Feb. 4, 2026, 12:21 p.m. ET
The Boston Bruins (32-20-4) visit the Florida Panthers (28-24-3) Wednesday. Puck drop from Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, is set for 7 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Bruins vs. Panthers odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Panthers lead 1-0 after 4-3 road win Oct. 21 as -156 faves with the Over 5.5 cashing
The Bruins fell 6-5 in a shootout at the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday as +176 road dogs in the Stadium Series. They were up 4 goals and gave up the largest comeback victory in an outdoor game in NHL history. C Morgan Geekie had 2 goals to give him 32 on the season. RW David Pastrnak had an assist but has just 3 goals in his last 13 games.
The Florida Panthers have lost 4 straight after a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres Monday as -111 home favorites. C Evan Rodrigues scored his 10th goal of the campaign. LW Matthew Tkachuk has been held off the scoresheet in 2 straight after scoring his first 2 goals of the season against the St. Louis Blues Jan. 29.
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Moneyline (ML): Bruins +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Panthers -145 (bet $145 to win $100)Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Bruins +1.5 (-200) | Panthers -1.5 (+165)Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Bruins at Panthers projected goalies
Joonas Korpisalo (10-8-1, 3.12 GAA, .895 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Sergei Bobrovsky (20-17-1, 3.11 GAA, .872 SV%, 3 SO)
Korpisalo is our projection here. He hasn’t started since Jan. 26 and was named to Team Finland for the Olympics. It could be a spot to rest Swayman before he plays for Team USA, and Swayman was also involved in a fight against Andrei Vasilevskiy in the Stadium Series game. Korpi went 4-0-1 with a 1.89 GAA and .931 SV% in 5 January starts.
Bob has been confirmed for this one as Florida embarks on a back-to-back to close out the pre-Olympics schedule. He allowed 5 goals on 20 shots in a 5-3 loss to Buffalo Monday. He went 3-7-0 with a 3.75 GAA and .836 SV% in January. Bob stopped 28 of 31 shots in the win over Boston earlier this season.
Bruins at Panthers picks and predictionsPrediction
Panthers 4, Bruins 3
Late-breaking news pegs LW Brad Marchand (undisclosed) as out, but C Sam Bennett (upper body) will return. C Anton Lundell (upper body) is a game-time decision. I still like PANTHERS (-145) here no matter who starts in net for Boston. If Korpisalo is confirmed, the price should get heftier.
Give me SERGEI BOBROVSKY OVER 20.5 SAVES (-115). He had 28 in the first meeting, and Boston averages 27.2 SOG per game. Bob will be keyed in on his last start before a 3-week layoff as Russia isn’t involved in the Olympics.
Though I don’t like Over 6.5’s, it makes sense here. Boston is 7-2-1 O/U in its last 10, and Florida is 7-3. Four of the last 5 meetings have cleared this total. Go OVER 6.5 (-105).
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