Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/28/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Friday, April 28, 2023

Venue:  FLA Live Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Bruins -175, Panthers +150; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Bruins -175, Panthers +155; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Bruins -175, Panthers +145; 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:  8-1-1 last 10

Florida Panthers:  5-4-1 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 loss against the Florida Panthers in their last game, losing that one at home 4-3 in overtime. Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, and Taylor Hall each scored 1 goal in that game. Charlie McAvoy led the team in assists with 2 while Charlie McAvoy led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Linus Ullmark was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 25 shots with 21 saves and a .840 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 win against the Boston Bruins in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-3 in OT. Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Anthony Duclair, and Sam Reinhart each scored 1 goal in that game. Carter Verhaeghe led the team in assists with 3 while Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett, Nick Cousins, and Gustav Forsling each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 47 shots with 44 saves and a .936 sv 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 big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 6 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 3-2 series lead after losing their last game on home ice which could have seen them through to the next round with a win. They blew their chance to end the series on home ice but this is still the best team in the NHL as they were breaking so many records this year and all season they have responded to losses in a big way as they rarely lose 2 games in a row or more. The Panthers have themselves life with that win but they did lose both home games in this series already and this has been a very physical series for them as they have had to keep up with the Bruins level of play. The Bruins are going to bounce back in this game and they will grind out another win with a better defensive performance than in their last game. The Panthers are going to come at the Bruins desperately in this game on home ice but the Bruins will be able to take advantage of that by taking an early lead and forcing the Panthers to play from behind which will cause them to start unraveling. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bruins to win this game and end the series here.

Bruins Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 28, 2023 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Bruins 4 Panthers 2.

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Boston Bruins: 68-19 (+29.7 units) on the moneyline in all games. 8-0 (+8 units) on the moneyline off a home loss. 21-12 OVER in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 21-10 OVER revenging a home loss versus opponent. 

Florida Panthers: 44-43 (-14.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 17-26 (-21 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 28-11 OVER after playing a road game. 11-3 OVER after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals.

Boston Bruins:  D. Krejci (C) Ques Fri - Upper Body. 

Florida Panthers:  R. Lomberg (LW) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. S. Knight (G) Out indefinitely - Personal. P. Hornqvist (RW) out for season - Concussion.

“It's always hard to close it out. A team's going to play for their lives and their season. We've got to be better for the next one. Including me. I'm guilty of that as well." - Linus Ullmark after their loss against the Panthers in their game on Wednesday, game 5 of this series.

“We’re supposed to get swept in the series, right? Everyone’s saying? So I don’t think anybody really gave us a chance after losing two games in a row and at home and coming here. It just seemed like the series was over before that game even started. ... It comes down to: We don't want our season to end.” - Matthew Tkachuk after their win against the Bruins in their game on Wednesday, game 5 of this series. 

LW Bertuzzi, Tyler

C Bergeron, Patrice

RW Pastrnak, David

LD Grzelcyk, Matt

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Ullmark, Linus

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Duclair, Anthony

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

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)