Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 10/27/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (+104) Panthers (-115)

FLA Live Arena is the site where Sergei Bobrovsky and the Florida Panthers (6-0-0) will take on the Boston Bruins (3-1-0) on Wednesday. The line on this game has the Bruins coming in at +104 and the Panthers are at -115. The O/U opens at 6.

The Bruins went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-3 victory against the Sharks their last time out. The Corsi for the Bruins came in at 46 and the Corsi against when all was said and done was 37 meaning they had a Corsi rate of 55.4%. Their offensive zone starts came in at 51.7% and their PDO rating was 95.7 for this one. Boston accounted for 13 penalty minutes in this contest. The Bruins had a good offensive performance in the victory. Their Fenwick came in at 40 and the Fenwick against was 26, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 60.6%. They had a tally of 25 face-off wins when at even strength and were beaten on 26 opportunities to gain puck control. They also had 3 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. For the game, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 34 shots they attempted.

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When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Boston Bruins have notched 14 goals (22nd in hockey) on the campaign and have allowed 11. For the current campaign, they have recorded 6 points and their points percentage comes in at .750. Boston comes into the game with 9 power play chances and they have scored 2 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 22.22%. When at even strength, the Bruins have allowed 9 goals while notching 12 of their own. Boston has taken 140 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.0%. The Bruins have had 115 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .904. Boston Bruins opponents have tallied 14 power play opportunities (27th in hockey) and have scored 2 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jeremy Swayman. For his career, Swayman has compiled 10 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .833. His save percentage is .935 for his 721 mins on the ice. Swayman has had 323 shot attempts taken against him and he has 302 total saves. Opponents have racked up 21 goals versus Swayman in his pro career and his goals against rate is 1.75. He has a mark of 8-4-0 and he has started in 12 games. Swayman has taken the ice for 12 matchups during his hockey career.

In their last contest, Florida opposed the Coyotes in a matchup where the Panthers took home the win by a final of 5-3. Florida wound up with a 64.1% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating is telling of the kind of game that Florida played and they played a solid game. Their Fenwick percentage was 64.7% by accumulating a Fenwick of 44 and the Coyotes ending the game with a 24 Fenwick. Their PDO at even strength was 92 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 66.5%. The Panthers scored 5 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they took. They had 3 power play chances in this game and recorded 2 goals out of those chances.

Florida has taken 210 shots (3rd in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 12.86%, while allowing their opponents 189 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 85.19% on the other teams 27 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 93.7%. They have earned 25 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 20.00%. The Panthers have scored 22 goals at even strength and 5 goals (7th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 12 goals to be scored by way of 8 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Florida Panthers have earned a total of 27 goals, 12 points, and a points percentage of 1.000.

Across the ice you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky protecting the goal. He has racked up 14,611 stops out of 15,940 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .917. Bobrovsky is the owner of a career record of 301-180-45 and has participated in 542 games. He got the starting nod in 528 contests and has racked up 31,234 minutes. Bobrovsky's percentage of quality starts is 56.8% and he has 300 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. Teams are averaging 2.55 goals per game and he has allowed 1,329 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (+104)

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