The Florida Panthers picked up a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. With this, the Panthers now have a 1-0 series lead over Carolina, and two former Boston Bruins forwards are notable reasons behind it.
Former Bruins forward A.J. Greer scored the Panthers' eventual game-winning goal at the 3:33 mark of the second period. It was a good goal from the 28-year-old winger, too, as he one-timed a Niko Mikkola feed past Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen.
Greer was not the only former Bruin who made an impact in this contest, however. Tomas Nosek had a strong performance himself, recording two assists on the night. His first assist came on Greer's game-winner, and his second helper was on Eetu Luostarinen's third-period goal at the 14:55 mark.
Nosek's assist on Luostarinen's goal was particularly nice. The former Bruin made a perfect feed in front to Luostarinen before the latter fired it home.
Greer and Nosek have been solid depth players for the Panthers all post-season, and they certainly had strong nights for Florida in Game 1 against the Canes. In nine playoff games this year with the Panthers, Greer now has two goals and three points. Nosek, on the other hand, now has three assists and a plus-5 rating in six playoff games for Florida. With this, Brad Marchand is not the only former Bruins forward thriving with the Panthers.
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