Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/10/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, May 10, 2024

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA 

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers -125, Bruins +105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers -125, Bruins +105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers -125, Bruins +105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Florida Panthers:  52-24-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

Boston Bruins:  47-20-15 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

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Florida Panthers:  8-2-0 last 10

Boston Bruins:  5-4-1 last 10

The Panthers are entering this game with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they were 26-11-4 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Boston Bruins in their last game, winning that one at home 6-1. Aleksander Barkov led the team in goals scored with 2 while Brandon Montour, Gustav Forsling, Steven Lorentz, and Eetu Luostarinen each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Sam Reinhart led the team in assists with 4 while Carter Verhaeghe led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 15 shots with 14 saves and a .933 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 268 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 200 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The Bruins are entering this game with 109 points, a 47-20-15 record overall, and they were 24-11-6 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Florida Panthers in their last game, losing that one on the road 6-1. Charlie Coyle scored 1 goal for them in that game. Pavel Zacha and Brad Marchand each led the team in assists with 1 while Brandon Carlo led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Jeremy Swayman was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 23 shots with 19 saves and a .826 sv percentage before getting replaced by Linus Ullmark who allowed 2 goals on 10 shots with 8 saves and a .800 save percentage. Their offense has scored 267 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 224 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 3 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Panthers and the 2nd seeded Bruins from the Atlantic Division for Round 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. This series is all tied up 1-1 after the Panthers won game 2 of this series on their home ice. The Panthers already lost one of their home games in this series which means they have to flip the home advantage back in their favor by winning a road game if they want to advance. Luckily for them, they have experience winning in Boston from their series last year in which the Panthers came back down 3-1 in the series to kick Boston out, and they were also just as good in their road games this season as they were on home ice. The Bruins are in the same boat here since they were just as good on home ice as they were on the road this season, but the Panthers have the momentum now from that win in game 2 and they have the edge with their goaltending too. Bobrovsky didn't play well in game 1, but he bounced back in game 2, only giving up the 1 goal, while Swayman got pulled for Ullmark after playing every game since the 2nd game in their series against the Leafs. Even Ullmark gave up 2 goals on just 10 shots after coming in for relief. The Panthers have both of the goalies for the Bruins reeling right now and the Panthers are going to be pushing hard to get this 1st road game back so this is a great situation to take them in to get a road game back in this series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game.

Panthers Bruins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, May 10, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Bruins 2.

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Florida Panthers: 66-35 (+26.8 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 24-10 (+10 units) on the moneyline off a home win against a division rival. 22-10 (+8.5 units) on the moneyline after scoring 6 goals or more in their previous game. 21-12 UNDER vs. division opponents. 9-2 UNDER in the second round of the playoffs. 11-4 UNDER after a huge blowout win by 5 goals or more.

Boston Bruins: 52-39 (-8 units) on the moneyline in all games. 16-17 (-8 units) on the moneyline after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored. 8-7 (-4 units) on the moneyline after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game. 8-2 UNDER revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more. 29-18 UNDER off a road loss. 12-5 UNDER off a road loss against a division rival. 

Florida Panthers:  R. Lomberg (LW) Out Indefinitely - Illness. S. Bennett (C) Mid May - Upper Body.

Boston Bruins:  D. Heinen (LW) Out Indefinitely - Lower Body. A. Peeke (D) Mid May - Finger. M. Poitras (C) out for season - Shoulder. M. Lucic (LW) out for season - Ankle.

“You have two elite offensive players ... it gets a little spicy out there and they wanted to go. I thought it was awesome. When it was over, they both looked like they were fine. Sorry if anyone's offended by that concept. I don't care. I thought it was awesome.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s win against the Bruins in game 2 of this series on Wednesday.

“You had the spillovers in the third period because we did have emotion. A little undisciplined, but that's part of playoff hockey.” - Jim Montgomery after his team’s loss against the Panthers in game 2 of this series on Wednesday.

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Tkachuk, Matthew

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

LW Marchand, Brad

C Coyle, Charlie

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Lindholm, Hampus

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Swayman, Jeremy

Points: S. Reinhart (94)

Goals: S. Reinhart (57)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (62)

GAA: A.Stolarz (2.03)

Points: D. Pastrnak (110)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (47)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (63)

GAA: J. Swayman (2.53)

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (2nd season)

Boston Bruins: Jim Montgomery (2nd season)