Last year, the Boston Bruins achieved the greatest regular season in NHL history. However, two weeks later, the Bruins were humiliated in a Stanley Cup betting odds upset for the ages. The 8-seed Florida Panthers shocked the B’s in a 7-game opening-round shocker. Subsequently, Florida went on to the Stanley Cup Final. Boston has not yet been able to live that down. Boston barely escaped a high-wire act in their first-round win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now, the Bruins will be tougher and sharper as they seek revenge against a quality Florida team.
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Second Round Matchup Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers
| Date and Time: | Monday, May 06, 2024, 8 P.M. ET. |
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| Location: | Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL. |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Bruins | +1½ -190 | 5½ +105 | +140 |  |
| Panthers | -1½ +165 | 5½ -125 | -160 | |
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Florida Panthers (Atlantic 1) vs. Boston Bruins (Atlantic 2)
- Game 1: Monday, Bruins at Panthers, 8, ESPN
- Game 2: Wednesday, Bruins at Panthers, TBD, ESPN
- Game 3: Friday, Panthers at Bruins, TBD, TNT, truTV
- Game 4: May 12, Panthers at Bruins, TBD, TBS, truTV
- x-Game 5: May 14, Bruins at Panthers, TBD
- x-Game 6: May 17, Panthers at Bruins, TBD
- x-Game 7: May 19, Bruins at Panthers, TBD
Boston Bruins Team Overview
This year, the Boston Bruins are 47-20-15 straight up and 35-44-3 over/under the sports betting 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. While 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.
So far in the playoffs, LW Brad Marchand leads Boston with three goals, five assists, eight points, and a +1. RTW David Pastrnak adds three goals, two assists, five points, and a +0. Pasta scored the game-winning overtime goal in game seven against Toronto. G Jeremy Swayman has a 1.50 goals against average, a .950 save percentage, and a 4-2 record.
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.
So far in the playoffs, C Carter Verhaeghe leads the Panthers with five goals, four assists, nine points, and a +7. LW Matthew Tkachuk adds three goals, six assists, and a +4. G Sergei Bobrovsky has a 2.78 goals against average, a .896 save percentage, and a 4-1 record.
Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers SBG Free Picks
In this situation, the Bruins will feel reborn after their near-death experience against Toronto. Boston has the revenge angle going for them, too.
Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers SBG Best Bet: Boston Bruins.