The Boston Bruins will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Florida Panthers invade TD Garden on Friday.

This season the Bruins are 22-9-1 overall while the Panthers are 18-10-7. As for the totals, Boston is 16-16 on the OU, and Florida is 15-18-2.



View Florida vs Boston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Bruins as -200 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The NHL Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the No. 9-rated Panthers taking on the No. 2-rated Bruins in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Boston's No. 2-ranked offense (3.5 goals per game) against a Panthers defense that ranks No. 9 at 2.6 goals per game allowed. The Bruins Sportsbook has clicked at a 18.5% rate while the Panthers have a 81.3% rate on the penalty kill.

Florida lost its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Senators on December 22. Bettors who backed the Senators at -120 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Boston was a 3-2 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Canadiens. They won as -210 favorites, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors.


Florida Panthers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing NY Rangers are 4-6
After playing Ottawa are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Boston Bruins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Montreal are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

A few Panthers at Bruins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Boston
Florida is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Boston
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games at home
Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home


Next up:
Florida home to Toronto, Tuesday, December 27
Boston at Phoenix, Wednesday, December 28