The Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins meet Sunday in Game 4 East Second Round NHL Playoffs action at the TD Garden. Here’s a Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction.
Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers look for a third straight win to take an overwhelming 3-1 series lead. The Panthers are 2-1 on the road in these NHL playoffs. The Florida Panthers are averaging 4.13 goals per game and are scoring on 28.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Carter Verhaeghe leads Florida with 6 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 9 assists and Sam Reinhart has 35 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.75 goals per game and are killing 85.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 21 goals on 195 shots faced.
Boston Bruins Betting Preview
The Boston Bruins need a win to stop the bleeding and even the series up at 2-2. The Bruins are 2-3 at home in these NHL playoffs. The Boston Bruins are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Jake DeBrusk leads Boston with 5 goals, Brad Marchand has 7 assists and David Pastrnak has 30 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 83.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jeremy Swayman has allowed 19 goals on 275 shots faced, while Linus Ullmark has give up 5 goals on 44 shots.
Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Injury Report
Brad Marchand is questionable for the Bruins with an upper body injury. Ryan Lomberg is the only player out for the Panthers, as he deals with an illness and hasn’t played since April 21.
Why the Boston Bruins will win
- The Bruins have won four of their last five games as home underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have lost each of their last three games as favorites following a road win.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four night games following a road win.
- The Bruins have covered the puck line in six of their last seven games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Panthers have lost the third period in each of their last four night games following a road win.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Panthers have won each of their last six Sunday games.
- The Bruins have lost six of their last eight night games at TD Garden.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last six games at TD Garden.
- The Bruins have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine home games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Panthers have won the first period in each of their last four night games at TD Garden.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Panthers’ last six games against Atlantic Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Nine of the last 10 games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Seven of the Bruins’ last eight games at TD Garden against opponents on a winning streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Panthers’ last eight night games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Bruins’ last 11 Sunday games.
Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction
The Boston Bruins are pretty much playing for their season, as they can’t afford to go down 3-1 in this series. The Bruins have also won 5 of the last 7 games against the Panthers, so there’s still some hope for Boston and reason to consider the plus money. With that said, the Panthers are the more talented team by a decent margin, and the fact they’ve outscored the Bruins 12-3 in the last 2 games is really all you need. In those two wins, the Panthers have 66 shots on goal to the Bruins 32 shots on goal. It’s been complete domination and while it takes just one game for momentum to flip, I’m going to ride the hot hand and side with the Panthers for a 3-1 lead.