The Florida Panthers never led against a team that had lost six straight games, yet felt pretty good about the way they played on Saturday. So, they ended up losing 4-3 in overtime to the Boston Bruins.

They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.

A number of Panthers had a bit of a different look on Monday. Florida has eight players in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament and some of them were trying out their new team-issued pants ...

Aleksander Barkov #16, Gustav Forsling #42, Anton Lundell #15, Aaron Ekblad #5 and Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the Florida Panthers arrives at the arena ahead of the 2024 NHL Global Series Finland game ...