Schedule and 2023-24 Results
Regular Season Records: Florida 52-24-6=110pts, Boston 47-20-15=109pts
Game 1 on Monday, 06 May: Boston wins at Florida, 5-goals-1
Game 2 on Wednesday, 08 May: Boston loses at Florida, 6-goals-1
Game 3 on Friday, 10 May: Florida wins at Boston, 6-goals-2
Game 4 on Sunday, 12 May: Florida wins at Boston, 3-goals-2
Game 5 on Tuesday, 14 May: Boston wins at Florida, 2-goals-1
Game 6 on Friday, 17 May: Florida wins at Boston, 2-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Florida Panthers visited and topped the Boston Bruins 2-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1559 victory. With the series 1559 win, the Florida Panthers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 9-8 overall and 3-1 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1559 loss, the Boston Bruins see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 55-56 overall and 16-15 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Florida Panthers in series 1559 was LWWWLW: Series 1559 thus becomes the ninth NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the 25th NHL series (all rounds), and the 56th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Boston Bruins were last ousted from a best-of-7 NHL Quarterfinals series through a win order of WLLLWL in series 782, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Quarterfinals; the just-concluded series 1559 marks the 25th anniversary of that 1999 ouster. The Florida Panthers trailed their host Boston Bruins by one goal as late as 12:43 into the second period of their series 1559 Game 6, but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2023, inclusive, road teams down one goal as late as 12:43 into the second period had a game record of only 207-724 (.222) - the Florida Panthers thus achieve a grade-C (.200 - .299) in-game comeback in their ouster of Boston. The series 1559 loss by the Boston Bruins increases their best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL-leading total of playoff series losses to 56.

After Game 5: The Boston Bruins visited and defeated the Florida Panthers 2-goals-1 to reduce the Florida Panthers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1559 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 6 record of 2-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 4-23 and a Game 6 record of 13-14. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Florida Panthers in all three previous such series of theirs have seen their Game 6 outcome presage their series outcome (two wins, one loss). The series 1559 Game 5 victory by the Boston Bruins ends a four-Game 5 losing streak by the Bruins in best-of-7 NHL playoff series (irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes).

After Game 4: The Florida Panthers visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1559 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 3-0 and a Game 5 record of 3-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 0-25 and a Game 5 record of 7-18. Series 1559 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series in which the Florida Panthers reached a 3-games-1 lead by other than a WWWL win order. Irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have an active four-Game 5 losing streak. The Florida Panthers trailed their host Boston Bruins by two goals as late as 14:47 into the second period of series 1559 Game 4, but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2023, inclusive, road teams down two goals as late as 14:47 into the second period had a game record of only 38-490 (.072) - the Florida Panthers thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback to take their 3-games-1 series 1559 lead.

After Game 3: The Florida Panthers visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 6-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1559 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 1-1 and a Game 4 record of 0-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 10-27 and a Game 4 record of 19-18. With their series 1559 Game 3 victory, the Florida Panthers increase their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 3 winning streak (irrespective of Games 1-2) to five. With their series 1559 Game 3 loss, the Boston Bruins see their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 3 winning streak (irrespective of Games 1-2) ended at five. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series, teams such as the Florida Panthers in series 1559 which win Game 3 on the road by four goals to take a 2-games-1 series lead had a 9-4 series record.

After Game 2: The Florida Panthers hosted and defeated the Boston Bruins 6-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1559 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 4-3 and a Game 3 record of 2-5, while the Boston Bruins have a series record of 28-21 and a Game 3 record of 26-23 (with an active four-Game 3 winning streak). Irrespective of Games 1-2 outcomes, the Boston Bruins have an active five-Game 3 winning streak in best-of-7 NHL playoffs. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series history, the only previous team to lose Game 1 by four goals and then win Game 2 by five goals was the Toronto Maple Leafs, in series 1519 against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2023 NHL Preliminary round (with Games 1-2 in Toronto): Toronto would win series 1519 in six games.

After Game 1: The Boston Bruins visited and bested the Florida Panthers 5-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1559 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 39-20 and a Game 2 record of 32-27 (with an active six-Game 2 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 2-7 and a Game 2 record of 4-5. Of the two Florida Panthers best-of-7 NHL playoff series victories in the wake of a Game 1 loss, the second was over the Boston Bruins in series 1518, in the 2023 NHL Preliminary round. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series in which the road team wins by four goals, said team has a 6-6 series record and a 4-8 Game 2 record.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2023-24 NHL regular season, the Florida Panthers finished one point ahead of the Boston Bruins. From 1939 through the 2024 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by one regular-season point, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 14-9 (.609) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1559 is the seventeenth best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Florida Panthers, and the 111th for the Boston Bruins. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Florida Panthers have an all-rounds series record of 8-8, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 2-1, and a Game 1 record of 7-9, while the Boston Bruins have an all-rounds series record of 55-55, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 16-14, and a Game 1 record of 59-51. Series 1559 is the third best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins. In the previous two best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings between these two teams, the Florida Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins on both occasions (series 701, in the 1996 NHL Preliminary round; series 1518, in the 2023 NHL Preliminary round; on both occasions, Florida reached the NHL Finals).