The Boston Bruins can sweep the Philadelphia Flyers tonight, Friday May 6th, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The Bruins have won five straight over the Flyers. NHL oddsmakers have the Bruins as -155 moneyline home favourites over the Flyers (+135) with the over/under listed at 5.5 goals. Be sure to check the Flyers vs Bruins NHL Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
Philadelphia (4-6, 2-2 V) were able to post four straight wins last year against the Bruins to become the third team in NHL history to win a series after going down 3-0. Now they have to do it again. Andrej Meszaros scored the lone goal for the Flyers, who pulled their starting goaltender for the sixth time in 10 playoff games. Philadelphia has used two netminders in all three tilts in this series, although Brian Boucher was pulled for injury reasons in Game 2 before returning to finish the contest. Boucher started between the pipes on Wednesday and was blitzed for four goals on 20 shots before being pulled just over 15 minutes into the second. Sergei Bobrovsky finished the game in net and stopped 7-of-8 shots. Bobrovsky is expected to get the start tonight. It would be the Russian rookie's first start since Game 2 of Philadelphia's first-round series against Buffalo. Philadelphia was a seventh seed last year when it pulled off the amazing comeback against the Bruins, but despite coming into this year's series as the second seed in the East, the Flyers still found themselves in the same situation. "You have to draw strength from everything you've gone through as a group," Flyers captain Mike Richards said. "It's not the time to point fingers and not the time to get down. It's a time you have to stick together and come together as a group and hopefully, do something special."
Boston (8-3, 3-2 H) has battered the Flyers in this series, taking the opener in Philadelphia by a 7-3 score and notching a 5-1 triumph Wednesday night in Beantown. Zdeno Chara had two goals and an assist, David Krejci added a goal and two assists and Nathan Horton had a goal and an assist to give Boston the easy victory in Game 3. The Bruins can exorcise last year's playoff demons tonight in Boston, and can do so with another strong performance from goaltender Tim Thomas, who stopped 37 shots on Wednesday. "I think we all feel pretty good about our game right now and confident," said Boston forward Daniel Paille, who had a goal in the game. "So the main thing for us is not to get too high and stay focused." Krejci has been a dominant force for Boston in this series, posting a goal in every game and registering eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) over the three games. Chara — Boston's mammoth defenseman — had gone 19 straight playoff tilts without scoring a goal before Wednesday's outburst. His last postseason tallies also came in a two-goal performance against Buffalo on April 17 of last year.
Recent Trends to Consider:
Underdog is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
Road team is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
Flyers are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings.
Bruins are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Bruins are 4-0 in their last 4 overall.
Bruins are 4-0 in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest.
Bruins are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
Flyers are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Flyers are 1-6 in their last 7 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Flyers are 0-4 in their last 4 Friday games.
Flyers vs Bruins
When: Friday, May-06-11, 8:00 PM ET
Pick: Bruins -155
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The Bottom Line: The Bruins will pull off the win, with goaltending, and their home crowd on their side. Be sure to check Flyers vs Bruins Hockey Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
