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The Boston Bruins look to stave off elimination as they visit the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Panthers Game 5 prediction and pick.
The Bruins dominated in game one of the series. While the Panthers scored first in the game, over halfway through the second period the Bruins would score three times in the second and add two in the third to take the 5-1 victory. The Bruins struck first in game two as well, but three goals in the second and three in the third by the Panthers gave them the 6-1 win. The Panthers would go on to win games three and four on the road as well. Game four saw the Bruins take the 2-0 lead into the second period, but the Panthers would score in the second, tie it up early in the third, and then take the lead, winning 3-2.
Here are the NHL Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds: Bruins-Panthers Game 5 Odds
Boston Bruins: +1.5 (-164)
Moneyline: +168
Florida Panthers: -1.5 (+136)
Moneyline: -205
Over: 5,5 (-104)
Under: 5.5 (-118)
How to Watch Bruins vs. Panthers Game 5
Time: 7:00 PM ET/ 4:00 PM PT
TV: ESPN
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Bruins Will Cover The Spread/Win
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Brad Marchand has been amazing for the Bruins in the playoffs. He has scored three thee goals and seven assists in the playoffs. In the regular season, he had 29 goals and 38 assists, good for 67 points, and was second on the team. The team leader this year in points, goals, and assists, was David Pastrnak. Pastrnak scored 47 goals and 63 assists in the regular season. He currently is third on the team in the playoffs with four goals and four assists. Jake DeBrusk has been a star in the playoffs. He had 19 goals and 21 assists in the regular season. He had just two power-play goals as well. In the playoffs, DeBrusk has five goals and four assists, with three of the goals and two assists on the power play.
Charlie McAvoy continues to get assists in the playoffs. He has four points so far in the playoffs, all of them assists. in the regular season, he had 12 goals and 35 assists, good for 47 total points. Still, the biggest point for this team has been the multiple-line effort from the Bruins. Trent Frederic has three goals this playoff year while scoring just 18 in the regular season. Morgan Geekie has three goals as well in the playoffs, after having just 17 in the regular season.
Jeremy Swayman has crashed in his last three games. After having an amazing start to the playoffs, He has struggled as of late. The last time out was his best game in the last three, allowing three goals on 41 shots. In the three losses, Swayman has given up 12 goals on 96 shots, good for a .875 svae percentage. The Bruins could move to Linus Ullmark, although he did play in game two, allowing two goals on ten shots in just under a period of work.
Why The Panthers Will Cover The Spread/Win
The same Reinhart has finally gotten going in this series. He has had four assists and a goal in the last three games. Reinhart led the team with 57 goals in the regular season and also had 37 assists, good for 94 total points. Reinahrt now has four goals and four assists in the playoffs. He also has a goal and an assits on the power play. The Panthers are getting production from their other goal-scorers too. Matthew Tkachuk had 26 goals and 62 assists in the regular season, good for second on the team in points. He has four goals and nine assists in the playoffs, leading the team in points.
Meanwhile, Carter Verhaeghe is leading the team in goals in the playoffs. He has six goals and four assists so far in the playoffs. In the regular season, he was second on the team in goals and fourth in points. He had 34 goals and 38 assists in the regular season. Aleksandr Barkov is also playing well. He has five goals and four assists in the playoffs so far. In the regular season, he was third on the team in points with 23 goals and 57 assists.
The Panthers have bounced back from a bad game one of the seires. He allowed four goals on just 28 shots in game one. Since then, Bobrovsky has allowed just five goals over three games. A huge help has been he has not faced many shots. The Bruins have not had 20 shots on goal since game one of the series. Bobrovsky has saved 45 of 50 shots in the last three games, good for a .900 save percentage.
Final Bruins-Panthers Prediction & Pick
The Bruins are just not getting enough shots on goal to win games. The Panthers, meanwhile, are getting plenty of shots on goal and dominating the series. IT would not be surprising to see the Bruins move to Linus Ullmark in this game. That would be a high-risk and high-reward situation. Ullmark has the potential to easily shutdown the Panthers. At the same time, he could crumble and allow multiple goals quickly. The Panthers are going to eliminate the Bruins for a second straight year, and the question is just as to when. It will be in this game.
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Final Bruins-Panthers Prediction & Pick: Panthers -1.5 (+136)
