Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/17/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Monday, April 17, 2023

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers +185, Bruins -215; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers +185, Bruins -215; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers +185, Bruins -215; Over/Under:  6 goals

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

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

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Florida Panthers:  6-3-1 last 10

Boston Bruins:  9-1-0 last 10

The Panthers are entering this game finishing the regular season with 92 points, a 42-32-8 record overall, and they were 19-19-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game losing streak with losses coming against the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, losing that one at home 6-4. Aleksander Barkov, Anthony Duclair, Ryan Lomberg, and Carter Verhaeghe each had 1 goal. Radko Gudas led the team in assists with 3 while Brandon Montour led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Alex Lyon was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 34 shots with 30 saves and a .882 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 Bruins are entering this game finishing the regular season with 135 points, a 65-12-5 record overall, and they were 34-4-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on an 8 game winning streak with wins coming against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the St Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the New Jersey Devils, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Washington Capitals, and the Montreal Canadiens in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-4. Dmitry Orlov, David Pastrňák, Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, and Trent Frederic each had 1 goal. Dmitry Orlov, David Pastrňák, Tyler Bertuzzi, Connor Clifton, Jakub Lauko, Brad Marchand, and Charlie McAvoy each led the team in assists with 1 while David Pastrňák, Trent Frederic, and Brad Marchand 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 4 goals on 34 shots with 30 saves and a .882 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 current betting odds have the Bruins listed as a big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 1 of a 7-game series between the Panthers and the Bruins for the 1st round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Bruins finished the regular season with 135 points and were the best team in the entire NHL as they broke the single season wins record with 65 wins, losing only 17 games all year. They were great at home all season losing only 7 games there as they went 34-4-3 and they have a ton of momentum behind them with 8 wins in a row now coming into this series. The Panthers only had 92 points and were the last team to make it in the playoffs in the East. They weren't great in their road games with a 19-19-3 road record and they have even lost 2 games in a row now coming into this series. The Bruins have been an unstoppable force all season and they are not the kind of team to stand in front as they look to be making a deep playoff run this year. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bruins to win this game and on the puckline.

Panthers Bruins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, April 17, 2023 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Bruins 4 Panthers 0.

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Florida Panthers: 42-40 (-15.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 23-23 (-10.4 units) on the moneyline after one or more consecutive overs. 27-17 OVER after one or more consecutive overs. 25-11 OVER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Boston Bruins: 65-17 (+31.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 32-6 (+20.1 units) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 28-17 OVER revenging a loss where the opponent scored 4 or more goals. 35-20 OVER revenging a same season loss vs opponent.

Florida Panthers:  S. Bennett (C) Ques Mon - Groin. S. Knight (G) Out indefinitely - Personal. P. Hornqvist (RW) out for season - Concussion.

Boston Bruins:  L. Ullmark (G) day-to-day - Undisclosed. T. Nosek (LW) day-to-day - Illness. D. Krejci (C) Late April - Lower Body. N. Foligno (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. D. Forbort (D) out for season - Lower Body. J. Lauko (C) Ques Tues - Undisclosed. H. Lindholm (D) Ques Tues - Undisclosed. B. Marchand (LW) Ques Tues - Undisclosed. P. Bergeron (C) Ques Tues - Illness.

“We had a lot of fight but made mistakes which will not be allowed or acceptable in the playoffs. We had to be patient in a game like that and it got away from us in a few shifts. They capitalized, a good team and the top team in their division. But the fight in the third shows how we fought all year, especially in the second half.” - Matthew Tkachuk after their loss against the Hurricanes in their final game of the regular season.

“I think we appreciate what we’ve accomplished. But the beauty of sports is you have to have a short memory because two days later, the next day, we’ve got to move on. Three days from now, we start Game One.” - Jim Montgomery after his team’s win against the Canadiens in their final game of the regular season. 

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

LW Marchand, Brad

C Bergeron, Patrice

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Orlov, Dmitry

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Swayman, Jeremy

Points: M. Tkachuk (109)

Goals: C. Verhaeghe (42)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (69)

GAA: A. Lyon (2.89)

Points: D. Pastrnak (113)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (61)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (52)

GAA: L. Ullmark (1.89)

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (1st season)

Boston Bruins: Jim Montgomery (1st season)