Bruins vs. Panthers betting preview

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The Boston Bruins (2-1) are favorites when they welcome in the Florida Panthers (1-2) on Monday, October 14 at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Bruins are -148 on the moneyline to win, while the Panthers have +124 moneyline odds.

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Bruins to win vs Panthers -148

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Bruins vs. Panthers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Bruins (-148)
  • Underdog: Panthers (+124)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Bruins vs. Panthers Quick Facts

  • Boston and its opponent went over 5.5 combined goals in 43 of 95 games last season.
  • Florida combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 48 of 106 games last season.
  • The two teams combined to score 6.4 goals per game, 0.9 more than this one’s total.
  • Opponents of these two teams scored 5.1 goals per game combined, 0.4 fewer than this one’s total.
  • The Panthers were 11th in the league in goals scored, compared to the 13th-ranked Bruins.
  • The Panthers were first in the league in goals conceded, and the Bruins were fifth.

Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stat Insights

  • The Bruins’ 263 total goals (3.2 per game) made them the 13th-ranked scoring team in the league last season.
  • Boston gave up 221 total goals (2.7 per game), the fifth-fewest in NHL play.
  • Their goal differential (+42) made them 10th-best in the league.
  • The 54 power-play goals Boston scored last season ranked 15th in the NHL (on 243 chances).
  • The Bruins were 14th in the league with a 22.22% power-play conversion rate.
  • The seven shorthanded goals Boston scored last season ranked 12th among all NHL teams.
  • The Bruins had the league’s seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (82.46%).
  • The Bruins had the 21st-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 49.5%.
  • Boston scored on 11% of its shots (eighth in league).
  • The Bruins did not earn a shutout last season. Their skaters averaged 27.5 hits and 15.8 blocked shots per game.

Bruins Moneyline

  • The Bruins were favored on the moneyline 73 times last season, and went 41-32 in those games.
  • Boston went 28-19 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -148 or shorter.
  • The Bruins have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.7% in this game.

Bruins Leaders

  • A major contributor last season for Boston, David Pastrnak scored 110 points in 82 games (47 goals and 63 assists).
  • Brad Marchand was another top contributor for Boston with 67 points (0.8 per game), scoring 29 goals and adding 38 assists.
  • Charlie Coyle’s 60 points last season came via 25 goals and 35 assists.
  • Joonas Korpisalo (21-26-4) had a goals against average of 3.3 last season, and made 1354 saves. His .890 save percentage ranked 53rd in the league.

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

  • The Panthers’ 265 goals last season (3.2 per game) ranked them 11th in the NHL.
  • Florida conceded just 2.4 goals per game (198 in total), the fewest in the NHL.
  • They had a league-best goal differential of +67.
  • Florida had 63 power-play goals (sixth-most in NHL) on 268 chances.
  • The Panthers scored on 23.51% of their power plays, No. 8 in the NHL.
  • In terms of shorthanded goals, Florida had eight.
  • At 82.47%, the Panthers had the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Panthers won 51.3% of faceoffs, 11th in the NHL.
  • With a shooting percentage of 9.6%, Florida was 23rd in the league.
  • The Panthers did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

  • Last season the Panthers were an underdog 20 times, and won eight, or 40.0%, of those games.
  • Florida played three games last season as an underdog by +124 or more and went 2-1.
  • The Panthers have a 44.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Panthers Leaders

  • Sam Reinhart’s 57 goals and 37 assists in 82 games for Florida last season added up to 94 total points.
  • Matthew Tkachuk collected 88 points last season, with 26 goals and 62 assists.
  • Aleksander Barkov Jr. had 80 points, including 23 goals and 57 assists.
  • Sergei Bobrovsky had a .915 save percentage (11th in the league) last season, giving up 135 goals (2.4 goals against average). He put together a 36-17-4 record.
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