The Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins play on Wednesday at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, and the sportsbooks fancy the home team (-168) over the visitor (+141).
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Panthers to win vs Bruins -168
Panthers vs. Bruins Game Info & Betting Lines
- Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
- Location: Sunrise, Florida
- Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
- Favorite: Panthers (-168)
- Underdog: Bruins (+141)
- Over/under: 5.5
Panthers vs. Bruins Quick Facts
- Florida and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 41 of 88 matches (46.6%) so far this season.
- In 45.6% of Boston’s previous games this season (41/90), the teams combined to score over Wednesday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- Wednesday’s total is 0.9 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.4 goals per game.
- This game’s over/under is 0.4 more than the 5.1 goals these two clubs give up per game combined.
Panthers vs. Bruins Season Stat Insights
- The Panthers are ranked 11th in the league with 265 goals this season, an average of 3.2 per contest.
- On defense, the Panthers have been the strongest squad in NHL play, allowing 198 total goals (only 2.4 per game).
- The team’s goal differential (+67) tops the league this season .
- The Bruins have the NHL’s 13th-ranked scoring offense (263 total goals, 3.2 per game).
- The Bruins have given up 2.7 goals per game, 221 total, the fifth-fewest among league teams.
- Their +42 goal differential is 10th-best in the league.
Panthers vs. Bruins Moneyline Insights
- Through 71 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Florida has won 49 of those games.
- The Panthers have won 25 of the 36 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -168.
- According to the moneyline odds, Florida has a 62.7% chance of winning this contest.
- Boston has nine wins when playing as the moneyline underdog this season (which has happened 15 times).
- Boston has not played with moneyline odds of +141 or longer once this season.
- The Bruins have a 41.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
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Panthers vs. Bruins Leaders
Panthers Leaders
- A productive offensive player this season for Florida, Sam Reinhart has recorded 94 points.
- Having scored 26 goals and adding 62 assists, Matthew Tkachuk is excelling for Florida through 80 games.
- Aleksander Barkov Jr. has created 80 points for Florida in 73 games this season, scoring on 11.9% of his shots and recording 23 goals and 57 assists.
- Across 58 games played, Sergei Bobrovsky has a goaltending record of 36-17-4. During those games, he’s allowed 135 goals while recording 1449 saves.
Bruins Leaders
- David Pastrnak’s 47 goals and 63 assists in 82 games for Boston add up to 110 total points on the season.
- Brad Marchand is one of the top contributors for Boston with 67 total points (0.8 per game), with 29 goals and 38 assists in 82 games.
- Charlie Coyle’s 25 goals and 35 assists add up to 60 points this season.
- Jeremy Swayman has a 25-10-8 record this season, with a .916 save percentage (ninth-best in the league). He has 1179 saves, and has given up 108 goals (2.5 goals against average).
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