The Bruins will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they begin a four-game road trip at Florida against the Panthers Thursday night.<\/p>\n
With just one regulation loss in their last 10 games, the Bruins are closing in on a spot in the playoffs. A win tonight would not only inch them closer to the postseason, but would push the struggling two-time defending Stanley Cup champions to the brink of elimination. <\/p>\n
The Panthers are one spot above last place in the Eastern Conference after losing six of their last nine games and have 12 players on the injured list, but they are still a dangerous team, having defeated the Senators 6-3 on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
The Bruins are coming off a 6-3 win over the Stars<\/a> in which Viktor Arvidsson posted the fifth hat trick of his career and first since March March 4, 2022.<\/p>\n Get Starting Point<\/p>\n A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was three easy ones,\u201d Arvidsson said. \u201cOne was two inches from the goal, and the other two were empty-netters.\u201d<\/p>\n Here is a preview.<\/p>\n When: Thursday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Fla.<\/p>\n TV, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM 98.5<\/p>\n Line: Boston -150. O\/U: 6.5.<\/p>\n BRUINS<\/p>\n Season record: 43-24-8. vs. spread: 49-26. Over\/under: 42-32, 1 push<\/p>\n Last 10 games: 7-1-2. vs. spread: 9-1. Over\/under: 7-3<\/p>\n PANTHERS<\/p>\n Season record: 36-35-3. vs. spread: 25-49. Over\/under: 41-31, 2 pushes<\/p>\n Last 10 games: 4-6-0. vs. spread: 4-6. Over\/under: 5-5<\/p>\n TEAM STATISTICS<\/p>\n Goals scored: Boston 252, Florida 217<\/p>\n Goals allowed: Boston 230, Florida 246<\/p>\n Power play: Boston 24.0%, Florida 19.8%<\/p>\n Penalty minutes: Boston 942, Florida 848<\/p>\n Penalty kill: Boston 76.2%, Florida 81.9%<\/p>\n Faceoffs won: Boston 52.7%, Florida 47.2%<\/p>\n Stat of the day: David Pastrnak has 23 points in his last 14 games. <\/p>\n Notes: Pastrnak leads the Bruins in assists (66) and points (95), and is closing in on 100 points for the fourth straight season. His previous career-high in assists was 63. \u2026 Morgan Geekie is first on the Bruins with 34 goals and ranks second in points (63). Pavel Zacha\u2019s career-high 60 points is good for third. \u2026 The Bruins are just 15-14-7 on the road. Florida is 20-15-3 at home. \u2026 After tonight, the Bruins will face the Lightning on Saturday and Flyers on Sunday before concluding their road trip against the Hurricanes at Carolina on Tuesday. \u2026 Former Bruin Brad Marchand has been out of action for Florida since March 6 with a lower body injury.<\/p>\n Follow Andrew Mahoney @GlobeMahoney<\/a>.<\/p>\n