Thursday’s NHL offering features an outing between the favored Boston Bruins (43-24-8, -162 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the Florida Panthers (36-35-3, +136 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Bruins vs. Panthers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Bruins (-162)
• Underdog: Panthers (+136)
• Over/under: 6.5

Bruins vs. Panthers Quick Facts

• Boston and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 39 of 73 games this season.
• In 50.7% of Florida’s previous games this season (37/73), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• These two teams combine to average 6.3 goals per game, 0.2 less than the total set for this match.
• The 6.4 goals per game that these two teams give up combined are 0.1 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stat Insights

• The Bruins offense’s 252 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked eighth in the league this year.
• Boston is ranked 21st in NHL play in goals against this season, having given up 230 (3.1 per game).
• With a +22 goal differential, they’re ranked 10th-best in the NHL.
• Boston’s 54 power-play goals this season (on 225 chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
• The Bruins’ 24% power-play conversion rate is eighth-best in the league this season.
• Boston has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
• The Bruins have the league’s 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 76.34%.
• The Bruins’ players have posted the fourth-best faceoff win percentage in the league at 52.8%.
• Boston has a 12.3% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking fourth in the league.
• The Bruins average 23.3 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Bruins Moneyline

• Boston has been victorious in 17 of the 25 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Bruins have a record of 4-3 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -162.
• According to the moneyline odds, Boston has a 61.8% chance of winning this contest.

Bruins Leaders

• David Pastrnak: 29 goals and 65 assists
• Morgan Geekie: 34 goals and 29 assists
• Pavel Zacha: 28 goals and 32 assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 30-15-4 record, .907 save percentage, 135 goals conceded

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

• The Panthers’ 217 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
• Florida has allowed 3.3 goals per game, and 246 total, which ranks 27th among all league teams.
• They have a -29 goal differential, which ranks 26th in the league.
• Florida has put up 50 power-play goals this season (on 253 chances). That ranks 11th in the NHL.
• The Panthers have the NHL’s 20th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 19.76%.
• Florida has scored seven shorthanded goals.
• The 81.93% of opponent power plays the Panthers kill is the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Panthers have the league’s 29th-ranked faceoff win percentage (47.2%).
• Florida’s collective 10.4% shooting percentage ranks 26th in the league.
• The Panthers have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

• The Panthers have been the underdog 25 times this season, and upset their opponent in 16, or 64.0%, of those games.
• Florida has won two of its seven games when it is the underdog by +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 42.4% chance to win for the Panthers.

Panthers Leaders

• Sam Reinhart: 29 goals and 32 assists
• Sam Bennett: 25 goals and 31 assists
• Brad Marchand: 27 goals and 27 assists
• Sergei Bobrovsky: 26-21-1 record, .878 save percentage, 143 goals conceded