The Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins meet for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference 2nd-round series. The opening faceoff at TD Garden is slated for 6:30 p.m. ET (TBS). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Panthers vs. Bruins odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Series: Panthers lead 2-1
Florida has pounded Boston 6-1 and 6-2 in taking the last 2 Games after a 5-1 loss in the opener. The Panthers outshot the Bruins 66-33 over those 2 wins.
Boston has been shorthanded 12 times over the last 2 games, coughing up 5 power play goals.
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Panthers at Bruins odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:06 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Panthers -150 (bet $150 to win $100) | Bruins +125 (bet $100 to win $125)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Panthers -1.5 (+170) | Bruins +1.5 (-210)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: +110 | U: -130)
Panthers at Bruins projected goalies
Sergei Bobrovsky (36-17-4, 2.37 GAA, .915 SV%) vs. Jeremy Swayman (25-10-8, 2.53 GAA, .916 SV%)
Bobrovsky stopped 15 of 17 shots Friday. He owns an .892 SV% in these Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Swayman yielded 5 goals Friday. He’s been touched up for 9 goals over the last 2 Games after logging a .955 SV% through his 1st 7 Games of these playoffs.
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Panthers at Bruins picks and predictions
Prediction
Panthers 4, Bruins 2
Moneyline
Expect a relatively tight game, but Florida is worthy of the edge. The Panthers are out-chancing the Bruins and in 8 playoff games have scored 3 goals or more 7 times.
A Florida lean is here, and while a Panthers-by-2 play makes for more risk, the return on the Puck Line is solid. PASS on the ML; shoot for the plus money on getting the Panthers by with a cushion.
Puck line/Against the spread
Florida prevailing by a tally in the neighborhood of 4-2 or 5-3 isn’t an odd-on likelihood. But the return on a Panthers club with mojo makes for a sound investment on FLORIDA -1.5 (+170).
Over/Under
The Over has cashed in each of Florida’s last 6 games, and the Panthers have averaged a robust 33.9 shots per game over their last 7.
The Over is 7-3 across the last 10 Florida-Boston meetings.
Per NaturalStatTrick, 5-on-5 expected-goals-against numbers for these playoffs would peg both sides as being a tad defense-fortunate so far. Expect the Bruins to have a solid game defensively, especially in a down-in-the-series effort on home ice. But the pricing here is solid; in fact be prepared to move quickly to avoid a line change working against you.
BACK THE OVER 5.5 (+110).
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