Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/19/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers +205, Bruins -245; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers +190, Bruins -230; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers +200, Bruins -250; 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 3 game losing streak with losses coming against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Carolina Hurricanes, and the Boston Bruins in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-1. Matthew Tkachuk had 1 goal in that game and it was unassisted. Aaron Ekblad 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 29 shots with 26 saves and a .896 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 a 9 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, the Montreal Canadiens, and the Florida Panthers in their last game, winning that one at home 3-1. Jake DeBrusk, Brad Marchand, and David Pastrňák each had 1 goal. Tyler Bertuzzi led the team in assists with 2 while Dmitry Orlov led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Linus Ullmark 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 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 huge favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 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 65 wins, 135 points, and were the best team ever in regular season history for the NHL. They looked great in game 1 of this series too as they won the game 3-1, taking a 1-0 series lead, and they were very tough to break down all night. The Panthers managed to get a lot of shots off but not too many of them were dangerous scoring chances while the Bruins had few chances but really made them count when they had them. They have been executing in games like this all season and they will have no problem brushing off a team like the Panthers who don't have a great defense and barely snuck into the playoffs as they had to play hard in every game down the final stretch of the regular season. The Bruins have now won 9 games in a row and have been incredibly good at home all year, they will put up another great performance here on home ice and take a 2-0 series lead into Florida. 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 Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Bruins 4 Panthers 1.

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Florida Panthers: 42-41 (-16.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 19-23 (-13 units) on the moneyline in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 8-2 UNDER when trailing in a playoff series. 25-16 UNDER off a loss against a division rival.

Boston Bruins: 66-17 (+32.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 33-6 (+21.1 units) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 24-11 UNDER in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 15-8 UNDER after a division game.

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

Boston Bruins:  P. Bergeron (C) Ques Wed - Upper Body.

“He was good. He'll want the second one back. I'm not measuring that as the tell of his game, we'll measure it by the saves that he made.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s loss against the Bruins in their game on Monday, game 1 of this series. 

“Our third period was our best period of the game. I thought our first five, six minutes were good. After we scored that power-play goal, maybe we had two, three shifts after that, then we kind of had a lull in our game.” - Jim Montgomery after his team’s win against the Panthers in their game on Monday, game 1 of this series. 

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Duclair, Anthony

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Lyon, Alex

LW Marchand, Brad

C Zacha, Pavel

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Orlov, Dmitry

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Ullmark, Linus

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)