Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 4/17/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins

Date: Monday, April 17, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+165) Bruins (-195)

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Bruins (65-12-5) will go up against the Florida Panthers (42-32-8) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Florida at +165 while Boston is coming in at -195. The total is 6.

The Florida Panthers will look for better times on the ice after their 6-4 defeat to the Hurricanes their last time out. The Panthers had a good offensive outing in the loss. In the game, they converted 4 of the 34 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 2 attempts on the power play but weren't able to net one. Florida accumulated 20 penalty mins in this matchup.

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While playing at even strength, the Panthers let the opposition score 202 goals while notching 225 of their own. Florida Panthers opponents have amassed 291 power play opportunities (3rd in the NHL) and have racked up 70 goals in those chances. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers have earned 288 goals (6th in hockey) on the campaign and have given up 272. Florida has taken 3,019 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.5%. For the current campaign, they have 92 points and their points percentage comes in at .561. The Panthers so far have had 2,603 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .896. Florida steps onto the ice with 276 power play opportunities and they have notched 63 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 22.83%.

The man in net for this game is Alex Lyon. Lyon has been involved in 39 games throughout his NHL career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 16-11-5 and he has started in 31 games. Opponents have been able to score 103 goals against Lyon in his professional career and his goals against rate is 3.05. Lyon has had 1,058 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 955 saves. He has a save percentage of .903 for his 2,026 mins in the crease. Over the course of his career, Lyon has 16 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .516.

In their last contest, Boston played the Canadiens in a matchup where the Bruins got the win by a score of 5-4. The Bruins netted 5 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they pursued. They had 6 power play opportunities in this contest but weren't able to score a goal.

So far this year, the Boston Bruins have tallied 301 goals, 135 points, in addition to a points percentage of .823. They have allowed 174 goals to be scored by of a combination of 138 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins have accumulated 239 goals at even strength and 62 goals (11th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 279 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 22.22%. Boston has attempted 2,703 shots (9th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 11.14%, while allowing the other team 2,447 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 87.28% on their opponents 283 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 92.9%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Linus Ullmark in net. He has accrued 5,627 saves out of the 6,122 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .919. Ullmark has compiled a lifetime record of 116-63-16 and has participated in 207 games. He got the starting nod in 199 contests and has played 11,888 minutes. Ullmark's percentage of quality starts comes out to 63.3% and he has made 126 quality starts in his pro hockey career. His opposition is averaging 2.50 goals/game and he has yielded 495 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston (-195)

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