The first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs could be close to wrapped up by the end of tonight. All 4 series in action are elimination games, making things more tense than they already are. The 2 best teams in the Eastern Conference – the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes – will take a second stab at a series win. Meanwhile, the defending Stanley Cup-champion Avalanche are on the brink of elimination, and the Dallas Stars ca n spoil the Minnesota Wild's season. We're here to add even more enjoyment to an already exciting night with our NHL mega parlay.
Along with our NHL mega parlay, be sure to check out all of our NHL picks for today's action.
Boston Bruins -1.5 (+145) over Florida Panthers
The only game we're leaving out of our NHL mega parlay for tonight's Stanley Cup Playoff slate is the Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders. Instead, we're getting started with a focus on the Bruins, which is likely no surprise. Similar to Connor McDavid's historical season, there isn't much that hasn't been said about Boston. However, it can't be overlooked that they did set the record for wins and points in a single season.'
They also just got captain Patrice Bergeron back on the ice after missing each of the first four games of this series. Right on queue, he scored a goal in Game 5. The Bruins had the opportunity to close out the series in Boston, but surprisingly failed to do so. Despite that, we still think they can get it done in Florida. When this series shifted to South Beach for Game 3 and Game 4, the Bru-crew dominated. They won both of those games by multiple goals, and ultimately outscored the Panthers 10-4. We don't expect goaltender Linus Ullmark to make another blunder like he did in overtime in Game 5, which should lead to the Bruins advancing to the second round.