The Panthers and Bruins in the Eastern Conference plus Rangers and Hurricanes in the Metro are all vying for the top spot, which would secure home-ice advantage at least through the conference final (Vancouver, Colorado and Dallas in the Western Conference are also in contention for the Presidents’ Trophy, given to the team with the most regular season points).

What’s more, Florida still has two more regular-season games against Boston, including Tuesday in Sunrise and April 6 in Boston.

It should make for an interesting and entertaining push down the stretch of the season.

50 for Sam Reinhart

Sam Reinhart on Sunday hit the latest milestone of his breakout 2023-24 season with the Panthers — and it’s a big one.

With two goals in a 4-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center, Reinhart now has 50 goals on the season, becoming just the second player in Panthers history to score 50 goals in a season. He joins Pavel Bure, who hit the mark twice as a Panther with 58 goals in 1999-2000 season and then 59 in 2000-2001 season.

“It’s pretty cool,” Reinhart said of the milestone in a postgame interview on Bally Sports Florida. “That’s obviously a number I’ve never really thought about. (I’m) certainly the recipient of being put in some very good positions this year, playing with some really good players, so it’s been fun.”

The Panthers have 11 games left in the regular season, giving Reinhart a chance to set the franchise record if he can average about a goal per game the rest of the way.

Road warriors

In addition to snapping a four-game losing streak on Sunday, Florida’s win at the Flyers was the team’s 25th road win of the season.

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