Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction NHL Picks 5/10/24

Boston Bruins (52-23-16) vs Florida Panthers (57-26-6)

Game Info: Friday, May 10, 2024 at 7:00 pm (TD Garden)

Betting Odds: Boston Bruins +100 / Florida Panthers -113 --- Over/Under: 5.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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In this article, we will formulate a Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction for NHL Game 3 on Friday, May 10th at TD Garden. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Panthers recent form and recent player performance

-The Bruins recent form and recent play performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Florida

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Boston

-Recent betting trends in games played between Florida and Boston

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between the Panthers and Bruins.

Panthers Bounce Back in a Big Way

After being dominated by the Bruins in the first game, they sure looked impressive in the last game. The Panthers' offense scored six goals, but just as impressive was the defense that gave up only one goal. At the end of the first period they were down 1-0, but they scored three goals in the second period and another three goals in the third period on the way to the blowout victory. Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and added two assists. Brandon Montour scored a goal and added two assists. The Panthers defense didn’t allow many shots on goal and that is going to need to continue.

Will Bobrovsky Face More Shots?

Sergei Bobrovsky saved 14 of the 15 shots that he faced. During the regular season, the Panthers' offense was ranked 11th while the defense was ranked 2nd. Matthew Tkachuk has scored six goals and added six assists during the playoffs. Aleksander Barkov has also scored six goals and added 10 assists so far this season.

Can Bruins Bounce Back?

The Bruins sure looked impressive in the first game of the series, but in the last game, they looked terrible. They did score the first goal of the game, but that was the only goal they scored as they were defeated 6-1. Charlie Coyle finished with a goal and two shots on goal. Jeremy Swaman saved 19 of the 23 shots that he faced, while Linus Ullmark saved 8 of the 10 shots that he faced. As a team, the Bruins only had 15 shots on goal, and they are going to need to have more shots on goal here. During the regular season, the Bruins' offense was ranked 12th while the defense was ranked 6th. The Bruins are going to need the defense to be a lot better here. Brad Marchand has scored three goals and added seven assists so far this season. Jake DeBrusk has scored four goals and added two assists.

Boston Bruins Player Prop Facts

Pavel Zacha has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Bruins' last eight games against the Panthers.
David Pastrnak has scored at least one goal in each of his last seven Friday night appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
Brad Marchand has recorded at least one point in each of the Bruins' last nine Game 3s of a playoff series.
Parker Wotherspoon has recorded two assists against the Panthers this season - equal-most against any opponent.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

Sam Reinhart has scored at least one goal in seven of the Panthers' last eight games as road favorites.
Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances against the Bruins after playing less than 20 minutes in the Panthers' last game.
Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight appearances against the Bruins.
Matthew Tkachuk has scored the last goal in three of the Panthers' last four road playoff games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Sam Reinhart ranks 1st in the league for Power Play Goals (27) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

The Boston Bruins rank T5th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.70).
The Boston Bruins rank 7th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (82.46%).
The Florida Panthers rank T1st in the league for goals against per game this season (2.41).
The Florida Panthers rank 6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (82.47%).

Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins Prediction

I am not really sure which team is going to show up with the goal-scoring which is why I won't be giving out a moneyline bet, but at least one of them is going to. In the first game it was the Bruins that won 6-1 while the Panthers were able to secure a 6-1 victory in Game 2. One of the teams is going to have no issue running up the score, and I expect the other team is also going to find more success. Look for seven or eight goals to be scored again here. Back the over to cash here.