The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers in Game 6 tonight at TD Garden. TNT and truTV have live coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET.
Down 3-2 to the Panthers, the Bruins will try to force a Game 7 on Sunday. Florida is a -700 favorite to win the series at DraftKings with the Bruins priced as a +500 underdog.
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The Bruins are a underdog to extend the series to Game 7.
Florida Panthers betting trends
Sam Reinhart scored Florida's only goal in the Game 5 loss, and he peppered the Boston net with an eye-popping eight shots on goal.
Reinhart, who led the Panthers with 57 goals and 94 points in the regular season, has picked up his production as of late with six points (two goals and four assists) in the last four games.
Florida has a potent offense with Matthew Tkachuk (four goals and nine assists), Aleksandr Barkov (five goals and eight assists) and Carter Verhaeghe (six goals and four assists) all recording double digits in postseason points.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 28 shots in the 2-1 loss in Game 5. Bobrovsky has started every playoff game for the Panthers with a 7-3 record and a 2.51 goals against average.
Florida is a favorite to win the Stanley Cup.
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Boston Bruins betting trends
Boston captain Brad Marchand missed Game 5 and is listed as day to day with an upper body injury. He's tied for the team lead in points with three goals and seven assists.
Charlie McAvoy led the way in the Game 5 win with a goal, assist and six shots on goal. The Bruins are trying to force Game 7 after losing to the Panthers in seven games in last year's playoffs.
Boston has allowed an average of 34 shots in the series while producing only 19.5 against Bobrovsky. Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman was terrific in Game 5, stopping 28 of 29 shots.
The Bruins have struggled on the power play against Florida, going 1-for-14 with the man advantage. On the flip side, Boston killed off all four power plays for the Panthers to win Game 5.
Special teams could well be the difference in tonight's game as the Bruins and Panthers are dead even in goals (nine apiece) at even strength.
Boston has the longest odds of all remaining playoff teams to win the Stanley Cup at .
Panthers vs. Bruins prediction
Marchand was back at practice yesterday after missing the past two games. He's expected to return to the lineup tonight, but no official declaration has been made. If he plays, and we're expecting him to do so, that will be a huge boost for Boston. This series went the full distance last season, and appears to be headed that way again.
Pick: Bruins on the moneyline
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