Panthers vs Bruins Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 8, 2026)

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Florida Panthers logo

Panthers9-8 · 7-10 ATS8th in the East
FINAL1 – 4
Boston Bruins logo

Bruins12-5 · 13-4 ATS2nd in the East

NHL · Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 1:00 PM ET · TD Garden

Final score by period

Team 1 2 3 T
Panthers 1 0 0 1
Bruins 3 0 1 4

How the bets settled

MoneylineBruins wonClosed at -155
SpreadBruins coveredBruins -1.5, by 1.5
TotalUnder 5.55 scored, 0.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Florida Panthers 1, Boston Bruins 4 on November 8. The game swung in the first period when Boston scored three times to Florida’s one, and Boston added the only third-period goal while the second period stayed scoreless.

Boston’s Elias Lindholm scored once, and David Pastrnak had two assists and two points. For Florida, Carter Verhaeghe scored and Brady Tkachuk had one assist. The team stats point to Boston’s control at the faceoff dot, where it won 63.6 percent, and a power-play goal on nine chances. Florida had more shots, hits and takeaways and converted one of five power plays, but it could not turn that pressure into enough scoring.

For bettors, Boston covered the closing -1.5 spread by 1.5, and the closing total of 5.5 finished under by 0.5.

How the props finished

7 of 11 cleared

Player Line Price Result
Elias Lindholm Over 0.5 points +104 Kalshi 1 Cleared
Seth Jones Over 0.5 points -108 Kalshi 0 Missed
Sam Reinhart Over 0.5 points -140 prophetexchange 0 Missed
Brady Tkachuk Over 0.5 points -156 prophetexchange 1 Cleared
Matthew Tkachuk Over 0.5 points -184 prophetexchange 1 Cleared
Aaron Ekblad Over 0.5 blocks -250 BetMGM 0 Missed
Carter Verhaeghe Over 0.5 points -117 Kalshi 1 Cleared
Pavel Zacha Over 0.5 points -145 ESPN BET 2 Cleared
JJ Peterka Over 1.5 shots on goal -158 prophetexchange 7 Cleared
Sam Bennett Over 2.5 shots on goal +120 DraftKings 2 Missed
David Pastrnak Over 0.5 assists -113 Kalshi 2 Cleared

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the game, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

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Against the spread, start to finish

BruinsPanthers
The score margin against the closing spread (Bruins -1.5). Blue: Bruins covering. Orange: Panthers covering.
+1.5Largest FLA cover
10%FLA covering
+1.5Largest BOS cover
90%BOS covering

Top performers

Panthers

Bruins

Team stats

PanthersBruins
41Shots36
36.4%Faceoffs won63.6%
1Power play goals1
38Hits13
6Blocked shots7
5Takeaways2
13Giveaways20
72Penalty minutes54

Box score

Florida PanthersBoston Bruins

Florida Panthers

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Sam Bennett C 0 0 0 2 -1 18:07 26 5 0 1 0 2 27.8
Lars Eller C 0 0 0 1 -1 17:15 25 1 0 2 1 0 20.0
Garnet Hathaway RW 0 0 0 2 0 12:56 20 7 0 1 0 5 50.0
Bokondji Imama LW 0 0 0 1 0 8:32 11 2 0 0 0 0 0.0
Anton Lundell C 0 0 0 5 -1 16:33 26 1 1 0 0 2 37.5
Eetu Luostarinen C 0 0 0 0 0 11:21 19 0 2 0 0 10 0.0
Cole Reinhardt LW 0 0 0 1 -2 9:09 17 5 0 0 0 2 0.0
Sam Reinhart C 0 0 0 3 -2 18:34 23 2 0 0 0 4 64.3
Cole Schwindt RW 0 0 0 1 0 8:43 12 0 0 0 0 0 25.0
Matthew Tkachuk LW 0 1 0 5 -1 17:39 22 5 0 0 0 16 0.0
Brady Tkachuk LW 0 1 0 8 0 13:12 19 1 0 0 0 25 42.9
Carter Verhaeghe C 1 0 0 2 -1 17:31 19 1 0 0 2 2 0.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Uvis Balinskis D 0 0 0 4 0 11:55 18 1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Aaron Ekblad D 0 0 0 1 0 21:35 31 0 0 0 3 2 0.0
Gustav Forsling D 0 0 0 1 0 21:51 30 2 1 0 0 2 0.0
Radko Gudas D 0 0 0 1 0 13:14 18 1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Seth Jones D 0 0 0 3 -3 25:33 29 1 2 1 2 0 0.0
Niko Mikkola D 0 0 0 0 -3 18:19 27 3 0 0 1 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Jacob Markstrom G 4 36 0 0 32 .889 21 11 0 59:04 0 0

Boston Bruins

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Michael Eyssimont C 1 0 0 3 1 8:14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Morgan Geekie C 1 0 0 5 1 14:49 15 1 0 0 2 0 100.0
Tanner Jeannot LW 0 0 0 1 0 13:02 17 1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Mark Kastelic C 0 0 0 2 0 7:15 14 1 1 0 0 17 100.0
Marat Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 2 1 14:21 23 0 1 0 1 2 0.0
Elias Lindholm C 1 0 0 4 1 18:58 22 1 0 0 0 0 68.8
Fraser Minten C 0 1 0 1 1 16:42 22 2 0 0 1 4 60.0
Casey Mittelstadt C 0 1 0 1 1 16:53 22 0 0 1 1 0 100.0
David Pastrnak RW 0 2 0 3 1 21:16 20 1 0 0 3 0 0.0
JJ Peterka RW 1 0 0 7 1 16:54 22 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Matthew Poitras C 0 0 0 1 0 11:25 20 0 1 0 0 2 33.3
Pavel Zacha C 0 2 0 1 1 21:51 25 0 0 0 0 0 47.4

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Will Borgen D 0 0 0 1 2 22:14 26 1 1 0 3 0 0.0
Frederic Brunet D 0 0 0 1 0 15:36 20 0 2 1 3 0 0.0
Hampus Lindholm D 0 0 0 0 1 14:28 22 0 1 0 1 10 0.0
Mason Lohrei D 0 0 0 1 2 17:28 22 1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Charlie McAvoy D 0 1 0 2 1 21:08 25 2 0 0 1 2 0.0
Nikita Zadorov D 0 0 0 0 0 16:33 20 2 0 0 1 17 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Jeremy Swayman G 1 41 0 0 40 .976 24 13 3 59:48 0 0

Attendance 17,850 · Officials: Pierre Lambert, Tyson Baker, Brandon Blandina, Brandon Grillo

Recap: Elias Lindholm scores 1st of Boston’s 3 goals in 1st period, carrying Bruins past Panthers, 4-1 (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

  • The over has hit in 4 straight Panthers games.
  • Bruins are 8-2 against the spread in their last 10.
  • The over is 3-7 in Bruins’ last 10 games.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Panthers vs Bruins pre-game preview

Sunday’s NHL matchup in Boston has the Bruins at -130 on the moneyline and -1.5 on the spread, with the total at 6.5. The opening DraftKings line was also Boston -1.5 and 6.5.

The last meeting went to Florida, 2-1 at home on April 2, 2026. Florida is 9-8 straight up and 7-10 ATS this season, 6-4 and 5-5 ATS over its last 10, most recently a 3-4 loss at Washington. Boston is 12-5 straight up and 13-4 ATS, 7-3 and 8-2 ATS over its last 10, most recently a 6-2 win at Pittsburgh. In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Florida is 5-5 straight up and 3-2 ATS.

Boston ranks fourth in goals allowed (2.35) and points allowed (6.35), while Florida is third in shots on goal allowed (24.19) but 12th in power-play points allowed (1.88). Pace ranks are Florida 52.9 (26th) and Boston 53.6 (22nd). Florida lists Barkov, Marchand and Gadjovich on IR plus Lundell and Vilmanis out; Boston has Hagens on IR and Poitras day-to-day. StatsBench projects Seth Jones at 0.8 points and Sam Reinhart at 0.8, each clearing 0.5 points in 8 of last 10.

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Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Panthers 9-8 7-10 9-8 4-2 5-6
Bruins 12-5 13-4 7-10 7-1 5-4

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Panthers vs Bruins head-to-head

Panthers are 5-5, 3-2 ATS, O/U 2-3 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Panthers won 2-1 on April 2, 2026.

Date Venue Panthers result ATS O/U
Apr 2, 26 Panthers home W 2-1 W +1.5 U 6.5
Feb 4, 26 Panthers home W 5-4 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 21, 25 Bruins home W 4-3 – –
Mar 11, 25 Bruins home L 2-3 – –
Jan 11, 25 Panthers home L 3-4 – –
Oct 14, 24 Bruins home W 4-3 – –
Oct 8, 24 Panthers home W 6-4 – –
Apr 6, 24 Bruins home L 2-3 W +1.5 U 5.5
Mar 26, 24 Panthers home L 3-4 W +1.5 O 5.5
Nov 22, 23 Panthers home L 1-3 L -1.5 U 5.5

Recent form

Florida Panthers: last 10 (6-4, 5-5 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 7, 26 @ WSH L 3-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Nov 4, 26 vs CHI W 5-3 W -1.5 O 5.5
Nov 2, 26 vs DET L 3-5 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 30, 26 vs WPG W 5-2 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 27, 26 @ WPG W 5-1 W -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 25, 26 @ CHI W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 22, 26 @ PIT L 0-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 21, 26 @ OTT L 1-5 L +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 17, 26 vs SEA W 8-3 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 15, 26 vs VAN W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5

Boston Bruins: last 10 (7-3, 8-2 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 5, 26 @ PIT W 6-2 W -1.5 O 6.5
Nov 2, 26 vs VGK W 3-2 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 31, 26 vs CHI W 5-4 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 29, 26 @ STL L 1-4 L +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 27, 26 @ CAR L 1-2 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 24, 26 vs SJ W 6-4 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 22, 26 vs NSH W 6-0 W -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 20, 26 @ DAL L 2-3 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 17, 26 @ LA W 4-1 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 16, 26 @ ANA W 4-2 W -1.5 U 6.5

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 11:31 AM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Panthers defense Bruins defense
Goals allowed per game 3.06 (15th of 32) 2.28 (2nd of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 25.22 (6th of 32) 28.22 (20th of 32)
Points allowed per game 7.83 (8th of 32) 6.17 (2nd of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 1.83 (10th of 32) 2.33 (20th of 32)

Venue and weather

TD Garden · Boston, MAIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Panthers vs Bruins odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Bruins spread -1.5 -1.5 –
Total 6.5 5.5 -1
Panthers moneyline +114 +130 -3.3% win chance
Bruins moneyline -135 -155 +3.3% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Bruins spread -1.5 → -1.5
Total 6.5 → 5.5
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