Free NHL Picks Today For Round 1: Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers 4/30/23

Free NHL Picks Today For Round 1: Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers 4/30/23
Sun 30th April 2023

The Florida Panthers (+200) are on the road to take on the Boston Bruins (-250) at TD Garden on Sunday. The total is 6 (O: -120, U: +100)

FACING OFF

Florida is averaging 3.52 goals per game for the season, fourth in the NHL. The visitors will face a difficult test against a Bruins team that is allowing only 2.23 goals a game (1st).

Meanwhile, Boston has found the net 3.69 times a game on average, second in the league, and the Panthers are allowing opponents to score 3.36 goals per game (22nd).

Florida averages more shots per game (36.5) than any other team in the league, though the team’s 9.7% shooting percentage ranks 20th.

Boston has been the league’s best shot-stopping team, ranking No. 1 with a team save percentage of .929%. Power play opportunities ought to be plentiful for the Bruins, as the Panthers are averaging 4.76 penalties per game, most in the NHL.

The visitors’ 12.58 penalty minutes a game also ranks first-highest. The home team has been penalized 4.41 times a game (6th) for an average of 11.23 minutes (8th).

The Bruins’ 23.51% power play percentage ranks seventh in the league, while the Panthers are 12th with a conversion rate of 22.53%. Boston has been stronger at penalty killing, boasting the league’s highest PK% at 86.67%. Florida ranks 24th at 74.76%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 109 points this season, seventh-most in the NHL, Matthew Tkachuk is the top skater for the Panthers. He is among the league leaders with 69 assists (5th) and has added 40 goals of his own. In the net, Sergei Bobrovsky (24-20-3) is Florida’s top goaltender by goals against average.

He has a 3.07 GAA and a .901% save percentage. David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring with 113 points (3rd in the league). He has 61 goals (2nd in the league) and 52 assists.

Linus Ullmark (40-6-1) has the best goals against average for Boston at 1.89, best in the league. He has a save percentage of .938%, also best.

HOME AND AWAY

Florida is 21-20-3 away from FLA Live Arena this season. Boston is 35-5-4 at TD Garden this season.

SportsTips’ NHL Pick:

Boston Bruins (-225)

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