The Wild Card Florida Panthers attempt to knock off Goliath within the top-seeded Boston Bruins Monday in Recreation 1 of their 1st-round sequence at TD Backyard. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Under, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s traces across the Panthers vs. Bruins odds, and make our skilled NHL picks and predictions.
After successful the Presidents’ Trophy for the highest workforce within the common season final 12 months, the Panthers enter as a +275 underdog to win the sequence. It is a totally different Panthers membership with extra physicality up entrance and fewer certainty down low. They had been sixth in scoring at 3.5 objectives per sport and twenty first permitting 3.3 objectives per sport. Florida truly handed Boston an time beyond regulation loss and 1 of their 12 regulation losses this season.
Boston put all of it collectively this 12 months, rating 2nd with 3.7 objectives per sport. They boasted the highest protection at 2.1 objectives per sport and the perfect penalty kill at 87.3%. The Bruins had been even harder at dwelling, going 34-4-3. Boston has gained 6 of the final 9, courting again to 2019, however went 1-1-1 in opposition to Florida this 12 months.
Panthers at Bruins odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Panthers +180 (wager $100 to win $225) | Bruins -225 (wager $225 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Towards the unfold (ATS): Panthers +1.5 (-140) | Bruins -1.5 (+115)
- Over/Below (O/U): 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Panthers at Bruins projected goalies
Alex Lyon (9-4-2, 2.89 GAA, .914 SV%, 1 SO – reg. season) vs. Linus Ullmark (40-6-1, 1.89 GAA, .938 SV%, 2 SO – reg. season)
The 30-year-old Lyon took over when Sergei Bobrovsky handled a nasty sickness March 29 and hasn’t appeared again. Lyon went 4-1-1 with a 1.83 GAA and .946 SV% in 6 April begins. He beat Boston in a 4-3 time beyond regulation win Jan. 28, stopping 38 of 40 photographs. We may see Bobrovsky once more, however it seems to be Lyon’s present for now.
Ullmark had probably the greatest goalie seasons in latest reminiscence in an period the place scoring is up. There could be some fear of rust as a result of he has solely performed 3 video games this month; albeit he nonetheless had a 2.06 GAA and .933 SV%. He was 2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .925 SV% in opposition to the Panthers this season.
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Panthers at Bruins picks and predictions
Prediction
Bruins 4, Panthers 1
Moneyline
The Panthers are somewhat little bit of a wild card as a result of they took essentially the most photographs at 36.8 per sport whereas the Bruins allowed the Ninth-fewest at 33.0 per sport. A few of these may finally trickle in. Not in Recreation 1, although, as Boston is battle-tested.
PASS on the moneyline and look to the unfold.
Puck line/Towards the unfold
Two of the three conferences this 12 months and 6 of the final 9 had been determined by 2 or extra objectives. The Bruins had been 21-20 on the puck line at dwelling, however that’s not horrible contemplating they had been probably favored in all of them and needed to win by greater than 1. The Bruins had been 9-1-0 down the stretch and may take management of this one and never look again.
Take the BRUINS -1.5 (+115).
Over/Below
The entire will likely be tough as a result of we’re coping with a record-setting workforce in opposition to Lyon, who has 31 profession begins underneath his belt. The Panthers had been 2-4-4 O/U down the stretch, and Boston was 6-4. All 3 video games went Over within the common season. I, nonetheless, will LEAN UNDER 6.5 (-120).
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