Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 4/2/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Scripps Sports Local

The Boston Bruins (43-24-8) are traveling to Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday where they will compete against the Florida Panthers (36-35-3).

The Boston Bruins were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-3 victory against the Stars in their previous game. Boston accrued 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Bruins had a good offensive outing and it showed in this win. Moreover, they had 2 attempts on the power play and scored 1 goal. For the game, they were able to notch a goal on 6 of the 23 shots they put on goal.

When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Boston Bruins have accumulated 252 goals (8th in pro hockey) so far this season and have surrendered 230. For the season, they have 94 points and their points percentage is .627. Boston steps onto the ice with 225 power play opportunities and they have tallied 54 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 24.00%. At even strength, the Bruins have allowed the opponent to score 168 goals while earning 198 themselves. Boston has tried 2,055 shots and holds a shot percentage of 12.3%. The Bruins so far have had 2,236 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .897. Boston Bruins opponents have recorded 262 power play tries (1st in the NHL) and have a total of 62 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jeremy Swayman. During his career on the ice, Swayman has recorded 144 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .621. His save percentage sits at .910 in his 10,194 minutes between the pipes. Swayman has had 6,710 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 6,104 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 606 goals versus Swayman in his career and his goals against rate is 2.61. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 131-77-26 and he has gotten the start in 232 games. Swayman has taken the ice for 240 games throughout his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, Florida faced the Senators in an outing where the Panthers got the win by a score of 6-3. They had 3 power play chances in this outing and scored 2 out of those tries. The Panthers earned 6 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they took.

Florida has put up 2,089 shots (17th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.39%, while allowing the opposition 1,984 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 81.93% on their opponents 249 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.6%. They have earned 252 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 19.84%. The Panthers have 167 goals at even strength and 50 goals (12th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 246 goals to be scored by way of 201 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Florida Panthers have a total of 217 goals, 75 points, as well as a points percentage of .507.

Across the ice you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky protecting the net. His opponents are averaging 2.55 goals per game and he has given up 2,011 goals in total. Bobrovsky's percentage of quality starts sits at 57.5% and he has accumulated 453 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has made the start in 788 games and his ice time sits at 40,081 minutes. Bobrovsky has accrued a career record of 455-264-58 and has participated in 803 games. He has racked up 20,960 stops out of 22,971 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Boston

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