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“When they start hockey school in Finland, the first two or three years they are rotating the goalies,” Jan Lundell said, “so those kids who would like to try it, they can get some practice and maybe play in some games or some tournaments in the net.

“He practiced and maybe played a few games there, but he didn’t feel like it was for him.”

Anton Lundell had a different calling.

“Stopping pucks is not as fun as scoring goals,” he said. “I wanted to be out there flying around and make plays and score goals.”

Lundell still enjoys doing that, even if the goal-scoring part of his game hasn’t come along as quickly as the 22-year-old would like. Lundell has five assists in seven games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs heading into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Friday (7 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC).

The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1 after Lundell had an assist in Florida’s 6-1 win in Game 2 on Wednesday.

With Sam Bennett sidelined with an upper-body injury the past five games, Lundell has enjoyed the challenge of filling in as the Panthers’ second-line center.

“I always love responsibility,” Lundell said. “I want to play as good as I can and just do as much as I can. I know I can play big minutes. I know I can be a big player on the team, and I want to be a big player for when we need a goal, or we need to defend. Be an all-around player. But I’m just trying to do everything I can to help the team to win.”

Lundell gained invaluable experience last season, when, playing mostly on the third line, he had 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in 21 playoff games to help Florida reach the Stanley Cup Final before losing to the Vegas Golden Knights.

“It was a huge for me,” he said. “I feel like I really learned and saw what the playoffs are at the highest level.”

Lundell and the Panthers hoped the confidence he gained from that run would carry into this season, his third in the NHL, but it didn’t materialize in his offensive production, particularly in the first half. He had only 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in 39 games before finding more of a groove in the second half with 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists) in his final 39 games.

Lundell’s strong finish gave him 35 points (13 goals, 22 assists) in 78 games for the season, on par with his 33 points (12 goals, 21 assists) in 73 games last season, but still short of his 44 points (18 goals, 26 assists) in 65 games as a rookie in 2021-22.

“I had big goals, and I wasn’t able to produce the way that I wanted,” he said. “I feel like early on I had a lot of chances, but it just didn’t go in. It’s hard to be able to produce. But I feel like the second half of the year, I don’t know what happened, maybe I played a little looser and not think too much, and then it just started to click.”

Lundell, selected by Florida with the No. 12 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, has high expectations for himself. Panthers coach Paul Maurice is quick to remind that, “He’s still young,” but remains confident his offensive output will increase with experience.

Lundell has already impressed Panthers’ head coach Paul Maurice with his defensive skills, earning him the responsibility of matching up against the Tampa Bay Lightning’s top line of Steven Stamkos, Brayden Point, and Nikita Kucherov during the Panthers’ series-clinching 6-1 win in Game 5 of the first round.

“The heavy, hard things come with being a center iceman,” Maurice explained. “It’s hard to be a solid center unless your hand skills are top-notch. But he’s made significant strides. I’m a big fan, and I think there’s definitely more offense in him. That might come when he stops focusing too much on producing offense.”

Although Lundell understands, “It’s not going to change overnight,” he’s also eager to make as big of an impact as he can, as quickly as he can.

“I want to play more and more. I want to be on the power play. I want to score a ton of goals,” he said. “When it doesn’t happen, you have to remember even if it’s hard, it’s a long process.”

Jan Lundell has talked with his son about being patient, but also views his desire to accelerate the process as a sign of his competitive drive.

“He’s determined in what he wants to do and knows what he can do,” said the elder Lundell, now a goalie coach with HIFK in Liiga, Finland’s top pro league, the same Helsinki-based team for which he played. “Even if you’re young, you can see, ‘I can do this. I can be better.’ So, for sure, he needs patience, but it’s also a fuel for him to be better.”