Sunday, December 27, 2015

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Boston Bruins travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, December 27, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +127 and the Senators at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 33 games. They have an overall record of 19-10-4 and on the road they have a record of 11-2-2. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 104 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of +19. Ottawa shows up with a record of 17-12-6 including 9-4-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 105 goals and surrendered 104 for a goal differential of +1.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 11 goals this season with 110 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. David Krejci has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 9 goals on 67 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 13 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 699 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 642 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 88 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 28 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 13 goals on 88 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 934 shots against him and has given up 76 goals. He has made 858 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Bruins have 42 total points this season. They have scored 102 goals while giving up 84 goals. They have had 90 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. The Bruins have allowed 118 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.02% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have a total of 40 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 108 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 118 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 102 goals scored while they've given up 100 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.53%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 17-14 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 16-15-2 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 14-18 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 17-18-0 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/22/15 C Maxime Talbot Suspension expected to miss Saturday vs Buffalo
12/09/15 C Joonas Kemppainen Upper Body out indefinitely
11/04/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/22/15 RW Bobby Ryan Hand "?" Sunday vs Boston
12/22/15 D Cody Ceci Upper Body "?" Sunday vs Boston
12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back likely out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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