Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 10/14/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins

Date: Monday, October 14, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Bruins (47-20-15 last year) will try to beat the Florida Panthers (52-24-6 last season) on Monday. 

The Florida Panthers came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-4 win over the Bruins their last time out. Florida recorded 15 penalty minutes in this matchup. In addition, they had 6 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Panthers had a solid offensive output in this victory. For the game, they scored on 6 of the 35 shots they tried.

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With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers earned 265 goals (11th in the league) for the previous season and given up 198. For the prior season, the had a total of 110 points and their points percentage was at .671. Florida finished with 268 power play chances and added 63 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 23.51%. When at even strength, the Panthers allowed the opponent to score 147 goals while scoring 202. Florida took 2,764 shots and held a shot percentage of 9.6%. The Panthers had 2,279 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .913. Florida Panthers opposition had 291 power play opportunities (2nd in pro hockey) and racked up 51 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. For his professional hockey career, Bobrovsky has 396 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .579. He has a save percentage of .915 during his 40,323 mins on the ice. Bobrovsky has seen 20,419 shots taken against him and has recorded 18,681 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,738 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.59. He has accumulated a mark of 396-224-55 and he started in 684 games. Bobrovsky has participated in 700 contests during his NHL career.

In their last contest, Boston played the Panthers in a game where the Bruins ended up losing by a mark of 6-4. They had 4 power play attempts in this outing and tallied 1 out of those chances. The Bruins scored 4 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they were seeking.

Last season, the Boston Bruins accounted for 263 goals, 109 points, as well as a points percentage of .665. They allowed 221 goals to be scored by way of 174 goals at even strength and 47 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins earned 209 goals at even strength and 54 goals (15th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They had a total of 243 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 22.22%. Boston took 2,399 shots (22nd in hockey) and earned a shot percentage of 10.96%, while allowing their opponent 2,504 shots. They recorded a penalty kill percentage of 82.46% on their opposition's 268 power play opportunities, and their save percentage was 91.2%.

For the opposition you will find Jeremy Swayman protecting the net. Opponents are averaging 2.34 goals per game and he has relinquished 295 goals altogether. Swayman's quality start rate comes out to 64.8% and he has 81 quality starts in his hockey career. He has made the start in 125 games and has played 7,571 minutes. Swayman holds a career mark of 79-33-15 and has participated in 132 games. He has recorded 3,327 saves out of the 3,622 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .919.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida

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