Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/06/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Monday, May 6, 2024

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Bruins +145, Panthers -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Bruins +145, Panthers -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Bruins +145, Panthers -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

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

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Boston Bruins:  5-4-1 last 10

Florida Panthers:  8-1-1 last 10

The Bruins are entering this game with 109 points, a 47-20-15 record overall, and they were 23-9-9 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in their last game, winning that one at home 2-1 in overtime. Hampus Lindholm and David Pastrňák each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Hampus Lindholm, Justin Brazeau, Brandon Carlo, and James van Riemsdyk each led the team in assists with 1 while Hampus Lindholm led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Jeremy Swayman was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 31 shots with 30 saves and a .968 sv 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 Panthers are entering this game with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they were 26-13-2 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game, winning that one at home 6-1. Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe each led the team in goals scored with 2 while Niko Mikkola and Evan Rodrigues each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Matthew Tkachuk led the team in assists with 2 while Carter Verhaeghe led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 32 shots with 31 saves and a .969 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 current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 1 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. The Panthers have looked great in their games all season with the best record in the Atlantic Division, and they showed it in the 1st series with their 4-1 win over the Lightning in the last round. Meanwhile, the Bruins had a chance to win the Atlantic Division in their last few games of the regular season, but they were terrible in those games and that continued into the playoffs too since they took a 3-1 series lead over the Leafs but needed 7 games to finish them off. The Bruins are already an older team and playing all of those extra games isn't going to help them in this series. They also have just 1 day off from their game 7 win on Saturday which also went to overtime while the Panthers have been off for an entire week, scoring 6 goals in their last game too. The Panthers have been an all around better team than the Bruins all season and their offense has looked a lot better in these playoff games so far. The Bruins also barely got over their blown 3-1 series lead from last season, almost doing it again against the Leafs in the last round, and now they actually have to face the team that came back on them last year to kick them out. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game. 

Bruins Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, May 6, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Bruins 1.

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Boston Bruins: 51-38 (-8.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 12-13 (-8.8 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 27-23 (-9.1 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 20-12 UNDER vs. division opponents. 8-2 UNDER after scoring 2 goals or less in 3 straight games. 5-1 UNDER as a # 2 seed in the playoffs.

Florida Panthers: 56-31 (+8.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 22-6 (+13.8 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 37-18 (+11.3 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 21-10 UNDER vs. division opponents. 21-11 UNDER after one or more consecutive overs. 9-0 UNDER in the second round of the playoffs.

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

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

“This was our best game of the series. This was the opportunity to seize the moment and be a difference maker.” - Jim Montgomery after his team’s win against the Leafs in game 7 of that series on Saturday, winning that series 4-3.

“At some point you knew you were going to have them again and you've got to be able to get over that hump, and we did it this year.” - Aleksander Barkov after their win against the Lightning in game 5 of that series on Monday, winning that series 4-1.

LW DeBrusk, Jake

C Zacha, Pavel

RW Pastrnak, David

LD Lohrei, Mason

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Swayman, Jeremy

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Tkachuk, Matthew

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

Points: D. Pastrnak (110)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (47)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (63)

GAA: J. Swayman (2.53)

Points: S. Reinhart (94)

Goals: S. Reinhart (57)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (62)

GAA: A.Stolarz (2.03)

Coaches:

Boston Bruins: Jim Montgomery (2nd season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (2nd season)