Simulating Boston vs. Florida Game 2 in NHL 24. Is EA SPORTS predicting a bounce-back game from the Panthers?
Our series simulation had the Bruins winning in six and taking Game 1 3-2 in overtime. That didn't quite transpire in real life as Boston comfortably won the series-opening game 5-1.
This simulation was a thriller. Florida had a 3-2 lead with nine minutes left until the Bruins capitalized on their powerplay opportunities to take a 4-3 lead. It didn't take long for Florida to respond as Sam Reinhart scored off the ensuing faceoff.
The game looked destined for overtime, but Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad had other plans as he scored the game-winner with just 27 seconds left on the clock.
The Panthers' second line of Reinhart, Lundell, and Luostarinen was sensational combining for four goals, 10 points, and a plus-14.
Boston's Pavel Zacha, the series simulation's MVP, scored twice. Jeremy Swayman struggled allowing five goals on 27 shots.
Here are the lines we used for the game:
Boston's Projected Lines:
DeBrusk - Zacha - Pastrnak
Marchand - Coyle - Geekie
Van Riemsdyk - Frederic - Brazeau
Beecher - Brown - Maroon
Lindholm - McAvoy
Lohrei - Carlo
Forbort - Wotherspoon
Swayman
Ullmark
Florida's Projected Lines:
Verhaeghe - Barkov - Tkachuk
Luostarinen - Lundell - Reinhart
Tarasenko - Stenlund - Rodrigues
Cousins - Lorentz - Okposo
Forsling - Ekblad
Mikkola - Montour
Ekman-Larsson - Kulikov
Bobrovsky
Stolarz
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