Boston’s hot start and Florida’s leading scorer set up a sharp test at TD Garden.
Boston hosts Florida on Sunday with a 12-4-1 record, 25 points and a three-game winning streak; the Panthers are 9-6-2 with 20 points after a loss in their last outing. The power-index gap is stark: Boston ranks third at 84, while Florida sits 15th at 65.3. Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk has 24 points in 15 games, while David Pastrnak leads Boston with 20 points in 15. Boston’s .916 team save percentage in the power-index metrics tops Florida’s .884, so containing Tkachuk’s playmaking while making that advantage count in net could decide it.