Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 4/26/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+180) Bruins (-220)

The Florida Panthers are headed to TD Garden on Wednesday where they will go up against the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of their series. Boston leads 3-1. The moneyline on this contest has the Panthers at +180 while the Bruins are sitting at -220. The over/under is 7.

The Florida Panthers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-2 loss against the Bruins in Game 4. Florida earned 35 penalty minutes in this game. The Panthers could have played much better offensively in the loss. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. For the outing, they converted 2 of the 44 shots they attempted.

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At even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 202 goals while earning 225 on the offensive side of the ice. Florida Panthers opponents have 291 power play tries (3rd in the NHL) and have scored 70 goals in those attempts. In terms of scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have tallied 288 goals (6th in hockey) so far this year and have given up 272. Florida has taken 3,019 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.5%. For the current season, they sit with 92 points and their points percentage is sitting at .561. The Panthers thus far have had 2,603 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .896. Florida has 276 power play chances and they have added 63 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 22.83%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Alex Lyon. Lyon has been involved in 39 contests throughout his NHL career. He has accumulated a mark of 16-11-5 and he was named the starter in 31 games. Opponents have racked up 103 goals versus Lyon in his professional hockey career and his goals against rate is 3.05. Lyon has seen 1,058 shots against him and has garnered 955 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .903 in his 2,026 mins on the ice. For his career, Lyon has 16 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .516.

In Game 4 the Bruins tallied 6 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this game and notched 2 out of those attempts.

The Bruins are sitting with 239 goals at even strength and 62 goals (11th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. Boston has put up 2,703 shots (9th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.14%, while allowing the opposition 2,447 shots. On the campaign, the Boston Bruins are sitting with 301 goals, 135 points, in addition to a points percentage of .823. They have granted a total of 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. They have a total of 279 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 22.22%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 87.28% on their oppositions 283 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 92.9%.

Across the ice you will find Linus Ullmark patrolling the crease. His opponents are averaging 2.50 goals per game and he has yielded 495 goals overall. Ullmark's quality start percentage sits at 63.3% and he has 126 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He got the starting nod in 199 games and his ice time sits at 11,888 mins. Ullmark is the owner of a career mark of 116-63-16 and has been in net for 207 games. He has racked up 5,627 stops out of 6,122 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .919.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (+180)

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