Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/14/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Bruins +180, Panthers -218; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Bruins +180, Panthers -225; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Bruins +180, Panthers -225; 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:  4-5-1 last 10

Florida Panthers:  8-2-0 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 loss against the Florida Panthers in their last game, losing that one at home 3-2. Brandon Carlo and David Pastrňák each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Jake DeBrusk and James van Riemsdyk each led the team in assists with 1 while Charlie Coyle and Danton Heinen each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Jeremy Swayman was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 41 shots with 38 saves and a .927 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 Boston Bruins in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2. Anton Lundell, Aleksander Barkov, and Sam Bennett each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Evan Rodrigues led the team in assists with 2 while Matthew Tkachuk led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 18 shots with 16 saves and a .889 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 big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 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 a 3-1 series lead after winning game 4 of this series on the road. The Panthers fell behind in game 1 with a big 5-1 loss on home ice, but they weren't that bad in that game as it was 0-0 for a good majority of the game before Florida took a lead and allowed 5 unanswered goals after. The Panthers really bounced back from that loss though as they channeled their energy from last season and have now won 3 games in a row in this series, putting the Bruins on the verge of elimination in this game. The Bruins are going to be desperate to win this game and keep their season alive but they really haven't looked great in this series and that long 7 game series they played against the Leafs is starting to take a toll on them too. They have been playing in a lot of physical games in both series and they just don't have the youth on their team to keep up with the Panthers who are a very balanced team on offense and defense. The goaltending has also broken down for the Bruins with Swayman and they really have no answers for the Panthers offense as they are facing flashbacks of what happened to them last season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game and on the puckline. 

Bruins Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 5 Bruins 2.

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Boston Bruins: 52-41 (-10 units) on the moneyline in all games. 13-13 (-7.3 units) on the moneyline after playing 2 consecutive home games. 7-8 (-3.5 units) on the moneyline after allowing 3 goals or more in 3 straight games. 10-4 UNDER revenging a home loss versus opponent. 12-3 UNDER off a close loss by 1 goal to a division rival. 14-6 UNDER after 3 straight games with 24 or less shots on goal.

Florida Panthers: 59-32 (+9.9 units) on the moneyline in all games. 15-3 (+10.2 units) on the moneyline after allowing 2 goals or less in 3 straight games. 19-7 (+7.5 units) on the moneyline after a 3 game unbeaten streak. 22-13 UNDER vs. division opponents. 10-3 UNDER in the second round of the playoffs. 24-12 UNDER after scoring 3 goals or more in 3 straight games.

Boston Bruins:  B. Marchand (LW) Ques Tues - Upper Body. M. Poitras (C) out for season - Shoulder. M. Lucic (LW) out for season - Ankle.

Florida Panthers:  R. Lomberg (LW) Out Indefinitely - Illness.

“I’m putting that puck in before Swayman’s going to be able to get over there, whether Coyle was on him or not. So, I think that’s the reason why it stood. And that’s how I saw it, as well.” - Sam Bennett after their win against the Bruins in game 4 of this series on Sunday.

“The fact is that my own player was pushed into me by theirs and I couldn’t play my position.” - Jeremy Swayman after their loss against the Panthers in game 4 of this series on Sunday.

LW DeBrusk, Jake

C Geekie, Morgan

RW Pastrnak, David

LD Lohrei, Mason

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Swayman, Jeremy

LW Tarasenko, Vladimir

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

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)