Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 5/5/24, 2:00 PM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 5/5/24 at 9:13 PM in NHL Picks

The second round of the NHL playoffs just got started last Sunday with a match that practically was the Metropolitan Division Final between New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes, so the remaining teams from the Eastern Conference in the bracket are Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins, teams that are going to define which is the best team of this season from the Atlantic Division, so the expectation is to have a very dynamic match as this rivalry has been growing up since the prior season.

In this regard, it looks like Florida Panthers is going to have a slightly advantage as they will face the first 2 games of the series at home, however, it is pretty obvious that the Bruins aren’t going to commit a lot of defensive errors such as Tampa Bay did during the first-round series against the Panthers, so Florida must be focused on creating enough spaces on the Bruins’ defensive in order to take an early advantage during this match.

Another important fact to take into consideration is that Boston Bruins wasn’t effective during their series against Toronto Maple Leafs, so they had to confront the Canadian team 7 times to finally advance to the second round. Additionally, it’s important to remember that, during the regular season, this team collected very inconsistent results, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if they get eliminated during this round.