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The Boston Bruins look to stave off elimination as they host the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Bruins Game 6 prediction and pick.
The Bruins have already staved off elimination in this series once. After winning the first game of the series, the Bruins would lose three straight games. This resulted in a game five on the road with their playoff lives on the line. Morgan Geekie scored in the first period, but Sam Reinhart tied the game up in the second. Charlie McAvoy scored again to give the Bruins the lead. Jeremy Swayman would stop 28 of 29 shots, and the Bruins would win 2-1.
Here are the NHL Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds: Panthers-Bruins Game 6 Odds
Florida Panthers: -1.5 (+176)
Moneyline: -154
Boston Bruins: +1.5 (-215)
Moneyline: +128
Over: 5.5 (-102)
Under: 5.5 (-120)
How to Watch Panthers vs. Bruins Game 1
Time: 7:00 PM ET/ 4:00 PM PT
TV: TNT
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Panthers Will Cover The Spread/Win
Sam Reinhart has finally gotten going in this series. He has had four assists and two goals in the last four games. Reinhart led the team with 57 goals in the regular season and also had 37 assists, good for 94 total points. Reinhart now has five goals and four assists in the playoffs. He also has a goal and an assist 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 eight assists in the playoffs so far. In the regular season, he was third on the team in points with 23 goals and 57 assists.
Sergei Bobrovsky had a solid game five but took the loss. Overall, he has bounced back from a rough start to the season. In game one, he allowed four goals on 28 shots. Since then, He has allowed two or fewer goals each game. Last time out, he stopped 26 of 28 shots but took the loss.
Why The Bruins Will Cover The Spread/Win
Brad Marchand has been amazing for the Bruins in the playoffs. He has scored three 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 five assists, with three of the goals and two assists on the power play.
Charlie McAvoy continues to get assists in the playoffs. He has six points so far in the playoffs, five of them assists and one goal as well. 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 four goals as well in the playoffs, after having just 17 in the regular season.
Jeremy Swayman bounced back in game five of the series. He stopped 28 of 29 shots to get the win. Over the last two games, he has stopped 66 of 70 shots overall and will need to have that level of performance again. In the two wins so far in the series, Swayman has been at .960 in save percentage or better in each one of them.
Final Bruins-Panthers Prediction & Pick
The Bruins played nearly perfectly to get the win in game five of the series. They will need to do that again. They got a bunch of shots on goal, and while Sergei Bobrovsky was solid, the shot volume got them the win. Further, Jeremy Swayman was playing nearly perfect. They will need both of those to keep this series alive. They may get just that, but the best play in this game is to expect it to be low-scoring. Take the under.
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Final Bruins-Panthers Prediction & Pick: Under 5.5 (-120)
