Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview, and Odds

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The Boston Bruins will go on the road and take on the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena. Boston has a record of 13-1-3. The Panthers have a record of 12-5-1. These two teams faced each other once this season with Boston winning the matchup. The game is set for 7 PM EST.

Bruins Coming Off Loss

Boston was a -140 favorite in their last game but they lost 5-4 in overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning. David Pastrnak scored a goal and had an assist. Charlie Coyle, Pavel Zacha, and John Beecher each scored a goal. Jeremy Swayman stopped 41 out of 46 shots faced.

Boston’s offense has been good recently. They scored three or more goals in nine of their last 10 games. The Bruins rank 11 in goals per game and 10 in shots per game. David Pastrnak leads the team with 29 points and 12 goals. Brad Marchand has 19 points.

The defense has been below average but goaltending has been superb for Boston this season. They rank first in goals against per game and 21 in shots against per game. Linus Ullmark has a record of 6-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .928 SV%. Jeremy Swayman has a record of 7-0-2 with a 2.09 GAA and .933 SV%.

Panthers Win Seven Of Last Eight

Florida was a small -115 favorite in their previous game and they defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-3. Kevin Stenlund scored a goal and had two assists. Carter Verhaeghe scored a goal and had an assist. Niko Mikkola scored twice. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 out of 28 shots faced.

Florida has been playing better on offense recently. They scored four or more goals in six of the last eight games. The Panthers rank 17 in goals per game and fifth in shots per game. Sam Reinhart leads the team with 25 points. Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk each have 17 points.

Defense and goaltending have been good for the Panthers. They rank ninth in goals against per game and fifth in shots against per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has a record of 9-4-1 with a 2.66 GAA and a .906 SV%. Anthony Stolarz has a record of 3-1-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .917 SV%.

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Boston won the only matchup this season between these two teams. The Bruins are first in the NHL with 29 points. Goaltending has been superb for Boston this season. They rank first in goals against per game. Linus Ullmark has a record of 6-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .928 SV%. Jeremy Swayman has a record of 7-0-2 with a 2.09 GAA and .933 SV%. Both goalies have been tremendous in the net for the Bruins. Boston will win this game on the road.

Take Boston on the money line.

Prediction: Boston Bruins (-110)

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Defense and goaltending have been good for the Panthers. They rank ninth in goals against per game and fifth in shots against per game. Goaltending has been superb for Boston this season. They rank first in goals against per game. Linus Ullmark has a record of 6-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .928 SV%. Jeremy Swayman has a record of 7-0-2 with a 2.09 GAA and .933 SV%. Both goalies have been excellent for Boston. This will be a lower-scoring game and the under will hit.

Take the under, 6.5 goals.

Prediction: Under 6.5

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