Last year, the Florida Panthers stunned the Boston Bruins in a first-round shocker. Boston was coming off the best regular season in NHL history. In comparison, Florida barely got into the playoffs as the last seed in the East. Boston has never recovered from that loss to the Stanley Cup betting odds. Now, it appears that Florida could have been the better team all along. Following a Game 1 loss, Florida stormed back to win the next three games against Boston. Boston must beat Florida three straight times to survive and advance.
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round Matchup Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers
| Date and Time: | Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 7 PM ET. |
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| Location: | Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL. |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Bruins | +1½ -145 | 5½ -105 | +180 |  |
| Panthers | -1½ +125 | 5½ -115 | -220 | |
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Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers Series Schedule
- Game 1: Bruins 5, Panthers 1
- Game 2: Panthers 6, Bruins 1
- Game 3: Panthers 6, Bruins 2
- Game 4: Panthers 3, Bruins 2
- Game 5: Bruins at Panthers, May 14 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- Game 6*: Panthers at Bruins, May 17 (TBD, TBD)
- Game 7*: Bruins at Panthers, May 19 (TBD, TBD)
Boston Bruins Team Overview
This year, the Boston Bruins are 47-20-15 straight up and 35-44-3 over/under the online wagering total. Also, Boston is 4th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Boston is five points behind the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Late on, Boston has covered five out of their last eight games. The Bruins have gone under the total in eight of its previous nine matchups.
Boston has NHL rankings of 14th for goals scored and 13th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Bruins have NHL rankings of 6th for goals against and 7th for penalty killing.
Late on Boston got the cash in only two of its most recent seven games. The Bruins went over the total in three of their last four matchups.
G Jeremy Swayman has a 2.28 goals against average, a .930 save percentage, and a record of 5-5. LW Brad Marchand leads Boston with three goals, seven assists, ten points, and a +2. LW Jake DeBrusk adds five goals, four assists, nine points, and a -4.
Florida Panthers Team Overview
This season, the Florida Panthers are 52-24-6 straight up and 30-49 over/under the NHL Playoff betting odds total. Also, Florida is 3rd in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Florida is four points behind the New York Ranger in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Late on, Florida has covered five out of their last six games. At the same time, the Panthers have gone over the total in one of its previous six matchups.
Florida has NHL rankings of 12th for goals scored and 8th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Panthers have NHL rankings of 1st for goals against and 6th for penalty killing.
Overall, Florida got the money in seven of its first nine playoff games. The Panthers went over the total in six of their most recent seven games.
G Sergei Bobrovsky has a 2.56 goals against average, a .892 save percentage, and a record of 7-2. C Aleksander Barkov leads Florida with five goals, eight assists, 13 points, and a +4. C Carter Verhaeghe adds four goals, nine assists, 13 points, and a +3.
Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers SBG Free Picks
In this situation, Florida has too much of an advantage. Also, the Panthers are exploiting Boston’s defensive weaknesses.
Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers SBG Best Bet: Florida Panthers.