Friday, December 4, 2015

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Boston Bruins travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Friday, December 4, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -123 and the Flames at +111. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 23 games. They have an overall record of 13-8-2 and on the road they have a record of 8-2-1. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 75 goals and given up 67 goals for a point differential of +8. Calgary shows up with a record of 9-14-2 including 6-5-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 60 goals and surrendered 90 for a goal differential of -30.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 8 goals this season with 75 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. David Krejci has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 9 goals on 51 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 501 shots against him and has given up 49 goals. He has made 452 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Flames. He has 6 goals this season with 57 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jiri Hudler has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 4 goals on 40 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 463 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 416 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Bruins have 28 total points this season. They have scored 74 goals while giving up 66 goals. They have had 70 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 31%. The Bruins have allowed 86 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.42% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 70 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 67 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 59 goals scored while they've given up 89 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.19%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 12-10 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 14-7-2 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 8-16 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 12-11-1 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

11/04/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/14/15 C Lance Bouma Fibula expected to miss 3 months

Guy's Pick: Take Boston

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