After their sensational first-round series victory, the Boston Bruins knew they would be facing an uphill battle against Florida. Four games into the series, they’ve faced tilted ice in more ways than one. Rolling right into Sunrise with just one day of rest after dispatching Toronto, Boston smacked the Panthers with a 5-1 haymaker to open the series. Florida had …

Brad Marchand had the game on his stick. In the dying seconds of regulation, the Bruins’ stalwart winger broke through the Florida defense from center ice with a clean look at goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. Had he scored, not only would the roof of TD Garden blast into space, but he would’ve sent Florida packing for the summer. Instead, Bobrovsky made …

Any thoughts of a quick first-round cakewalk for the Bruins quickly dissipated on Wednesday night following a 6-3 trouncing by Florida. The Panthers scored four goals in the third period to pull away from Boston and even the series at one. With Patrice Bergeron missing his second consecutive game, the Bruins looked just as choppy and disjointed as Monday night. …