Saturday, October 31, 2015

Amalie Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, October 31, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +166 and the Lightning at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 8 games. They have an overall record of 4-3-1 and on the road they have a record of 3-0-0. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 33 goals and given up 29 goals for a point differential of +4. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 5-4-2 including 2-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 28 goals and surrendered 28.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 4 goals this season with 24 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. David Krejci is averaging 20 minutes of ice time per contest this season. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 32% by getting 7 goals by way of 22 shots. He has tallied 7 assists giving him a total of 14 points for the year. Tuukka Rask has 2 wins and 3 losses on the year in net for the Bruins. He has given up 22 goals on the 175 shots he has faced. He has 153 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 5 goals this season with 25 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan Callahan is averaging 18 minutes of ice time per contest. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 17% by getting 3 goals by way of 18 shots. He has tallied 2 assists giving him a total of 5 points for the year. Ben Bishop has 5 wins and 4 losses on the year in net for the Lightning. He has given up 24 goals on the 275 shots he has faced. He has 251 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Bruins have 9 total points this season. They have scored 33 goals while giving up 29 goals. They have had 28 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 32%. The Bruins have allowed 25 power play opportunities and given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 14.16% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%.

The Lightning have a total of 12 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 32 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 34 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 28 goals scored while they've given up 28 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.21%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 4-4 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 8-0-0 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-6 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-7-0 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

10/30/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Florida
10/29/15 LW Joonas Kemppainen Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. Florida
10/29/15 D Kevan Miller Lower Body "?" Friday vs. Florida
10/06/15 D Dennis Seidenberg Back out indefinitely

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/29/15 C Cedric Paquette Foot "?" Saturday vs Boston
10/29/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Boston
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
10/05/15 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Blood Clot out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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