Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, injuries, odds, player props

The reigning Stanley Cup champions open their season hosting the Boston Bruins, a team they've knocked out of the last two Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Two years ago, Florida stunned Boston, who was the best regular season team in NHL history, in Game 7 overtime. Last year, the Panthers won their second-round series 4-2 on their way to winning the Stanley Cup.

Ahead of the new season, both teams are expected to be in the Eastern Conference playoff picture come the spring time. But first, both teams will look to get off to a winning start on Tuesday night.

How to watch Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers, TV channel and streaming

Bruins vs. Panthers will air on ESPN, which is available on any service that carries the network, such as traditional cable, YouTube TV or fuboTV. In Canada, the game will air on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

Streaming will also be available on ESPN+.

Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers start time, date, venue

Bruins vs. Panthers will begin at 7 PM ET on Tuesday, October 8 from Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.

Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers injury report

Bruins: Matthew Poitras (day-to-day), Alec Regula (day-to-day)

Panthers: Tomas Nosek (out - upper body)

Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers odds

BOS Bruins	+125 ML
FLA Panthers	-150 ML
Puck Line	FLA -1.5 (+165)
Total	O/U 5.5

Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers player props

Anytime Goalscorer

David Pastrnak (BOS)	+120
Sam Reinhart (FLA)	+145
Carter Verhaeghe (FLA)	+190
Matthew Tkachuk (FLA)	+210
Brad Marchand (BOS)	+220
Aleksander Barkov (FLA)	+230
Sam Bennett (BOS)	+275

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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.