The first round of the NHL Playoffs is officially here! We used our predictive analytics model to analyze each team's likelihood of advancing past the first round of the playoffs and summarized the findings with our Best Bets in this article. Every team has dreams of winning the Stanley Cup, but which team actually will? Read on for our full analysis, and if you're looking for more parlays, don't forget to check out our Dimers Parlay Picker which does the work for you in putting the best of the Dimers projection data together into a quick parlay for you to be t.
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NHL Playoffs: First Round Predictions and Best Bets
Never say never, but this series seems to be the biggest “no-brainer” in the entire playoffs. I'm not saying this to take anything away from the Florida Panthers, who had quite an end to their regular season (going 6-3-1 in their final 10 games), but rather to give the Bruins their proper due for the historic season that they have had. The Bruins went 65-12-5 during the 2022-2023 NHL regular season, breaking both the wins and points record in a single season. Florida on the other hand, had to grind their way into the playoffs in the last few weeks of the season. One positive of this is the fact that the Panthers have been playing “playoff-like” hockey games for weeks now. The Bruins have been resting some of their top players, including Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. The Bruins are our pick to win this series, as our probability system says the B's have a 21.7% chance at taking home the Cup this year.& nbsp; They also have the best odds at +340 on FanDuel. On DraftKings, the Bruins are at -320 to win this series, while the Panthers are +250.
The Prediction: Bruins beat Panthers in 5 Games