wilson of the Miami Herald,

On the Florida Panthers’ 16th shot of the first 24 minutes, Givani Smith corralled a rebound behind the net, tried to jam the puck around the right post and was just a beat too slow. Linus Ullmark slid over, covered up the fourth-line left wing’s attempt and let the Boston Bruins reset.

Less than a minute later, the Bruins, on only their 10th shot, beat Alex Lyon for the second time, on a long-range, wide-angle attempt the goaltender knew he should have stopped. The Panthers, as feisty as they were for the first period and change Monday in Boston, fell into a hole they could never overcome in their postseason-opening 3-1 loss despite outshooting the Bruins and getting a mostly spectacular performance from Lyon in net.

It’s just how tough it will be for Florida to upset Boston in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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