Florida at Boston

Boston plays its best hockey at home -- a strong defensive team ranked #10 in goals scored, #12 in penalty killing. Boston holds the East's last wild-card spot with 89 points -- three more than Ottawa, which has a game in hand. Boston has been boosted by unheralded Ryan Spooner, who has a team-high 12 points in March, and rookie David Pastrnak, who has 11. The Bruins are 52-23 against a team with a losing record and 53-26 in their last 79 home games. Boston goalie Tukka Rask is 11-1-1 with a 1.05 GAA in 13 starts against the Florida Panthers. The Bruins are a defensive-first team on a 7-3-1 run UNDER the total, plus 20-7-10 UNDER against a team with a losing record. Florida is #25 in goals scored, #27 on the power play and in the middle of the pack in goals allowed. The Panthers are 14-37 following a win. This is a tough situation for Florida, the end of a five-game trip, and the Panthers are 15-36 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation. Florida has little offense anywhere, 7-3-3 UNDER the total on the road, and will have a tough time scoring tonight. Florida is 6-20 against Boston, 0-7 in this building, and the UNDER is 16-6-4 when these teams clash, including 9-2-1 UNDER in Boston. Play Boston and the game UNDER the total.