Like the first period under (which we gave out and cashed in game 1) but instead I’ll pivot to the home team to get even…..anything under -175 is ok to play

Totally kicking myself for Game 1 as I had Bruins locked and loaded at +1.5 ... and then changed my mind at the last second and took Florida ML. If this were an MLB game, Boston +1.5 would be priced very reasonably and I'd totally play it here. But -190? I expect the Panthers to shake off any rust they had in the opener. But no result surprises me at this point in the postseason. My NHL betting interest definitely goes down this time of year because it's almost impossible to find value on the main game odds. Props are a different story.

It looks like a course correction in the Stanley Cup playoffs, at least on the "totals" side. The second round has started differently than the end of the first round, where low-scoring games would abound; not so much thus far in Round 2, as all three games thus far have landed on the "over" side. Florida wasn't as much involved in the spate of "unders" in the first round vs. the Lightning, but nonetheless saw the Bruins explode for three goals in a seven-minute span of the second period on Monday en route to a 5-1 win. The Panthers didn't lack for chances, firing 39 shots at Jeremy Swayman, and too much firepower on ice here for the teams not to score. Play Bruins-Panthers "Over"

The oddsmakers seem to be assuming that the NHL zig-zag will resurface in this Game 2 at Sunrise. Except that the zig-zag hasn't worked all that well in this postseason, and all of the pressure is on the host Panthers not to fall behind 2-0 before heading to Boston later this week. The Bruins can play loose again tonight with a 1-0 series lead, and they looked quite enthused on Monday with a chance to redeem themselves from last spring's bitter playoff exit vs. Florida. Jim Montgomery might be well-advised to keep sticking with GK Jeremy Swayman, too, as he's posted a 1.42 GAA in seven playoff starts. Play Bruins on Money Line