Thursday, November 5, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Thursday, November 5, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +151 and the Capitals at -167. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 11 games. They have an overall record of 6-4-1 and on the road they have a record of 5-0-0. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 42 goals and given up 36 goals for a point differential of +6. Washington shows up with a record of 8-3-0 including 4-2-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 36 goals and surrendered 28 for a goal differential of +8.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 4 goals this season with 32 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 7 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 22% by scoring 7 goals on 32 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has a total of 3 wins and 4 losses this season in the crease for the Bruins. He has faced 226 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has tallied 198 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 6 goals this season with 49 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. John Carlson has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 2 goals on 22 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Braden Holtby has a total of 6 wins and 3 losses this season in the crease for the Capitals. He has faced 219 shots against him and has given up 20 goals. He has tallied 199 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Bruins have 13 total points this season. They have scored 42 goals while giving up 36 goals. They have had 38 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 34%. The Bruins have allowed 40 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 12.50% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%.

The Capitals have a total of 16 points on the season. They have 7 power play goals on 31 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 34 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 36 goals scored while they've given up 28 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.91%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 6-5 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 9-2-0 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 8-3 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 4-6-1 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

11/04/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot expected to miss next 3 games11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months10/06/15 D Dennis Seidenberg Back out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Boston

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