Paul Maurice just told reporters Jacob Markstrom will start for the Panthers in Boston, per Jameson Olive.
Florida closes the back-to-back at TD Garden today after a 4-3 loss in Washington on Saturday night. The Panthers are 9-6-2, and the Bruins are sitting first in the Atlantic Division.
Markstrom gets the crease after Akira Schmid played Saturday. We reported Wednesday that Markstrom's start against the Blackhawks was set, and he has played 8 games this season.
Olive relayed that Maurice also called Anton Lundell a game-time decision, with Jack Devine in if Lundell can't go.
The Bruins have their own goalie news. Boston Hockey Now reports Jeremy Swayman is back in net, and that Matthew Poitras draws in on the second line while Marat Khusnutdinov drops to the third.
Swayman has 12 games played this season, so the matchup is a veteran Panthers starter against a Bruins goalie who has been in the net often. Poitras brings 4 goals and 3 assists in 12 games into his bigger role.
Schmid did his part Saturday, stopping 27 of 31 shots in Washington. The Panthers still gave up four, and now the schedule hands them the second night of a back-to-back on the road.
Schmid's run earlier this month made this a real goalie question for Maurice. Against a Boston team that has scored 64 goals, I like the veteran in the crease. Markstrom has 586 career NHL games behind him, and a back-to-back finale at TD Garden is no place for a coin flip.
Does Anton Lundell play in Boston?
That is the storyline until warmups. Lundell was listed out against Washington on Saturday, and the latest injury report has him as day-to-day with an undisclosed issue.
When healthy this season he has 4 goals and 2 assists in 16 games. The Panthers would love to have him back at center for a game this tight.
If he can't go, the Panthers already have the replacement in the building. The team announced this morning that they recalled forward Jack Devine from the Checkers.
Devine has not played an NHL game this season. He has 6 career games and no points, so the Panthers would be asking him to step into a tough building on short notice.
We will keep tabs on Lundell's status as the Panthers get closer to puck drop in Boston.
Quick hits
CALGARY FLAMESThe Flames just announced that Kevin Bahl goes on injured reserve and needs season-ending surgery for a ruptured Achilles.
That is a rough blow for Calgary's blue line.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKSBowen Byram won't return until he sees a "certain specialist," according to a report this morning.
No timeline there, which will make Blackhawks fans nervous.
WINNIPEG JETSA post this morning says defenseman Elias Salomonsson will be away from the Jets indefinitely for personal reasons.
Nothing more is known at this point.
MILESTONEThe Canucks announced that Filip Hronek reached 300 career points with an assist last night in Edmonton.
Nice round number for the defenseman.
EDMONTON OILERSConnor McDavid and the Oilers host the Rangers on Monday, and the home record is the thing to watch.
The Oilers have some work to do at Rogers Place.
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