Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/11/2025

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 11, 2025

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL 

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Bruins +145, Panthers -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Bruins +145, Panthers -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Bruins +145, Panthers -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Boston Bruins:  20-19-5 (4th place, Atlantic Division)

Florida Panthers:  25-15-2 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

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Boston Bruins:  3-6-1 last 10

Florida Panthers:  6-4-0 last 10

The Bruins are entering this game with 45 points, a 20-19-5 record overall, and they are 8-12-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-1. Mason Lohrei scored 1 goal for them in that one. Brad Marchand and Andrew Peeke each led the team in assists with 1 while David Pastrňák led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Jeremy Swayman was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 30 shots with 27 saves and a .900 save percentage. Their offense has scored 112 goals this season averaging 2.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 139 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering this game with 52 points, a 25-15-2 record overall, and they are 12-8-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Utah Hockey Club in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-1. Jesper Boqvist led the team in goals scored with 2 while Eetu Luostarinen and Sam Reinhart each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Matthew Tkachuk led the team in assists with 2 while Sam Bennett and Nate Schmidt each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 26 shots with 25 saves and a .962 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 140 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 128 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Panthers have looked really good in their games this season with their 25-15-2 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East. They have looked good on their home ice this year with their 12-8-1 home record, and they have been the hotter team lately with their 6-4-0 record in their last 10 games. Meanwhile, the Bruins have looked good in their games this season with their 20-19-5 record overall which has them in 4th place of their division in the East, but they are definitely not playing up to their standard. They have been a strong force in the East for years, always near the top of the conference, but they have struggled a lot this season and have already moved on from their head coach. They got an initial bump after firing Jim Montgomery, but Sacco hasn't been any better for them with the team going 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. They are coming off a bad 4-1 loss to the Lightning in their last one and they have looked terrible in their road games with their 8-12-2 road record this season. They haven't been scoring many goals this season either and the Panthers can definitely put the puck in the net. The Bruins have also had some trouble against the Panthers over the last year, getting knocked out by them in the playoffs 2 years in a row, so the panthers can take advantage of the way the Bruins have been struggling lately. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game.

Bruins Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, January 11, 2025 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 5 Bruins 1.

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Boston Bruins: 141-87 (+7.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 51-29 (+14.2 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite. 66-42 (+14.1 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 32-21 UNDER when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%). 

Florida Panthers: 74-50 (-5 units) on the moneyline in home games. 35-36 (-19.7 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 97-75 (-12.4 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 14-7 UNDER in a home game where the total is 5.5. 25-15 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive unders.

Boston Bruins:  H. Lindholm (D) Out - Lower-body.

Florida Panthers:  J. Gadjovich (LW) Day To Day - Upper-body.

“I just think with the quick turnaround that we had from last night here, I just felt like keeping things the same right now — kind of stabilize our lineup. But there’s no message in that right now. Obviously, we need to get back to playing the way that we’re capable of playing.” - Joe Sacco on the team struggling in their games lately.

“I like it. It's gone back to, I think the Pittsburgh game, the bench, the mood of it, they're pulling for each other, supporting each other, battling, grinding and understanding that we come into a building and these teams are wired for us. They come ready.” - Paul Maurice on the vibe of the team lately.

LW Brad Marchand

C Elias Lindholm

RW Charlie Coyle

LD Nikita Zadorov

RD Charlie McAvoy

G Jeremy Swayman

LW Evan Rodrigues

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Sam Reinhart

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Aaron Ekblad

G Sergei Bobrovsky

Points: D. Pastrnak (42)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (17)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (25)

GAA: J. Korpisalo (2.86)

Points: S. Reinhart (47)

Goals: S. Reinhart (23)

Assists: A. Barkov (25)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.69)

Coaches:

Boston Bruins: Joe Sacco (Interim)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)