Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/23/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Sunday, April 23, 2023

Venue:  FLA Live Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Bruins -150, Panthers +130; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Bruins -150, Panthers +130; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Bruins -155, Panthers +125; Over/Under:  6 goals

Boston Bruins:  65-12-5 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

Florida Panthers:  42-32-8 (4th place, Atlantic Division)

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Boston Bruins:  9-1-0 last 10

Florida Panthers:  6-3-1 last 10

The Bruins are entering this game finishing the regular season with 135 points, a 65-12-5 record overall, and they were 31-8-2 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Florida Panthers in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-2. Taylor Hall, Charlie Coyle, Nick Foligno, and David Pastrňák each scored 1 goal in that game. Jake DeBrusk and Dmitry Orlov each led the team in assists with 2 while David Pastrňák led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Linus Ullmark was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 31 shots with 29 saves and a .935 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 305 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 177 goals against them allowing 2.2 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering this game finishing the regular season with 92 points, a 42-32-8 record overall, and they were 23-13-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Boston Bruins in their last game, losing that one at home 4-2. Gustav Forsling and Sam Reinhart each scored 1 goal in that game. Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennett, Eetu Luostarinen, and Eric Staal each led the team in assists with 1 while Brandon Montour and Matthew Tkachuk each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Alex Lyon was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 26 shots with 23 saves and a .885 sv percentage before getting replaced by Sergei Bobrovsky who allowed 1 goal on 9 shots with 8 saves and a .889 save percentage. Their offense has scored 266 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 213 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Bruins listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 4 of a 7-game series between the Panthers and the Bruins for the 1st round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Bruins are entering this game with a 2-1 series lead after their win in Florida in game 3 of this series. They finally looked like the Bruins who broke the regular season wins record as they played great defensively and made it very hard for the Panthers to even get shots away let alone scoring chances. The Bruins are finally playing like themselves now and they are just too much for the Panthers to handle when they play like this. The Panthers have played well up to this point but they do not have the defense to keep the Bruins out of the net and their offense has not been enough to score on this Bruins defense when they are on. The Bruins are going to continue rolling now that they are in a groove and they are going to be looking to take a 3-1 series lead with a chance to end it back in Boston in game 5. The Bruins are just too much for the Panthers to handle and they will show it in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bruins to win this game and take a 3-1 series lead.

Bruins Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, April 23, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Bruins 5 Panthers 1.

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Boston Bruins: 67-18 (+31.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 51-15 (+22.2 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 20-12 OVER in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 28-17 OVER off a road win by 2 goals or more.

Florida Panthers: 43-42 (-15.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 23-25 (-12.4 units) on the moneyline after one or more consecutive overs. 27-18 OVER after one or more consecutive overs. 26-12 OVER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Boston Bruins:  D. Krejci (C) Ques Sun - Upper Body. P. Bergeron (C) Out Sun - Upper Body.

Florida Panthers:  A. Ekblad (D) Ques Sun - Undisclosed. S. Knight (G) Out indefinitely - Personal. P. Hornqvist (RW) out for season - Concussion.

“We saw Boston Bruins hockey today.” - Jim Montgomery after his team’s win against the Panthers in their game on Friday, game 3 of this series.

“For the most part, playoff hockey, you forget and move on, maybe learn from it a little bit. Every day's a new challenge. We're going to come back Sunday ready to go.” - Sam Reinhart after their loss against the Bruins in their game on Friday, game 3 of this series. 

LW Marchand, Brad

C Coyle, Charlie

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Grzelcyk, Matt

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Ullmark, Linus

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Lyon, Alex

Points: D. Pastrnak (113)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (61)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (52)

GAA: L. Ullmark (1.89)

Points: M. Tkachuk (109)

Goals: C. Verhaeghe (42)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (69)

GAA: A. Lyon (2.89)

Coaches:

Boston Bruins: Jim Montgomery (1st season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (1st season)