Simulating Boston vs. Florida Game 2 in NHL 24 Our series simulation [https://thehockeynews.com/gaming/latest-news/boston-bruins-vs-florida-panthers-2nd-round-series-prediction] 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 For more NHL 24 playoff simulations bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site [https://thehockeynews.com/gaming/].