Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers Prediction, Odds, NHL Picks [5/8/2024]

The Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins are scheduled to meet in the NHL Playoffs at Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday, starting at 7:30PM ET.

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Bruins vs. Panthers Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Puck Line

We have used powerful machine learning and statistics to simulate the outcome of Wednesday's NHL Playoffs game between the Bruins and Panthers 10,000 times, in line with our coverage of NHL picks.

Our proven predictive analytics model currently gives the Panthers a 54% chance of defeating the Bruins.

According to our model, the Bruins (+1.5) have a 68% chance of covering the puck line, while the 5.5-goal over/under has a 51% chance of going over.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs is an elimination tournament in the NHL to decide the winner of the Stanley Cup.

Sixteen teams, including the Bruins and Panthers, made the NHL Playoffs 2024, which consists of four rounds: the First Round, Second Round, Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals.

Each round is contested as a best-of-seven series, with the first team to four wins progressing to the next round until a champion is crowned.

Bruins vs. Panthers Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Bruins	Panthers
Puck Line	+1.5 (-185)	-1.5 (+162)
Moneyline	+142	-165
Total	o5.5 (+100)	u5.5 (-120)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Bruins vs. Panthers Picks

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Bruins vs. Panthers Player Props

Who will score an anytime goal in Bruins vs. Panthers?

According to our model, Boston's David Pastrnak is most likely to score the first goal in Bruins vs. Panthers.

Our projections give Pastrnak a 9.2% chance of scoring the first goal at Amerant Bank Arena, while the Bruins star is a 42.3% chance of netting an anytime goal.

First Goal Scorer Predictions

Boston Bruins

Player	First Goal Probability
David Pastrnak	9.2%
Jake DeBrusk	5.2%
Justin Brazeau	4.6%
Brad Marchand	4.5%
Charlie Coyle	4.1%

Florida Panthers

Player	First Goal Probability
Sam Reinhart	7.3%
Carter Verhaeghe	6.7%
Aleksander Barkov	6.0%
Matthew Tkachuk	5.1%
Vladimir Tarasenko	4.1%

Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions

Boston Bruins

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
David Pastrnak	42.3%
Jake DeBrusk	26.6%
Justin Brazeau	24.9%
Brad Marchand	22.8%
Charlie Coyle	20.1%

Florida Panthers

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Sam Reinhart	34.6%
Carter Verhaeghe	32.5%
Aleksander Barkov	30.3%
Matthew Tkachuk	28.1%
Vladimir Tarasenko	20.5%

Bruins vs. Panthers Game Information

Wednesday's action between the Panthers and Bruins in the NHL Playoffs is scheduled to begin at 7:30PM ET.

• Who: Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers
• Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
• Time: 7:30PM ET / 4:30PM PT
• Venue: Amerant Bank Arena

Our full coverage of the Bruins vs. Panthers includes pregame predictions, betting picks and live scores.

Conclusion

We predict the Panthers, with a 54% win probability, will likely beat the Bruins on Wednesday.

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