Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/26/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NESN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers -130, Bruins +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers -130, Bruins +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers -130, Bruins +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Florida Panthers:  57-16-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

Boston Bruins:  49-25-5 (4th place, Atlantic Division)

 

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Florida Panthers:  9-1-0 last 10

Boston Bruins:  5-5-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Panthers are coming into this game with 120 points, a 57-16-6 record overall, and they are 23-9-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 13 of their last 14 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 13 game winning streak that they were on. Their 13 wins in that span came against the Montreal Canadiens, the Chicago Blackhawks, the New Jersey Devils, the Buffalo Sabres, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Sabres again, the Nashville Predators, the Anaheim Ducks, the Winnipeg Jets, the Detroit Red Wings, the New York Islanders, the Red Wings again, and the Leafs again while their loss came against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game. They lost that game at home 8-4. Sam Reinhart scored 2 goals in that game while Mason Marchment and Brandon Montour each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov led the team in shots on net in that game with 5 each. Spencer Knight was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 17 shots with 12 saves and a .706 sv percentage. He was replaced by Sergei Bobrovsky who allowed 3 goals on 16 shots with 13 saves and a .812 save percentage. Their offense has scored 332 goals this season averaging 4.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 232 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Bruins are coming into this game with 103 points, a 49-25-5 record overall, and they are 24-13-2 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Pittsburgh Penguins while their 4 wins in that span came against the Penguins, the St. Louis Blues, the New York Rangers, and the Montreal Canadiens in their last game. They won that game on the road 5-3. Patrice Bergeron and Erik Haula both scored 2 goals in that game while Charlie McAvoy scored 1 goal in that one as well. Taylor Hall led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Jeremy Swayman was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 26 shots with 23 saves and a .885 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 243 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 213 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game. 

 

 

The Bruins are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. The Bruins have been playing very well in their recent games winning 4 of their last 5 and they have won some good games against some very good opponents in that span. The Bruins have also been a very good team at home all season and they are going up against a Panthers team that is currently leading the NHL in points this season but are coming off of a loss in their last game that snapped a 13 game winning streak. The Panthers have been playing very well but recently they have been playing in much closer games going past regulation and they finally lost in their last game at home 8-4 against the Lightning. Now that the Panthers have lost some steam with that loss, they may be starting to rest some players for the playoffs as they only need 1 more win of their last 3 games to clinch the best record in the NHL this season. This is a good spot for the Bruins to deliver another loss to the Panthers right as they have cooled off and the Bruins have been a very tough opponent at home all season. The best bet in this game is on the Bruins to win here.

 

Panthers Bruins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 26, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Bruins 4 Panthers 3.

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Florida Panthers: 132-82 (+27.5 Units) ML in all games. 48-36 (+7.3 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 23-9 OVER after a game where both teams scored 4 goals or more.

Boston Bruins: 136-92 (-4.1 Units) ML in all games. 44-30 (-7.9 Units) ML after a win by 2 goals or more. 10-5 OVER after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.

 

 

Florida Panthers:  C. Verhaeghe (C) Ques Tues - Undisclosed injury. A. Ekblad (D) Early May - Lower Body injury. J. Johansson (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. M. Nutivaara (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

Boston Bruins:  T. Hall (LW) Ques Tues - Upper Body injury. J. Froden (RW) Ques Tues - Lower Body injury. J. Zboril (D) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

 

“I thought 5-on-5 we were fine. We just got a little disappointed at the end of our power plays, giving up goals. ... They're a great power play team." - Andrew Brunette on his team’s loss against the Lightning on Sunday night.

 

 

“The rivalry, it’s still there from the years so every time we play Montreal, we want to make sure we put our best foot forward. I’m sure they feel the same way, especially at home on a night like tonight. We had the upper hand early and they had no quit their game, give them credit. They battled back right to the last 30 seconds it took us to put them away.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s win against the Canadiens on Sunday night.

 

 

 

LW Marchment, Mason

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Giroux, Claude

LD Chiarot, Ben

RD Weegar, MacKenzie

G Knight, Spencer

 

LW Marchand, Brad

C Bergeron, Patrice

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Grzelcyk, Matt

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Swayman, Jeremy

 

 

Points: J. Huberdeau (115)

Goals: A. Barkov (39)

Assists: J. Huberdeau (85)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.66)

 

Points: B. Marchand (76)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (39)

Assists: C. McAvoy (45)

GAA: J.Swayman (2.37)

 

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Andrew Brunette (Interim)

Boston Bruins: Bruce Cassidy (6th season)