Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/26/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers +200, Bruins -240; Over/Under:  6 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:  5-4-1 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 both losses coming against the Boston Bruins in their last 2 games, losing that last one at home 6-2. Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett each scored 1 goal in that game. Brandon Montour led the team in assists with 2 while Aleksander Barkov led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 30 shots with 25 saves and a .833 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 2 game winning streak with both wins coming against the Florida Panthers in their last 2 games, winning that last one on the road 6-2. Taylor Hall and Jake DeBrusk each scored 2 goals while Tyler Bertuzzi and Brad Marchand each scored 1 goal in that game. Taylor Hall and Pavel Zacha each led the team in assists with 2 while Tyler Bertuzzi led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Linus Ullmark was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 43 shots with 41 saves and a .953 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 5 of a 7-game series between the Panthers and the Bruins for the 1st round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Bruins are entering this game with a 3-1 series lead after stealing both road games in Florida and the Panthers now pretty much look done against the record breaking Bruins. The Bruins have steamrolled the Panthers in 2 games in a row now, winning 3 of the 4 games in this series by 2 goals or more now, and they have been putting on a defensive clinic in these games as the Panthers can't even get any good scoring chances away. The Panthers had a very uphill battle coming into this series but they have to be demotivated now that they are down 3-1 and going back to Boston for the next game knowing they have to win 2 road games now to eliminate the Bruins. The Bruins broke records during the regular season with how good they were and now that they have been getting hot in this series over the last 2 games, the Panthers will have no chance slowing them down here on the road. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bruins to win this game and on the puckline as they will end the series here.

Panthers Bruins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, April 26, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Bruins 5 Panthers 2.

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Florida Panthers: 43-43 (-16.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 20-23 (-11.3 units) on the moneyline in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 20-12 UNDER revenging a home loss versus opponent. 13-6 UNDER off a blowout loss by 3 goals or more to a division rival.

Boston Bruins: 68-18 (+32.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 33-7 (+19.1 units) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 24-12 UNDER in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 24-13 UNDER after one or more consecutive overs.

Florida Panthers:  A. Ekblad (D) Ques Wed - Undisclosed. S. Knight (G) Out indefinitely - Personal. P. Hornqvist (RW) out for season - Concussion.

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

“I liked the way we started. Certainly didn't like the end result. But we'll go into Boston feeling free.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s loss against the Bruins in their game on Sunday, game 4 of this series.

“Tkachuk's kind of doing a lot of things to try and get under our skin but for the most part, we’re doing a great job of keeping it between the whistles, and I’m proud of our group for doing so. But at times, you've got to show a little passion and push back.” - Brandon Carlo after their win against the Panthers in their game on Sunday, game 4 of this series.

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Gudas, Radko

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

LW Marchand, Brad

C Coyle, Charlie

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Grzelcyk, Matt

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)